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City OKs 105 homes on Technology Circle By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The Johns Creek City Council approved Sept. 23 a 105-lot detached residential development in the 1300 block of Technology Circle off Medlock Bridge Road. But a much larger project with 250 proposed apartments was rejected. The 39-acre project on Technology Circle passed unanimously. It settles the question of who will help with the egress off Bell Road to Technology Circle that will coincide with the Bellemoore residential development recently approved on Bell Road also. The final design and HATCHER HURD/Staff
The Rev. Richard W. Voelz, senior minister at Johns Creek Christian Church, said this is a church for people looking for answers. It is a journey all are on.
A church where all are welcome »
Johns Creek Christian Church making a difference By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – Johns Creek Christian Church is a place that lets the congregants be themselves without judging. Indeed, it’s a church that is all about acceptance. The Rev. Richard W. Voelz is senior minister to the small but growing church, and he says the Christian Church congregants (also known as Disciples of Christ) welcome all who want to come to worship.
It is the oldest purely American church, getting its start in 1801 in Kentucky. “We do not require any testaments of faith, catechisms or credos except one – that is Jesus is Lord,” said Voelz. The exact meaning behind “Jesus is Lord” can be interpreted in hundreds if not thousands of ways, he said. And it is left to the individual to determine for himself what that meaning is through Bible study and questioning. “We are committed to the
unity of all Christians and concentrate on the things that bring us together and not the things in the world that would separate us,” he said. “We like to say we are a movement for wholeness in a fragmented world,” he said. “All are welcome here, and all means all.” The Christian Church does believe in full-emersion baptism of adult believers and celebrates Communion at
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right-of-way required for the proposed public road has not yet been decided. However, the applicant, Ashton Atlanta LLC, will set aside 1.66 acres on the western portion of the property for a future right-ofway easement. The project also includes 17.3 acres of common outdoor area – 44.7 percent of the entire property. There will be a central green space surrounding the existing pond and proposed walking trail. It will have an amenity area with a pool and clubhouse to the northern portion of the development, as well as smaller passive parks and ad-
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JC Symphony, Arts Center receive city arts grants By HATCHER HURD hatcher@northfulton.com JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The Johns Creek City Council announced Sept. 23 the two arts organizations have been accepted in the Johns Creek Arts Grants Program. Two other applicants were turned down. The city sets aside $30,000 each year for arts grants. The grants are limited to established arts organization of at least three years, and they must reside and promote the arts within the city limits. The Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra was given
a grant of $9,000, and the Johns Creek Art Center was awarded $13,415. The balance of the 2013 arts fund will be placed in the General Fund. Barnwell Elementary School PTA and Johns Creek Beautification were denied funding because they are not true arts organizations, said Johns Creek Chief of Staff Patty Hansen. The Johns Creek Arts Center will use some of its grant funding for the Senior to Senior program which engages high school students and senior citizens in a col-
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