Inman Park United Methodist Church in Atlanta,

Inman Park United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia will hold a food drive this fall to support Intown Collaborative Ministries.

The church made the announcement in a Facebook post on Wednesday, Oct. 19.

According to the church, the drop-off date will be on Thursday, Nov. 17.

The church said people can leave items on the parsonage back porch at any time or on Sunday mornings at the church.

According to the Inman Park United Methodist Church, it said that some of their top requirements include cases of cereal, instant noodles, drinkable milk, pasta, ensure, zip locks in a gallon size, plastic bags for groceries, tuna pouches, vegetables in cans, on-condensed soup in a can, instant grits or oatmeal, instant coffee, rice (1-2lb bags) (1-2lb bags), fish in cans waters in bottles.

Additional information can be found in Inman Park United Methodist Church’s Facebook post.

Church’s History

Inman Park United Methodist Church was founded in 1866 and is located in Inman Park, the first "garden suburb" of Atlanta, according to the church's website.

The church claimed it resulted in one of Atlanta's oldest communities.

According to the church, the structure was dedicated on April 17, 1898. The church claims that Willis Franklin Denny II built the well-known "castle" home close to the intersection of Peachtree Street and West Peachtree using stone from Stone Mountain. He was also in charge of Rhodes Hall, it continued.

Denny built the First United Methodist Church and St. Mark United Methodist Church in addition to other well-known Atlanta buildings.

COVID-19 Protocols

According to COVID-19, everyone, regardless of age, must wear a mask inside the church and during worship, according to the Inman Park United Methodist Church website.

In addition to encouraging social isolation, it dictates that any additional socializing take place outside of and after services, according to Inman Park United Methodist Church.

It regards inclusion as a necessary quality because it embraces Jesus' teaching that everyone is loved and accepted by God and is welcome.

Everyone was encouraged to fully participate in the life and leadership of the congregation, according to the church, regardless of age, color, ethnicity, culture, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, marital status, legal status, or economic circumstances.

Everyone was also welcome to engage, develop, and serve here because everyone is a child of God, regardless of who they are or where they are from, according to the church.

The general public is invited to attend starting at 11 a.m. via Facebook sites, YouTube, or in person.

Participants were told they can email Pastor Tara with any prayer requests at pastor@inmanparkumc.com.

The church also advised anyone desiring to donate to go to the official Inman Park missions website.

It claimed to simultaneously live-stream its worship services from the sanctuary to its Facebook and YouTube accounts. The church claims that until Monday, it will also be available on the Worship page.