December 8, 2008

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  PRESS RELEASE

   

   

  East Meets West at Midtown Church

   

  Saint Paul’s Presbyterian will be receiving Crossroads Church of Atlanta, a predominantly pan-Asian congregation, into the fold.  The newly merged, culturally diverse community will hold its first official service on Sunday, December 21 at 11AM. 

   

  “We’re excited to be joining forces with St. Paul’s,” said Rev. CJ Chun, founding pastor of Crossroads. “We’ve long shared a common vision, and as both churches near their 10^th anniversaries, we believe we can be more effective in Gospel ministry as a united body.”

   

  St. Paul’s pastor Chris Robins welcomes the new racial and cultural diversity. “If we truly embrace the idea that we are all one people and members of one collective Christian body, then our houses of worship should demonstrate it,” said Robins. “In a city as diverse as ours, segregation is not an option.  This union will help us better serve our community.”

   

  Robins believes that American churches have been divided along racial lines for far too long.  He states, “Martin Luther King Jr. was fond of saying that Sunday morning was the most segregated time in America.  Nearly 50 years later, those words remain both a charge against and challenge to our nation’s churches.”

   

  Today, still less than 10 percent of U.S. churches are considered racially mixed. “That’s a sad indictment,” said pastor Chun.  “It’s time that our churches more accurately reflect our communities.  This merger helps us do that.”

   

  St. Paul’s is located at 163 Ponce de Leon Avenue, just east of the Fox Theatre.  The church invites the community to join in celebration of the union on December 21 at 11AM.  For more information, please visit www.stpaulsatlanta.com.

   

   

  
  

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