The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Georgia

Peachtree Christian Church in Midtown Atlanta will host a concert at at 8:00 pm on March 16, 2010 in their wonderful sanctuary.

The group is RedHot & Blue! In 1977, members from one of Yale’s women’s a cappella groups joined with members from one of Yale’s men’s groups and formed the University’s first and oldest co-educational a cappella group.  They named the group RedHot & Blue after a musical by Cole Porter, an alumnus of the University. Since its beginnings, RedHot has held true to its tradition of a jazz repertoire—blending traditional jazz music with the fresh and upbeat flair of the collegiate a cappella tradition. Currently, our repertoire consists of jazz classics such as “Angel Eyes,” “Fly Me to the Moon,” and “Sweet Blindness,” as well as Gershwin’s “Summertime,” the old gospel classic “Ride the Chariot,” and our new arrangement of “Blackbird,” originally written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Of course, we’re always in the process of expanding and broadening our repertoire, and in fact, right now, we’re learning an arrangement of an old Jackson Five classic—“ABC!” Currently, there are seventeen members in the group, though the number fluctuates slightly from year to year. Since our debut, we have released twelve studio albums and had the privilege to sing all over the world: from Greece to San Francisco, even to the grand rooms of the White House.

Exhaustive search bears spiritual fruit for only the fifth time.

ATLANTA, March 2010 –  Peachtree Christian Church has a new Senior Pastor for only the fifth time in the 85-year history of this well-known Atlanta church. Dr. Barry McCarty was called after an exhaustive two-year nationwide search to replace Dr. James Collins, who retired in 2007. For Dr. McCarty, this will be something of a homecoming because he is a native Atlantan, grew up in East Point, GA, served other metro churches and lectured at Atlanta Christian College.  He will be installed at the 11:00 a.m. Worship Service on Sunday, March 7.

Among those welcoming Dr. McCarty is Mrs. Idalene Jackson, 98, the only congregant who has worshipped under all previous four pastors at Peachtree. Mrs. Jackson’s late husband, O.M. Jackson, was one of the founding members, and she still attends weekly worship services and Sunday School classes. 

The congregation selected Dr. McCarty for his superb Bible-based preaching, visionary leadership, evangelistic zeal, engaging personality, and his strong emphasis on being an attentive shepherd. He has a record of leadership in Christian churches in Ohio, Georgia, and Texas. He is a published author of three books, the former President of Cincinnati Christian University, the official parliamentarian of the Southern Baptist Convention, and the regular preacher for the “Christians’ Hour,” a weekly national and international radio broadcast heard by over 5 million people around the world. His doctorate in rhetoric and debate is from the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. McCarty and his wife, Pat, who has a background in Christian publishing, have three grown sons.

“Fifteen years from now, when Peachtree is celebrating its 100^th year, I hope to be here too, celebrating my 50^th year in ministry,” said Dr. McCarty.

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