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• Message from the President/CEO
• Christian City Facts
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In February, 1962, Christian City received its corporate charter and took the first steps in a forty year journey. That journey was not a wandering trek through the wilderness looking for the "promised land". It was a straight and ever-broadening path toward fulfilling the original vision of a safe and nurturing community for homeless, abused and neglected children as well as active seniors, the aged and infirm. Christian City has grown from one small cottage of homeless children on 50 acres of donated land to a huge campus ministry providing a vast array of residential, health and social services. What was prayerfully envisioned four decades ago is now a reality.

By exploring this website, you can see a long list of programs, services and facilities available at Christian City. You can see a map of our 500+ acre campus and the 96 buildings located therein. You can learn about our water aerobics building, our senior health club, and our carillon that rings out a reminder of our purpose and mission. You can learn that we have our own branch of Bank of America, that we serve more than 650,000 meals a year, and have many opportunities for volunteer service.

This website can show you many things. But, what you won't see so clearly is the heart and soul of "The City"...the scores of children desperately in need of a loving home, or active older people involved in volunteer work and an array of social activities. You won't see hundreds of seniors on limited incomes enjoying a care free life in one of our beautiful apartments or active seniors walking the streets of one of our independent living patio home neighborhoods. You won't see the joy and peace on the faces of families resting at night knowing that their loved ones are receiving the care and attention they need in our nursing home, assisted living and personal care facilities, or Friendship Place, our specially designed program for victims of Alzheimer's Disease and other forms of dementia. You must be present to see all of these things on our campus.

This website can show you a lot, but there is nothing better than a first hand look. Why not take an hour or two and visit Christian City. We would like nothing better than to take you on a personal tour. We are close to the Atlanta Airport, and just 20 minutes from the center of downtown Atlanta. I know you will be both pleased and pleasantly surprised by what you will discover.

Thank you for your interest. We hope to see you soon!

Robert L. Crutchfield

President/CEO

Mission Statement: To minister to the needs of families with particular emphasis on children, the aged, and the infirm, by providing high quality, efficient, effective and affordable residential, health and social services delivered in accordance with the principles of the teachings of Jesus Christ. Christian City is a non-profit, non-denominational organization. On our 500+ acre complex we help meet the needs of approximately 1100 people in our Home for Children, Convalescent Center, Friendship Place (Alzheimer's Care), Sparks Inn Retirement Center/Personal Care, and Retirement Homes and Apartments.

History:

• In 1961 a group of concerned citizens from area Christian churches gathered to discuss certain needs not currently being met in the community. They identified the need for care for homeless children as well as care for the elderly as two important needs not adequately being met. This was the birth of the concept of Christian City.
• Christian City was chartered as a non-profit corporation on March 28, 1962 and fund raising began.
• The first facility, the Home for Children, was constructed on 50 acres of donated land located in Union City, GA near Atlanta. The first children's cottage opened on February 14, 1965.
• In 1968, the first Retirement Home, an independent living life-lease facility, was opened.
• In 1978, the Convalescent Center opened caring for patients in need of intermediate and skilled nursing care.
• In 1978, the first Retirement apartments were opened serving physically handicapped individuals and senior citizens on a limited income.
• In 1984, the Alzheimer Care Center was opened.
• In 1986, Sparks Inn Retirement Center opened providing semi-independent and assisted living quarters for senior citizens.
• In 1998, the Strengthening Center opened providing state of the art work out facilities for Christian City residents as well as the surrounding community.
• In 2000, the Alzheimer's Care Center moved into Sparks Inn, creating Friendship Place.

Today, Christian City is licensed to care for 86 children, 200 convalescent residents, 300 Life-Lease retirement residents, 300 retirement apartment residents and 200 residents in Sparks Inn Retirement Center. Christian City has 400 employees and over 150 volunteers working to meet the needs of our 1100 residents. This is all located on a 500+ acre complex located in Union City, GA.

Christian City is over-seen by a Board of Trustees. These men and women come from throughout the state of Georgia.

Southwest Christian Hospice is a ministry related to Christian City, and is located on the same campus in Union City, Georgia.

Directions:

From I-85:

Christian City is located south of Atlanta off I-85 (8 minutes south of Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport). Take I-85 to exit #64 (Union City exit). Go East on Hwy. 138 (away from Shannon Mall) until you reach the traffic light at Buffington Road. Take a right onto Buffington Road (this road turns into Lester Road). Take a left at the first stop sign and take your first right into our parking area. The main switchboard is located in the Convalescent Center.

From Hwy. 92:

Take Hwy 92 (south from Fairburn, north from Fayetteville) to Newton Road and take a right. There is not a stop sign or traffic light at this turn, so look carefully for Newton Rd. (Newton Rd. turns into Lester Road). Before you reach the main campus, you will first pass the Life Lease subdivisions of Christian City...Hilltop Acres on the right and Autumn Place on the left. The main switchboard of Christian City is located in the Convalescent Center which is the five story building down on the right side of the road (approximately five miles from Hwy. 92).

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