New Hope Presbyterian Church, which once sat in the thick of congestion near the Shallowford Road entrance to Hamilton Place, is ready to show off its new space in a residential area about a mile east.
The 75-member Presbyterian Church (USA) congregation moved into the new building at 7608 Shallowford Road in June. An open house from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, complete with door prizes and ice cream, will acquaint visitors with the new sanctuary, fellowship spaces, offices, classrooms and playground.
The former property, at 7301 Shallowford Road, was sold to DDC Hotels Inc., which has long floated plans to build a Drury Plaza Hotel on the site. The company received approval for rezoning the property last year.
The Rev. Candace Worth, pastor since 2016, said the church’s debut would have happened sooner, but the Easter 2020 tornadoes demolished their intended destination.
“We had to do a new build,” she said. “The existing structure blew away.”