Saint Mark United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia invited the youth to join a back-to-school bash.
In a Facebook post on Saturday, Aug. 20, the church invited all children and young at heart to the event, which will be on Sunday, Aug. 28, from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. on the front lawn of the church.
According to the church’s post, there will be food, face painting, and live entertainment from the people at Arnotti-Stephens Productions.
Enjoy this sneak peek into how much fun they will have singing, dancing, and partying together in the meantime, according to the church.
Everyone is welcome, so they may tell their friends and neighbors, the church said.
Interested readers may visit the Saint Mark United Methodist Church’s Facebook post for more additional information.
Foundations of Saint Mark United Methodist Church
The First Methodist Church, which is located at Walton and Forsyth, established a mission in a home north of what is now Eighth Street on the east side of Peachtree Street, according to the church.
The church said the stretch of Peachtree between present-day Eighth and Twelfth Streets originally looped around a thirty-foot ravine that ran east from present-day Crescent Avenue down toward Piedmont Avenue; it was known as "Tight Squeeze," and since the Civil War has been known as a haven for cutthroats and thieves.
The idiom "tight squeeze getting through there with your life" is how it received its moniker, it added.
A frame church was built, and the mission was moved to Merritts Avenue, which runs between Peachtree and Courtland Streets, under the name "Peachtree Street Mission" or the "City Mission."
While several dates have been proposed for the transfer, 1875 appears to be the most frequently recognized, according to the church.
Church’s History
The rebuilt church was initially known as the Merritts Avenue Methodist Church before being renamed the Sixth Methodist Church.
It said its first pastor was Bishop Warren A. Candler, a junior preacher at the time who ultimately rose to the position of bishop in the Methodist church and served as president of Emory College, which is now Emory University.
The search for a new property by the Board of Trustees of Merritts Avenue Methodist Church actually kicks off the history of the current structure in 1900, according to the church.
The church said the congregation had outgrown its Merritts Avenue facility by 1901 when there were 319 members.
In order to purchase a new lot at Peachtree and 5th Streets, the church sold its property and used the earnings. The location of the new church was surrounded by upscale homes.
With the larger educational building, the current structure saw its final extension in the 1950s, the church said.
The 15-year Sanctuary refurbishment master plan was completed in 2008 with the addition of faux-wood painting on the beams, repair and repointing of the outside granite walls, and repainting of the inside walls.
The end effect is an even cozier, more private sacred area for God's adoration and adoration, according to the church.
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