One of the youngest

churches in Fayette County is about to break ground on 77

acres of prime acreage in south Fayette County.

The Southwest Christian

Church of East Point felt it important to plant a new

church in the metro area and a study determined Peachtree

City was the best place. Consequently, the Heritage

Christian Church was formed and held its first worship

service Easter Sunday 1998 at the Oak Grove Elementary

School. A core group 75 people were in attendance. That

membership has since increased to 180 members and while

they are still meeting at Oak Grove Elementary, beginning

Sept. 5 the church will meet in Braelinn Elementary

School.

Construction on the first

phase is expected to get underway by late fall at its

site at the corner of Bernhard Road and Redwine Road. The

multi-purpose building will contain 20,000 to 30,000

square feet and the "move-in" date is expected

to be next June.

The senior minister is Greg

Marksberry. He was born and reared in Williamstown, Ky.

and first felt the pull into the ministry at the age of

12. By the age of 14 he was preaching at various churches

throughout his county. He served a church while attending

Cincinnati Bible College and graduated from there in 1988

with a B.A. in Christian Ministries.

After graduation he served

the church fulltime for a year and then worked as

director of admissions at Cincinnati Bible College for

three years. The next five years he served as the senior

minister at a church near Indianapolis.

In November, 1997 he was

called to put together a brand new church in Peachtree

City. "We took one look, and we knew we wanted to

stay," he said.

He and his wife, Eliana,

have been married for 11 years and are the parents of

Lydia, 6, and Luke, 3.

The church office is at 23

Eastbrook Bend, Suite 201, Peachtree City. It can be

reached at 770-632-9948.

The services are Sunday at

9:30 a.m. for Bible School and Adult Bible Fellowship and

at 10:45 a.m. for the worship celebration service.

Services will be at the Oak

Grove Elementary School, 101 Crosstown Drive, for the

last three Sundays in August. Beginning Sept. 5, services

will be at the Braelinn Elementary School, 975 Robinson

Road.

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