Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia held a mom’s meet-up and a maternity clothes pop-up shop.
The church made the announcement in a Facebook post on Saturday, Aug. 27.
According to the church’s post, the pop-up shop was held in the Glenn Youth and Activities Building from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church said it was open for everyone.
Interested readers may visit Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church’s Facebook post for more information written in this article.
Church’s Mission
The mission of Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church is to love God and love others with all of our beings, including our heart, mind, soul, and strength, according to the church's website.
The church said it thinks that everyone has intrinsic worth and dignity as a part of God's creation, just as Jesus loved those around him.
Regardless of color, culture, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or socioeconomic status, education, politics, physical or mental ability, or religious background, everyone is welcome all people into the entire life and ministry of the community, according to the church.
By sharing the good news of God's grace and living out Jesus' teaching to love one's neighbor as oneself, the church seeks to bring about God's dominion and realm in the world, according to the church.
It is accomplished by making disciples of Jesus Christ for the change of the world, the church said.
The vision Scripture presents to us is the completion of God's reign and realm in the world, it added.
The church said Jesus Christ is recognized by the United Methodist Church as the Son of God, the Savior of the world, and the Lord of all.
It said that it respects people of all religious beliefs as they develop disciples, and they stand up for freedom of religion for everybody.
Christian Community
A firmly established and expanding Christian community called Glenn can be found on the Emory University campus in Atlanta's famed Druid Hills district, according to the church.
The church congregation has people of all ages, ranging in age from two to 102.
It said that it provided ministries that encourage a sense of community and belonging for everyone through worship, service, instruction, and hospitality.
The church said it can trace its roots as a United Methodist congregation to John Wesley, an Anglican priest serving in the Church of England in the 1700s.
Societies of "Methodists," so named because their members adhered to a daily schedule of religious observance and charitable work were established, according to the church.
These societies later moved to Ireland and eventually to America, where they were formally recognized as a separate denomination in 1784, the church said.
Today, there are around 11 million United Methodists in the world, it added.
Social responsibility and religion have always been intertwined for United Methodists, according to the church.
The church said it cherishes an ecumenical tradition and collaborates with other Christian denominations as well as other religions, particularly the partnerships with Emory University's Office of Spirituality & Religious Life.
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