Announcements and Events for the Week of August 9, 2026

Central United Methodist Church

160th Church Anniversary

Sundays September 20th and 27th

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TRADITIONS 8:45 WORSHIP EXPERIENCE:

Some mountains in our lives can't be climbed over or driven around. Some mountains, God doesn't move. Those stubborn mountains we must carve tunnels through. Your faith was never just for you. The mountains you've pushed through have carved a path for everyone coming behind you. Don't leave without passing it on.

CENTERED 11:00 WORSHIP EXPERIENCE

Black people have never stopped carving tunnels. Through slavery, Jim Crow, redlining, voter suppression, and beyond — the mountain never stopped them. And neither will yours. Whatever you're facing today, the power to carve through is already inside you. Let it rise.

Join us on Sunday at 8:45am and 11am: visit.CentralUMCATL.org

Lectionary Lessons for Sunday, August 16, 2026

Genesis 45: 1-15; Psalm 133

Romans 11: 1,2; 29-32; Matthew15: 21-28

WORSHIP SERVICE ATTENDANCE

The number of people who experienced our worship service on Sunday, August 2, 2026

In-Person Worship

8:00 am - 110 | 11:00 - 72

Online Views

8:45 am -327 | 11:00 am - 245

In-Person and Zoom Adult Sunday School Classes

10:00 am - 11:00 am



In-Person classes will meet in The Ministry Enhancement Center in the Ministry Center.

Online classes will meet via Zoom. To access the class, please use the following Zoom information:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81279756444?pwd=e4Juf8cbhFOuThiUz6XnChapoV1z4R.1

Meeting ID: 812 7975 6444 Passcode: 602269

If you have questions or need additional information, please send an email to, sunday.school@centralumcatl.org.

THE POWER OF PRAYER

Central's Prayer Team invites you to join a prayer circle for intercessory prayer. These virtual prayer circles are hosted by members of Central's Prayer Team. They will gather to pray for individuals, our church, the government, our nation and the world.

The Prayer Circle day, time and conference call numbers are listed:

Scarlett Dukes - Mondays, 7:00 pm. Phone number 720-843-2598, access code 2082348# Will Resume in August

Wendy Murphy Prayer Group - Wednesdays, 6:45 pm., 605-313-5608 access code 725038#

Diane Wyatt - Thursdays, 8:00 pm. 267-807-9601 access code 413883#

JOURNEY THROUGH

THE BIBLE STUDY GROUP

Tuesdays 6:30 pm

Conference Call-In Number

857-357-0254

Access Code

749979#

Rev. Frederick Gray

Class Facilitator

You’re invited to a new weekly Bible study with Pastor Tillman: Chewing on the Sermon.

This lunch-hour Zoom series will take a deeper look at Sunday sermons, including recent messages and popular sermons from the past. We’ll meet Wednesdays at noon for one hour beginning in September.

Each session is independent, so participants may attend any Wednesday without feeling behind. Sessions will be recorded and shared.

CHEWING ON THE SERMON

STARTING WEDNESDAYS IN SEPTEMBER, 12:00 Noon

Rev. Tillman - Class Facilitator



Wednesday Night Bible Study

MEDITATIONS OF THE HEART

Wednesdays 7:15 pm

Join Us on Zoom

Summer Break - Will Resume August 5th

Thursday Evening Bible Study

The Way by E. Stanley Jones

The NIV Bible

The Christ of the Mount: A Working Philosophy of Life.

Click Here for the Zoom Link

Meeting ID

897 3556 4863

Passcode102591



shepherdgad@gmail.com

 Rev. George Davis

Class Facilitator

SAFE SANCTUARIES

The Week of August 2nd - 9th

Church Office Hours Tuesday - Friday 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Sunday, August 9nd - Traditions Worship Experience, 8:45 am (Sanctuary) |Children's Church, 8:45 am (Youth Rm) | Continental Fellowship, 10:00 am (Fellowship Hall) | Adult Sunday School Classes, 10:00 am ( In person, MEC; and virtual | Youth Sunday School,10:00 am ( Garden View Rm) | Centered Worship Experience, 11:00 am (Sanctuary) | Children's Church, 11:00 am ( Youth Rm) |Stewardship "Enough" Class, 7:00 pm (Ernestine Linder Instructor: Virtual)

Monday, August 10th

Staff Sabbath - Church Office is Closed | Stewardship "Enough " Class- (Wayne Copeland Instructor: Virtual), 6:00 pm

Tuesday, August 11th

Staff Meeting, 11:00 am (Conference Rm)| Men's Choir Rehearsal, 6:00 pm (Choir Rm) |Journey Through the Bible Class, 6:30 pm (Virtual)

Wednesday, August 12th

Food Pantry Distribution, 9:00 am (Ministry Center) | Health Screening Van, 9:00 am ( Upper Parking Lot ) | Stewardship Classes; Rev. Tillman's Class 12:00 noon (Virtual) | Vincente Scott's Class, 1:00 pm (In Person)

Thursday, August 13th

The Way Bible Study, 7:00 pm (Virtual)

Friday, August 14th

*Falcons vs. Denver, 7:00 pm (MBS)

Saturday, August 15th

Choir Rehearsal for Church Anniversary, 10:00 am (Choir Rm) |Men's Choir Rehearsal, 10:00 am (Sanctuary) | *Atlanta United vs. NY Red Bulls, 6:30 pm (MBS)

Sunday, August 16th

Traditions Worship Experience, 8:45 am (Sanctuary) | Fellowship Breakfast, 10:00 am (Fellowship Hall) | Adult Sunday School Classes, 10:00 am (In-person- MEC; Virtual) | Grief Ministry, 10:00 am (Garden View Rm) | Centered Worship Experience, 11:00 am (Sanctuary)

*Use of the Parking Lot

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

August 9th - 16th

Waxie Alexander 11th

Jean McPherson 11th

Sita Conde 13th

Ann Crain 13th

Joe Carn 14th

Michael McPherson 14th

Laraven Davis 16th

Betty May 16th

Tariq Murphy 16th

Cynthia Wyatt 16th

You may contact the church office (404) 524-4263 to add or remove a member's name from our prayer list.

HOSPITAL OR NURSING CARE FACILITY

Mrs. Doris Dearo, Mr. Craig Garrison, Mrs. Alice Israel

HOMEBOUND

Mr. James Banks, Mrs. Barbara Barham, Mrs. Schereline Billingslea, Mrs. Jean McPherson

PASTORAL CARE REQUEST FORM

Let the pastors of Central UMC know you would like a Pastoral Care Visit.

If you are hospitalized, planning surgery, in a nursing care facility, homebound, experiencing a recent death in your family, or would like just to speak to a pastor, please click on the button below, complete the form and one of our pastors will be in contact with you!

SIX MARKS OF DISCIPLESHIP

PURPOSE STATEMENT

EXALT THE LORD. EQUIP THE SAINTS. EMBRACE THE COMMUNITY.



VISION STATEMENT

"A Christ-Centered, Radically Inclusive,

Inter-generational Congregation that uses

its Spiritual Gifts to meet the needs of our

unique Surrounding Community."

CONNECT WITH US

Central United Methodist Church

501 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SW

Atlanta, Georgia 30314

Phone: 404-524-4263

Website: Centralumcatl.org

Rev. Dr. Brian A. Tillman, Senior Pastor

Rev. Gloria Parker, Assistant Pastor