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The Church of the Apostles is an American evangelical church located in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. The church was founded in 1987 by Michael Youssef, who left Egypt to attend college in Australia and later immigrated to the United States in 1977.

History

The church was started by Youssef and 28 people who held a meeting in a local school in 1987.[1] Before its expansion in the late 1990s, the church had 1,150 members and a capacity to seat 1,500.[2] In 2006 at least 3,000 people attended services in the $70 million brick building, then recently completed.[1]

Facility

The prominent Neo-Gothic building is visible from Interstate 75, just south of the Mt. Paran Road exit. The sanctuary seats 2,800, is 240 feet (73 m) high, consists of 100,000 square feet (9,300 m2) of space, and has over 90 stained-glass windows. The west stained-glass windows depict the Apostles, and the stairwell and perimeter stained-glass windows depict the life of Jesus. The rose window is also notable. In addition to the main sanctuary, the facility also includes a 450-seat chapel, fellowship hall, classrooms, administrative space and a parking garage. The site (just south of Nancy Creek) was the location of the old Allstate Insurance office building.

Ministries

The church currently offers, or has recently offered, the following ministries to its congregation and attendees (some are external programs hosted by the church):

External links

The Church of the Apostles official website

References

  1. ^ a b Blake, John (15 February 2006). "Big on worship Large congregations rely on conservative values, strong pastors, study finds". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  2. ^ Farber, Henry (16 May 1996). "Neighbors fret about church's growth plans". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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