Lutheran Church of the Ascension
An LCMS church dedicated to Making Christ Known
4000 Roswell Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30342 phone:404-255-0224
History of
Open Arms
In 1985 Ascension's long-range Planning Committee began to explore ways by which its now valuable property could be put to better use. In 1986 the committee recommended a two-fold mission plan to the congregation, to build a child development center adjacent to the church, and to explore purchasing property in North Fulton County for the purpose of establishing a new Lutheran congregation to serve the needs of this rapidly growing area.
The congregation approved the recommendation and set about a massive capital fund drive to accomplish these goals.
In September 1989, Open Arms Lutheran Child Development Center, located on the Lutheran Church of the Ascension property, opened to receive children.
In October 1989, The Reverend Kevin Elseroad accepted Ascension's call as Mission Developer and Pastor for Alpharetta. The first worship service was held on November 19, 1989 in a former Fulton County school building nearly adjacent to the newly acquired property.
It was envisioned that a child care center be built there to provide the financial stability needed to establish a new congregation and enable it to have its own place of worship. Since then Ascension's daughter congregation, Christ the Shepherd Lutheran Church, has become a large and flourishing congregation of the English District, LCMS, and it all began with an Open Arms Lutheran Child Development Center.
OPEN ARMS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Through the Grace of God...
The success that God provided in Atlanta and Alpharetta was quickly extended to two additional Lutheran churches in the Atlanta area.The patent was then given to the LCMS district office to use in additional church plantings.
Shortly thereafter, The Open Arms Institute, Inc. was chartered to sustain and expand the concept church planting with childcare ministry.
We would love to have you stop in and see the facility.Just give them a call to arrange a time convenient to everyone.
Working together
The success of Open Arms at these four Lutheran churches lead all of us to unite and register the name and logo with the U. S. Patent and Trademark office.
