The

Redemption Fellowship Presbyterian Church has staid the

course of initiating an internship program to prepare men

for ministry in the African American community.

Its first

intern, the Rev. Weldon Williams, is now in his new

position in a church in Chicago. There are two others

currently on board and one is on his way.

"We

all lead someone," said the Rev. Louis H. Wilson,

the senior pastor, "and we need to be sure that

people have adequate skills to lead."

One of its

seminary graduate interns, Lance Lewis, is currently in

South Africa on a fact-finding mission. He will return

with information on the needs of the community and later

in the year Wilson, Lewis and others will return to

assist congregations and to help in the training of other

ministers.

This

September about 20 church members, including four

doctors, will head to Haiti for 10 days, participating in

a medical ministry and assisting in building a new

church.

Also in

September, the congregation will be supporting two

full-time campus ministries, both at Morehouse and

Spelman colleges.

Year 2001

will find many church members headed to Turkey to further

its interest in ministering to the world.

Redemption

Fellowship is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in

America and is one of several churches in the Atlanta

area established by the Perimeter Ministries

International. In 1993 PMI began searching leaders to

join in its vision to reach every social, economic and

ethnic people and Wilson was chosen to start the one

here. The congregation first met in October 1995 and

acquired its current facility on Ga. Highway 279 in

February 1997. It currently enjoys a membership of about

350 persons.

It has

grown two-fold in the past 18 months and is constantly

expanding its ministries within the church. The most

recent addition is a singles ministry.

The church

is at 418 Hwy. 279 and can be reached at 770-460-1220