Snellville United Methodist Church Celebrates 125 years

July 2008 marks the 125^th Anniversary of Snellville United Methodist Church in Snellville, Georgia.

The church has come a long way from its humble beginnings in 1883 when Reverend Betts, an evangelist, conducted a revival in the community. From these services, came a group of believers who organized Snellville Methodist Episcopal Church, South. This began what we know of today as Snellville United Methodist Church. The vision of the original church founders for a place of worship planted the seeds of faith in a small community.

During the month of July, Snellville United Methodist will be celebrating its 125^th Anniversary. A Homecoming series, beginning July 13, is appropriately entitled “Celebrating the Past – Looking Forward to the Future”.

Among the celebratory events, the church will welcome guest pastors, celebrating persons active with the church for 50 years or more, and enjoying a reunion choir.

"Snellville UMC is blessed with a rich heritage and progressive vision for the future. Please join us in July as we celebrate the past and look forward to the future with grateful anticipation."

Here is a pdf from the Snellville Historical Society, in which the history of Snellville United Methodist Church was featured in their December 2004 newsletter. Several old photos of the church are included.

Here is the history of the church from Snellville United Methodist's website.

Donations needed for harvest festival

Snellville United Methodist Church is seeking donations from individuals and businesses to use for their live and silent auction at their 61st Annual Harvest Festival on Saturday, November 17, 2007 from 5 pm to 7 pm.

I'm sure if you want to donate something, they will want to hear from you right away. This is a nice way to promote your business and it should qualify as a tax deductible donation.

Proceeds for the event "will enhance children's worship services with new state-of-the-art technology, continue to remodel our facilities to accommodate our growing number of children and youth, provide scholarship opportunities for summer music camps, and fully launch our community concert series with well-established artists."

They are seeking donations of:

• Gift certificates
• Homemade items
• Home baked goods
• Theme baskets
• Furniture
• Collectibles
• Your vacation home for a week or weekend
• Business services
• Sports memorabilia
• Other goods and services

If you have anything to donate, please contact Lisa Gilbreath at 678-430-6015 or email Lisa at lgilbreath[AT]snellvilleumc.org

Along with the auctions, the church will have Catered Dinner and Entertainment. Tickets are $5 per person. Childcare will be available for infants through 5th Grade. Cost per child is $5 with a $15 per family maximum. This cost includes dinner. It is recommended that you reserve your seat early.