| Brief History |
| Monday, 10 May 2010 04:12 |
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Grace Chapel Fellowship, a church to bless other churches, begun by Wilma Zalabak, M.Div., in her home in 2000, began its first mission project on Franklin Road in March, 2007. Bible Storytelling met in the conference room connected with the small office which The Atlanta Listenary, Inc. was renting at the time. The Atlanta Listenary is Wilma’s for-profit consulting business first licensed in 1996. The Bible Storytelling project opened the doors to work shoulder to shoulder with Marietta City’s Weed and Seed grant project, piggybacking on their events the health fair, food giveaways, and Christmas gifting that have drawn in Marietta Adventist Church (MAC) for the last three years. In the summer of 2010, the use of MAC t-shirts highlighted for the first time MAC’s tremendous involvement on Franklin Road under the umbrella of Grace Chapel Fellowship. In March, 2008, both The Atlanta Listenary and Grace Chapel Fellowship lost their location in proximity to Franklin Road. Since then the large events with MAC’s involvement continue, but the Bible class project floats about seeking a home. Grace Chapel Fellowship blesses other churches by raising the level of biblical literacy and awareness in the area, by meeting at times other than regular church services, by directing all tithe to the other churches of the area, and by inviting other churches into various mission opportunities on Franklin Road. Grace Chapel Fellowship creates opportunities for churches to be part of something beyond and bigger than themselves. |