Showing up for a Sunday takes courage but we welcome all gently, knowing that most visitors are simply searching and not sure what to do next. You can come in any of our front doors and we will greet you and tell you where to go next!
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We are a diverse parish committed to restoring all people to unity with God and each other in Christ Jesus.
We strive to embody the ways of Jesus with one another and the world.
The Episcopal Church is a member of the Worldwide Anglican Communion within the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta.
We strive to embody the ways of Jesus with one another and the world.
The Episcopal Church is a member of the Worldwide Anglican Communion within the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta.
Storytelling is a way to portray the human conditions of joy and struggle alike. Bronwyn Fryer of the Harvard Business Review reminds us that good storytelling allows us to dig deeper and ultimately discover truth. This is the way of the Holy Scriptures. Story after story, we see a redeeming and faithful Creator bestowing love and justice on creation.
Here is some of our story....
St. Mary and St. Martha began in 1992 at Tapp Funeral Home with a small group of people, adults and children alike, who were seeking ancient worship and loved the liturgy in the Episcopal Church and the Book of Common Prayer. The Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta appointed a vicar to help guide the vision of these prayerful followers in growing their Sunday attendance so that one day they could have their own worship space. With prayer and all hands on deck it happened!
In 1998, we moved into a church building that fit us “just right” on Braselton Hwy. in Dacula. An emphasis on helping the community drew more members as the children would bring up the “Chuck wagon” each Sunday during the offertory. There was very soon more to the place than just attending on Easter, Christmas, and Sunday mornings.
Moving into the new building on Ridge Road in 2011 meant that we had use of more land, more classrooms for fruitful programs such as Godly Play and Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, and our youth had a large space to gather on Sundays and during the week. Wait until you hear about the ministry we are endeavoring in on the land that God has allowed for us to use rightly. Garden gloves provided!
Our groups who live out our baptismal covenant to seek and serve Christ in all persons have strong roots, plentiful materials and space, and an openness to always build and begin anew on Christ’s sure foundation. We realize that as we grow, new voices and gifts build on our faith and thus, our community is strengthened to live out the good news. Who we are is defined not only by what we believe, but how we live.
St. Mary and St. Martha began in 1992 at Tapp Funeral Home with a small group of people, adults and children alike, who were seeking ancient worship and loved the liturgy in the Episcopal Church and the Book of Common Prayer. The Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta appointed a vicar to help guide the vision of these prayerful followers in growing their Sunday attendance so that one day they could have their own worship space. With prayer and all hands on deck it happened!
In 1998, we moved into a church building that fit us “just right” on Braselton Hwy. in Dacula. An emphasis on helping the community drew more members as the children would bring up the “Chuck wagon” each Sunday during the offertory. There was very soon more to the place than just attending on Easter, Christmas, and Sunday mornings.
Moving into the new building on Ridge Road in 2011 meant that we had use of more land, more classrooms for fruitful programs such as Godly Play and Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, and our youth had a large space to gather on Sundays and during the week. Wait until you hear about the ministry we are endeavoring in on the land that God has allowed for us to use rightly. Garden gloves provided!
Our groups who live out our baptismal covenant to seek and serve Christ in all persons have strong roots, plentiful materials and space, and an openness to always build and begin anew on Christ’s sure foundation. We realize that as we grow, new voices and gifts build on our faith and thus, our community is strengthened to live out the good news. Who we are is defined not only by what we believe, but how we live.