History of the Church
The Body of Christ Church International, U.S.A. was organized in 1983 as The Body of Christ Christian Church, Inc., for the purpose of providing religious services and ministering to the general public. The charter membership consisted of
fifty persons. The church presently operates from a worship and administrative facility in
College Park, Georgia.
The Body of Christ Church International, U.S.A. began as a small Bible Study in 1980. At that time, the
church was named "The Body of Christ Bible Study and Teaching Center." Its
Tuesday evening meetings were held at the Landmark West Boarding Home on Bankhead Highway in
northwest Atlanta.
The church’s message was carried to the public via evangelism and radio broadcast. It grew
and in October of 1982, relocated to a facility in East Point, Georgia. A Friday evening Bible
Study was added along with a Sunday morning service. The church dedicated its new facility in
June of 1983 and, shortly thereafter, instituted New Members Classes and developed a number of
Inreach Ministries.
In the summer of 1985, the church obtained new office facilities in a progressive office park
in College Park, Georgia. In the same year, the church purchased prime acreage for a future
church site in College Park.
In the meantime, the church continued to grow. Not able to accommodate those who desired to
attend Sunday morning services, it added a 10:30 a.m. service to its 8:00 a.m. service. Despite
this addition, the church was compelled to move to larger facilities in Fayetteville, Georgia in
1987. The new facility allowed space for more classrooms, for a new bookstore, for Nursery
facilities and for other church purposes.
This high rate of growth continued. In 1991, a weekly Tuesday morning Bible Study Service was
added. After purchasing additional acreage, the church broke ground to begin construction on
its 83-acre campus site in March of 1996. On May 26, 2002, the church occupied Phase I of its
new site, consisting of a new Family Life Center, at its current location, 3650 Flat Shoals Road
in College Park, Georgia. With the new location came a new name, The Body of Christ Church International, U.S.A.
The Family Life Center will temporarily house the worship services until the completion of Phase II, a Grand Sanctuary.
Phase III will accomplish a comprehensive Christian Education Campus providing educational opportunities from pre-school
through college prep.
On December 8, 2005, the ministry grew to open its second location, in Alpharetta, Georgia - The Body of Christ Church International, U.S.A. NORTH! The Body of Christ Church International, U.S.A. is now one church in two locations (College Park, Georgia and Alpharetta, Georgia)!
The "LIVING IN VICTORY" radio broadcast is heard several times daily throughout the
metro Atlanta area. The "LIVING IN VICTORY" television program is broadcast several
times weekly, both locally and nationally. |
About the Church
General information on The Body of Christ Church International, U.S.A.
Tenets of Faith
An overview of our beliefs
The History of the Church
Some background on The Body Of Christ Church International, U.S.A.
Dr. Joseph M. Ripley
Biographical information
Dr. Marjanita L. Ripley
Biographical information
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