In the fall of 1957, a group of fifty Presbyterians, many from First Presbyterian Church of Marietta, began meeting in the East Marietta Community House on Lower Roswell Road for worship. This became the foundation for the John Knox Presbyterian Church (JKPC).
Shortly thereafter, construction started on our first building on six and a half acres at our present site on Powers Ferry Road.
The First Services
The new facility began services in March 1958 and saw a large attendance in both Sunday School and Worship services. In a special service on May 25, 1958, JKPC was formally organized by a Commission of the Cherokee Presbytery. There were 199 charter members, a few of which still attend services today.
Ever Growing and Changing
Crowded facilities and a desire for an expanded program led to the construction of the Fellowship Hall, which was later used as a temporary Sanctuary in 1963. Later that year, a concentrated Sanctuary building effort was begun.
The Atlanta-based architectural firm of Toombs, Amisano, and Wells was selected to design the new Sanctuary. The firm was instructed by the Planning Committee to make the design "dignified, simple and contemporary, with the inside activity determining outside appearance". The current sanctuary, erected in 1967, won the 1967 AIA Award- the only church in the nation to receive the award that year!
