Advance Planning
When Death is Expected or When Death Comes
When Death Is Expected or When Death Comes
Our pastors are available in case of any crisis involving you or your family. Please notify the pastors as soon as possible after the death of a loved one. One of the pastors will offer you loving care on behalf of the church.
Please contact the church: 770-993-6316. If the church office is closed, please leave a message or call the Emergency Pastoral Phone: 770-649-4514.
Arranging a Service
Your pastors, when scheduling the date and time of a memorial service or funeral at the church, wish to be sensitive to your family’s needs. The date of the service will be determined by considering the arrival of out-of-town family members, the availability of the worship space, and the availability of pastors and musicians. A pastor and the Director of Music will meet with you to plan the service.
In the case of a service at a funeral home, it will be the responsibility of the family to include any RPC pastors in your conversation and/or decisions regarding time and date.
The Roswell Presbyterian Church Sanctuary
Types of Service
A committal or interment service may be held in the Memorial Garden or at the cemetery gravesite. The service usually lasts only a few minutes and consists of Scripture, prayer, and a benediction. It may be held privately with family and close friends present. These services typically take place before the memorial service.
Memorial service at the church, in which remains are not present.
Funeral service at the church takes place following death, with a closed casket or urn present.
Funeral services at the funeral home and graveside service.