Saint Mark United Methodist Church in Atlanta,

Saint Mark United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, encouraged the public to use their voice and vote for the future.

In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Nov. 8, the church said that the election day was held on Tuesday, Nov. 8.

According to the church’s post, they are adamant about the importance of exercising everyone's right to vote and our responsibility to do so.

The church said every election matters and they have the power to influence outcomes.

It added that to establish a plan, gather information, exercise their right to vote, and use the links provided on this post or visit https://vote.org directly.

Additional information can be found on Saint Mark United Methodist Church’s Facebook post.

Church’s Mission

According to the church, the First Methodist Church, which is situated at Walton and Forsyth, began as a mission in a house north of what is currently Eighth Street on the east side of Peachtree Street.

The church said the section of Peachtree between present-day Eighth and Twelfth Streets was once known as "Tight Squeeze" and looped around a thirty-foot ravine that ran east from present-day Crescent Avenue down toward Piedmont Avenue. It has been a haven for thieves and cutthroats since the Civil War.

It went on to explain how it got its nickname, which is the expression "tight squeeze, getting through there with your life.”

The "Peachtree Street Mission" or the "City Mission" was established, and the mission was relocated to Merritts Avenue, which connects Peachtree and Courtland Streets.

Although numerous dates have been suggested for the transfer, the church claims that 1875 is the most widely acknowledged.

Saint Mark United Methodist Church’s History

Prior to changing its name to the Sixth Methodist Church, the renovated church was first known as the Merritts Avenue Methodist Church.

The church identified Bishop Warren A. Candler as its founding pastor. At the time, he was a junior preacher in the Methodist church and later attained the rank of bishop. He also served as president of Emory College, which is now Emory University.

According to the church, the current building's history began in 1900 when the Board of Trustees of Merritts Avenue Methodist Church began looking for a new location.

By 1901, when there were 319 members, the church claimed that the membership had outgrown its Merritts Avenue building.

The church sold its property and used the proceeds to buy a new lot at Peachtree and 5th Streets. Affluent residences surrounded the new church's location.

According to the church, the current edifice had its final addition in the 1950s together with the bigger educational facility.

The addition of faux-wood painting on the beams, repair, and repointing of the exterior granite walls, and repainting of the interior walls brought the 15-year Sanctuary renovation master plan to an end in 2008.

According to the church, the outcome was an even cozier, more secluded sacred space for God's adoration.