St. Bartholomew's is an Episcopal parish in Atlanta, Georgia,[1] which is notable for its ministries, choral music, and architecture.

[3] In the early 1950s, many people were moving into DeKalb County, especially in the vicinity of W. D. Thomson School, the area now known as Toco Hill.

This building served as church, parish house, Sunday School, kitchen, office and nursery.

Harwood ("Woody") Bartlett became the rector, and during his tenure, the parish joined several other area churches in outreach efforts focused on the inner city, including programs at several housing projects.

During the interim period between rectors, the parish opened a family shelter in Sunday school rooms in response to increasing homelessness in the community.

In 1988, Project Open Hand began using the kitchen facilities at St. Bartholomew's to prepare meals for 14 people with AIDS.

The organization, which expanded its mission in 2000 to serve those living with virtually any chronic illness, homebound seniors and at-risk youth, now occupies a new, much larger facility, where it prepares over 5,000 meals each day for thousands of people across 18 Georgia counties.

Now called Open Hand Atlanta, the organization also provides much-needed nutrition education throughout the state, and Market Baskets, which include fresh fruit and vegetables, for clients now able to prepare meals themselves.

Grey left to assume the role of Dean of Trinity Cathedral in Trenton, New Jersey, as another major building program was underway.

During these years, the music program grew in strength, size, and quality with directors Randolph James and Brad Hughley.

He brought a renewed vision of hospitality to St. Bartholomew's as well as a joyful celebration of the parish's fifty-year history.

In addition to liturgy, the music department sponsors multiple concerts throughout the year as an outreach ministry to the community.