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Opportunities to engage with Your Atlanta First Family
Dragon Con Parade & worship
Saturday August 31 & Sunday, September 1
During Labor Day Weekend we will once again welcome Dragon Con to Downtown Atlanta! On Saturday at 10 a.m. EDT we will engage with the participants and spectators of the annual Dragon Con Parade on the front steps of the church. We’ll offer radical hospitality by letting visitors in to rest in the Sanctuary, give out water bottles and hot dogs, and have tunes courtesy of Rev. DJ Rapko! Then, on Sunday morning, all are invited to wear their favorite fantasy, sci-fi and superhero costumes to 10 a.m. worship! Hospitality volunteers for the parade will be needed. More details to be announced soon.
Communion in the Community
Mondays, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location Changes Week-to-Week
Maybe you’ve thought to yourself, “I wish I could have lunch with a pastor. I need to ask them something about Leviticus 3:16.” Maybe you haven’t been able to make it into Sunday worship in quite a while, but you’d like to take communion on your lunch break. Do we have the opportunity for you! Atlanta First UMC will have community office hours weekly on Mondays from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. It’s your opportunity to have an “Ask Me Anything” with one of our pastors, to share a quick bite before you have to run back from lunch, and communion will be available if you would like it.
Look for Pastor Chris this week: he’ll be the bald guy with the laptop sticker that says “I’m a Pastor. Want to Chat?” We will be at Truist Plaza Food Court, 303 Peachtree Center Ave., right down the street from Atlanta First.
Oakland Cemetery Guided Audio Tour
Atlanta First United Methodist Church’s 175th Anniversary Committee presents this guided video/audio tour of Oakland Cemetery, featuring members/associates of the church buried within the historic grounds. Below you will find a downloadable map of the cemetery and the video of the guided tour. We hope you enjoy your walk through the history of our church and our city!
Vote And Be A Voting Advocate
The United Methodist Church affirms the right to vote for all as a basic human right. According to our Social Principles:
“We hold governments responsible for the protection of the rights of the people to free and fair elections…The form and the leaders of all governments should be determined by exercise of the right to vote guaranteed to all adult citizens.” (2016 Book of Discipline, Paragraph 164a “Basic Freedoms and Human Rights.”)
Need to register to vote or check your registration status, request an absentee ballot, find a polling location, or even request a ride to the polls visit newgeorgiaproject.org/voter-resources.
Ministry Partners
Get connected to engage: e-mail engage@atlantafirstumc.org if you have questions or suggestions for events, if you’d like more information on how to attend or help with events and hospitality.