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DESCRIPTION:St. Andrew United Methodist Church of Marietta will continue 
 to celebrate 50 years of doing the Lord&rsquo\;s work this spring\, with
  special Homecoming festivities on April 29\, 2012\, and an old-fashione
 d revival during the first week of May.\n&ldquo\;On Sunday\, April 29\, 
 2012\, St. Andrew will welcome former St. Andrew Pastor Dr. Gerald Thurm
 an to deliver our message on the 50th anniversary of the church&rsquo\;s
  original worship services\,&rdquo\; said Rev. Mack Riley\, senior pasto
 r at St. Andrew United Methodist Church. &ldquo\;After serving as pastor
  here at St. Andrew in the 1980s\, Rev. Thurman went on to serve other c
 hurches and retired as District Superintendent of Gainesville District.&
 rdquo\;\n&ldquo\;St. Andrew will host only one service that morning\, be
 ginning at 10 a.m.\,&rdquo\; said Rev. Angie Crummie\, associate pastor.
  &ldquo\;We will then keep the celebration going with a special 50th ann
 iversary dinner beginning at 11:30 a.m.&rdquo\;\nThe cost of the Homecom
 ing Dinner will be $6 for adults and $3 for children. The church welcome
 s everyone who wants to join congregation members for the dinner\, but r
 eservations must be made by calling the church office at (770) 926-3488 
 by noon on Friday\, April 27. The reservation deadline is necessary to e
 nsure that St. Andrew&rsquo\;s food preparation team has time enough to 
 make adequate preparations to feed everyone.\n&ldquo\;Beginning on Sunda
 y\, May 6\, St. Andrew will continue its 50th anniversary celebration wi
 th an old-fashion revival featuring evangelist Rev. Tom Atkins. Rev. Atk
 ins will deliver the message at all three services on Sunday (8:30 a.m.\
 , 9:30 a.m.\, and 10:45 a.m.)\, as well as at evening services Sunday th
 rough Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. each night.\n&ldquo\;We&rsquo\;re confident
  that everyone who hears Rev. Atkins messages at the revival will get a 
 great deal out of it\,&rdquo\; Rev. Riley said.\nChurch founders chose t
 he name St. Andrew because the apostle Andrew is considered a &ldquo\;do
 -er\,&rdquo\; doing the work of the Lord. The first sanctuary\, complete
 d in 1964\, is now our Community Room. The Education Building opened in 
 1973\, the present sanctuary was built in 1986\, and our Keheley Center 
 opened in 1999.\nToday\, our church family has grown to include more tha
 n 350 families dedicated to doing the work of the Lord. Church members a
 ccomplish this through various ministries in which we hope all members o
 f our congregation will become involved. These ministries include Thanks
 giving and Christmas food drives\, wellness ministries\, the Appalachia 
 Service Project\, the Andrew Christian School in Haiti\, and ministries 
 for men\, women\, children\, youth\, and seniors.\n&ldquo\;We believe th
 at every single person who we have the pleasure of welcoming into our ch
 urch has a talent that is theirs through the grace of God\,&rdquo\; Rile
 y said. &ldquo\;We strive to help people discover and cultivate that tal
 ent in ways that glorify Him.&rdquo\;\n&ldquo\;We welcome everyone who w
 ishes to become part of our church family and help us accomplish our mis
 sion\,&rdquo\; Crummie said. &ldquo\;Whether a person wishes to serve on
  a church committee\, volunteer to help beautify the sanctuary\, work wi
 th the children or youth\, or sing in the choir\, we value each individu
 al and look forward to embracing more members of our community into our 
 church family.&rdquo\;\nSt. Andrew UMC&rsquo\;s congregation includes re
 sidents of Marietta\, Kennesaw\, and other communities in northern Cobb 
 County\, as well as residents of Woodstock\, Towne Lake\, and other comm
 unities in southern Cherokee County.\nSt. Andrew UMC&rsquo\;s Mission st
 atement is: &ldquo\;St. Andrew United Methodist Church strives to be a f
 amily of caring\, nurturing followers of Jesus Christ welcoming all thos
 e seeking to know and grow in God's service.&rdquo\;
URL:http://northeastcobb.patch.com/events/st-andrew-umc-homecoming-and-re
 vival
SUMMARY:St. Andrew UMC Homecoming and Revival
LOCATION:St. Andrew United Methodist Church: 3455 Canton Rd\, Marietta\, 
 GA
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