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About us
Our Heart
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We are a church of like-minded believers looking to help as many people as possible to get to know Christ for themselves. We don’t push our beliefs on to anyone. We teach the word of God as accurate as we can and we let everyone make up their own mind.
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Marietta Chapel AME Church Milestones
1891
Group of worshippers, led by Rev. Adolphus Elemens form church that gets accepted to the CME Conference.
1908
Congregation officially forms into a church body and builds McClardy Chapel in then Louisville community in Georgia.
1910-1911
Church accepted into AME. Changed name from McClardy Chapel to Marietta Chapel.
late 1950s to 1961
The urban renewal "Johnny Walker Housing Project" forced Marietta Chapel to relocate to Rigby Street, NE (current location).
1978
Marietta Chapel AME Church paid off its mortgage. May 14th held "Mortgage Burning" ceremony.
1998
Rev. Gloria Bennett, first female pastor appointed to Marietta Chapel.
2016
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2024
Rev. Mark Harkness, Sr. appointed as pastor.
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Rev. Dr. Hope Sims Sutton appointed pastor.
our pastor:
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Pastor Hope Sims Sutton
Lead Pastor
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I am from Atlanta, Georgia. My background and upbringing impact me daily. I have always loved Atlanta. The rich culture, the influence of the Civil Rights movement, and the way women show up in government and in the market place made and still make a significant impression on me. I attended school near Ebenezer Baptist Church and I was able to see Auburn Avenue and the Boulevard through a child’s eye. There were so many thriving black businesses on Auburn and I appreciate the influence those risk-takers took to show me and other young people (at the time) what was possible. There were several churches that lined that corridor as well. Walking up and down that one street was as if each business and church was making a deposit in my spirit as I passed by going from school to downtown.
Today, when I think that I can’t do a thing, I create the flashback, the necessary memories to push myself forward. The spirit of possibility was right before me.