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Leaving a Legacy at Marietta First UMC
The Beginnings of an Endowment The Marietta First UMC campus has stood proudly at the corner of Whitlock Avenue for over 60 years. Their thriving ministries include a preschool, a young adult ministry and many...
Planning Your Year End Giving
A Conversation with CPA and Foundation Finance Committee Chair Bert Bennett
Fayetteville First UMC’s Growing Endowment Program
A strong endowment can make all the difference in the life of a church. It serves as a commitment to sustaining a church’s legacy for generations to come while allowing current members to participate in...
Americus First Methodist Church Celebrating 100 Years of Worship
The town of Americus, Georgia is rich with cultural history and significance. Dubbed the “Metropolis of Southwest Georgia,” it was founded as a small courthouse town in the mid 1800s but soon grew to prominence...
A Lasting Legacy: The Perry Endowment Fund
Gerry and Jackie Perry have been supporters of higher education since Gerry’s own education was made possible by a Methodist-funded scholarship that enabled him to pursue his degree at Reinhardt College. Thinking a college degree...
Georgia Pastor’s School: Teaching the Teachers
Every summer for the last 30 years,while VBS songs are still fresh, clergy from across the state head to Epworth by the Sea for Georgia Pastor’s School. The week is an opportunity for pastors and...
Messy Mornings at Trinity Warner Robins
When attendance fell to record lows during Covid at Trinity UMC in Warner Robins, Pastor Jeff Cook saw an opportunity to make drastic changes to the way the church had been operating. With only a...
North GA Annual Conference Celebrates the Next Generation
The purpose of the Georgia United Methodist Foundation was clear to all who heard Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Coppedge-Henley’s address to the North Georgia Annual Conference on Saturday morning. “We are here to build the church,...
Happy, Holy Conferencing!
In the coming weeks, Methodists from around the state will gather at our respective Annual Conference meetings. We will reconnect through worship and sacrament, in celebration of ministry, by sharing meals and casual conversation. And,...
Answering the Call: STAR Community Church’s Merger Story
When the District Superintendent first approached Rev. Dawn Wright about merging her Atlanta-based church with another church just down the road, she was quite hesitant. Both churches had been established for decades, with their own...
If You Don’t Ask, Someone Else Will
Today there are many good causes vying for our congregation’s attention and financial support: an alma mater, St. Jude’s, Sierra Club or even the Human Society. And, though meaningful, none of these organizations share our...