Grace UMC Estate Sale

Shoppers may purchase items from the early 1900s to modern day -- everything from household furnishings and carved oak pews to lecterns, choir robes, sheet music, hymnals, folding chairs, tables, coat racks, housewares and décor, children’s toys and florals.

Renowned for its musical programs, the church is selling nine upright pianos, as well as a fully functioning Allen classical pipe organ. Its vast library features more than 1,000 volumes and all will be tagged for sale, as well as a large amount of audio visual equipment, electronics, and ecumenical artifacts used throughout the facility.

Uniquities include three Gothic-style chandeliers that hung in the main sanctuary until a prior renovation, several Mid-Century desk chairs and cabinets, twelve rows of 1950s-era “theatre seats” from upper balcony areas, a large cement fountain/planter that was kept indoors, a 40-foot mahogany conference table, a 10-foot rustic cross constructed from railroad crossties and a mahogany/glass curio cabinet with a “6-16” (June 1916) manufacturer’s date and “$54.50” selling price chalked on its back.

The building and property were recently sold to the General Board of Global Ministries (Global Ministries), an arm of The United Methodist Church that directs missionaries and disaster relief throughout the world. The group, previously headquartered in New York, moved its organization to Atlanta in mid-July. Global Ministries will begin a major renovation on the aging building later this year.Grace UMC will continue its vibrant ministry on the corner of Ponce de Leon Avenue and Charles Allen Drive, according to Rev. Kate Floyd, Grace’s pastor.

Educational, worship, and social space will be shared with Global Ministries. Worship will continue in the historic sanctuary and Grace UMC will reach out to the community in love and justice. “However, our exclusive space will be significantly reduced, and we must dispose of most of the physical property that has accumulated in such a large building over the years. This church has touched so many Atlanta families. We hope that people will come out and purchase a piece of its legacy,” said Rev. Floyd.