College Park in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

St. John's Episcopal Church

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 18, 2025

1. St. John's Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription. This property has been
Placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Erected by United States Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.

Location. 33° 39.639′ N, 84° 26.795′ W. Marker is in College Park, Georgia, in Fulton County. It can be reached from the intersection of East Main Street and Hardin Avenue, on the right when traveling north. The marker is to the right of the main sanctuary entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3480 E Main St, Atlanta GA 30337, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont

and in Metro Atlanta.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: In Memoriam (approx. 0.3 miles away); College Park World War II Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); In Memory of Maj. Joseph A. Bishop (approx. 0.4 miles away); "Flame of Freedom" (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Freedom Tree (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cox College (approx. 0.4 miles away); College Park Furniture Co. (approx. half a mile away); College Park First United Methodist Church (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in College Park.

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marker. St John's Episcopal Church is a contributing building of College Park Historic District No. 96001338

Also see . . .
1. College Park Historic District Nomination Form (pdf). Form prepared by Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. Historian, Historic Preservation Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Atlanta<blockquote>Picture of church on page 146 (Submitted on September 18, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)

2. The Early History of Saint John’s Episcopal Church. An historical overview by St John's Episcopal Church

The history of Saint John’s Episcopal Church goes back over 115 years to a meeting of seven Episcopalians in a room over the old College Park Post Office. There, they held church services, with an orange crate for an altar, and a tiny wooden cross, their only altar decoration. According to available records, this was in the summer of 1906, on the 14th Sunday after Trinity. The seven charter members were Mrs. Benjamin Neely, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ravenal, a Mr. and Mrs. Cross, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Weller. Mr. Weller served as our Lay Reader, and a few years later, became the first Rector of Saint John’s...

Saint John’s Episcopal Church was the fifth church to be built in College park, preceded by the Presbyterians in 1904, the Christians in 1899, the Baptists in 1898, and the Methodists in 1893.
Photographed by Mark Parker, September 18, 2025

2. St. John's Episcopal Church Marker to the right of the sanctuary entrance
At the time of our church’s founding, the population of College Park was between 1,300 and 1,400 souls.

(Submitted on September 18, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)

3. St. John's Episcopal Church. (Submitted on September 20, 2025.)

St. John's Episcopal Church sanctuary front entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 18, 2025

3. St. John's Episcopal Church sanctuary front entrance

Side view St. John's Episcopal Church sanctuary image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 18, 2025

4. Side view St. John's Episcopal Church sanctuary

St. John's Episcopal Church cornerstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 18, 2025

5. St. John's Episcopal Church cornerstone

Saint John's Episcopal Church 1956 Founded 1906

St. John's Episcopal Church sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, September 18, 2025

6. St. John's Episcopal Church sign

Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 69 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 18, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.