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Without these
persons, the churches which make up the Atlanta –
Roswell District do not exist at all! They are hard
working, intense, laid back, playful, young, old,
in-between, creative, prayerful, deep thinkers,
willing hands, fun-loving, invested, and seeking to
follow Christ. One could say they are 47,000 members
strong or are a part of over 8 million United
Methodists or 75 million folk who comprise the World
Methodist Council. The churches are big and small
--from 5 members to 8,000 members. There are 13
churches with over a thousand members and 14 with
less than a hundred. Clergypersons serving in the
District number 142 (with 37 of this group retired).
Among the churches in the District are 4 Hispanic
congregations, 4 Korean congregations, and an
Haitian congregation. Five faith communities are on
their way to chartering as United Methodist
Churches. The population growth across the District
is rapid and projected to remain so for the next
decade. Several new faith communities and new
churches will be required to reach new residents.
There are countless possibilities to “Rethink
Church” and live out the “Open Hearts, Open Minds,
and Open Doors” of The United Methodist Church here! |
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$122,721
was given to the Central Conference Pension
Initiative. This was in addition to the $1.2
million already pledged or given.
- 200,230 meals were packed by
volunteers to feel hungry children through the
Stop Hunger Now Program.
- 669 churches paid 100% of
their apportionments last year. Park Street was
one of them.
- 57 persons were ordained or
commissioned for ministry.
- A new initiative which will
seek to build relationships between the North
Georgia Conference and ministry partners around
the world was announced. The first Bridge of
Mission which begins this year is to Uganda.
$1,600 is the amount needed to sponsor one child
at the Humble Place School in Uganda for one
year.
- 6,522 persons made a
profession of faith in North Georgia United
Methodist churches last year.
- Methodists in North Georgia
gave $657,391 last year to The Advance, the
designated giving arm of our Church.
- Volunteers gave 50,000+ hours
of service through the programs of Action
Ministries last year.
- Three new churches were
started last year. Four more are scheduled to
start this year.
- Five churches were
recognized for Excellence in Outreach to
refugees: Avondale Patillo, Dunwoody, Oak Grove,
North Decatur and Northside.
- The number of youth and young
adult members of the Annual Conference was the
largest in many years.
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