TIMELINE
Birthed from the "Peachtree St. Mission," the first form of Saint Mark was the Merritt Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church in 1875.
The plans for the 1902 construction of the newly-named Saint Mark Methodist Episcopal Church.
March 22, 1903 - the finished building.
The installation of the first organ at Saint Mark!
An old photo of Saint Mark as it stood on 5th and Peachtree.
An early photo of a Bible Class at Saint Mark.
1934 - the first Children's Choir at Saint Mark.
A Sunday School class at Saint Mark in the early 1940s.
A photo from Saint Mark's first Homecoming/Founders' Day celebration in 1952, to commemorate 50 years of Saint Mark.
Another photo from 1952's Founders' Day/Homecoming Celebration.
A 1954 Sunday School class held a "Womanless Wedding" - a common, satirical event in the 1950s, not dissimilar from a drag show.
A photo of worship at Saint Mark in the early 1960s.
Dr. Mike Cordle, presiding senior pastor during the "Miracle on Peachtree," with the first recipient of the Saint Mark Pride award.
A 2002 Choir Rehearsal in the Saint Mark Sanctuary.
Saint Mark participating in the 2004 Gay Pride Parade. The "float" featured Saint Mark's iconic red doors.
Saint Markers participating in the 2004 Gay Pride Parade.
Saint Mark's 2007 Pride Float.
Saint Markers in the 2010 Pride Parade (10/10/10)
A 2012 Blessing of the Animals gathering on the front steps.
Saint Mark volunteers with water cups during the 2018 LGBTQ+ Pride Parade. This tradition has continued every year since the 1991 Miracle on Peachtree St.
Saint Mark's 2018 LGBTQ+ Pride Float.
Saint Markers building a house for Habitat for Humanity (08/08/19)
The iconic rainbow flag in Saint Mark's belfry. Though it has been a fixture during LGBTQ+ Pride, the decision was made in 2019 to keep the flag here year-round to make our position on LGBTQ+ acceptance explicitly clear.
The Saint Mark Sanctuary during our 2019 LGBTQ+ Pride Celebration.
Our 2019 LGBTQ+ Pride Float, featuring our Saint Mark Youth.
A group of Saint Markers with their signs for a racial justice protest in Summer 2020.
Saint Markers marching for racial justice in summer of 2020.
In 2021, the Saint Mark sanctuary was featured in a mural commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Atlanta Pride.
In 2021, Saint Mark celebrated 30 years of participating in Atlanta's LGBTQ+ Pride Celebration. This logo was designed by Saint Mark's own Lily Berrios.
Saint Mark children preparing for the 2022 Easter Egg Hunt.