Serving Christ in the World
Our Mission is Growing Disciples of Jesus Christ by Serving Christ in the World.
Our vision is to follow the calling of the Holy Spirit to serve the community where needs exist by serving others, providing food, clothing and spiritual fellowship.
We bring Christ’s love and joy to God’s people at SPSP, the Greater Atlanta community and where we find them at difficult moments in their lives.
We do this through:
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Personal ministry as we encounter those we serve
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Unselfish and unconditional giving of time, treasure and talent to meaningfully impact the lives we are called to touch
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Teaching our children and youth how to serve others in the name of Christ
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Episcopal partners like MUST Ministries, Family Promise, Hope For The Hungry
We are very thankful for our volunteers who contribute 3,500-4,000 service hours per year supporting the following ministries:
To learn more about our Service ministries and how you can get involved, click on the links below.​
​Jesus used 5 loaves and 2 fish to serve the multitude. The 5&2 Hunger Ministry Serves Christ in the World by helping to alleviate hunger in Cobb County by supporting local families with their food needs. We collect food donations for MUST Ministries and the Church of the Holy Comforter, and St. Jude's Episcopal Church. For more information, contact Robert McClellan.
We Serve Christ in the World by encouraging at-risk girls of Atlanta to break the cycle of poverty for a better life through the Cool Girls organization. We provide a back-to-school event each summer to provide supplies, clothes, fun and friendship for the girls of Cool Girls. For more information, contact Kristi Story
We serve Christ in the World by providing transitional shelter and support for homeless families in Cobb County through the Family Promise organization. Family Promise coordinates a network of churches that rotate to provide shelter for a week at a time. For four separate weeks during the year, we house families in our church overnight, while Family Promise provides them with job training, school stability for the kids, and help to get back into settled housing. For more information, contact Tom Gotschall or Johnathan Nadybal.
We Serve Christ in the World by supporting the Church of the Holy Comforter. Holy Comforter is a parish whose members are mostly developmentally and mentally disabled. We support Holy Comforter with donations to their clothes closet, a periodic worship service, dinner, and fellowship, and an annual Christmas Party. For more information, contact Tom Martin.
We Serve Christ in the World through the LAMB Institute, a Christian ministry in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. LAMB operates Flor del Campo, a school and day care center and a community food distribution center. The school serves approximately 160 students in grades pre-K through 6th. LAMB also serves the needs of a community in the mountains outside Tegucigalpa. For more information, contact Carol Bowser.
We Serve Christ in the World through a consignment sale of kid’s toys clothing and supplies. These sales, one in August and one in January, help provide good quality items at low cost for our neighborhood. Surplus materials go to various charities in the Atlanta area. For more information, contact Stephanie Richardson.
Meal Ministry for Those in Need
The 1st and 3rd weekends of each month, we prepare and provide meals for our Parishioners in need, and families and friends of our Parishioners who might also be in need.
We Serve Christ in the World by reaching out to the needy in Cobb County through MUST Ministries. MUST offers a wide range of services to help people break the cycle of poverty: emergency shelter, transitional housing, meals, groceries, clothing, job readiness and placement, substance abuse counseling, financial counseling, children’s programs, community support groups, access to free health care, access to affordable housing. Teams from our parish prepare meals, read scripture, pray and serve: We provide breakfast at MUST every Friday throughout the year. On months with a 5th Wednesday we prepare MUST lunches from 10:00am – 2:00pm 3rd Tuesday and 4th Thursday and the 5th Thursday morning breakfasts throughout the year at MUST Elizabeth House. Every Sunday during the summer, MUST Summer lunches program makes thousands of kids’ summer lunches For more information, contact Tom Martin.
We Serve Christ in the World though helping addicts find serenity and sobriety through Alcoholics Anonymous. AA meets on Friday evenings at 7 PM in the Garden Room. For more information, contact the parish office at 770.977.7473.​
We Serve Christ in the World though helping addicts find serenity and sobriety through Narcotics Anonymous. NA meets on Thursday evenings at 7 PM in the Choir Room. For more information, contact the parish office at 770.977.7473. ​
This is a mobile food pantry program. St. Peter & St. Paul provides free groceries on the first Tuesday of each month from 10am to 1pm. It serves those in need of food and spiritual nourishment. Volunteers are needed in many areas. Contact Linda Koehler or Tom Martin for more information.
Every Wednesday and Friday, we gather to cook breakfast for the men of the Extension’s men’s house. The Extension is a residential addiction recovery for those at the bottom of their addiction. They make a real difference in the lives of these people, and we bring good food, fellowship, scripture reading, and heartfelt prayer to men seeking recovery and a new life. For more information, contact Tom Martin.
2nd Helpings
An Atlanta food recovery and distribution organization that retrieves food from grocery stores and redistributes to shelters and food banks. St. Peter & St. Paul has volunteers that work at their warehouse to pack 8,000 meals every Wednesday from 10 AM to 1 PM.