Photos: Final service for Mount Vernon Baptist

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Photos: Final service for Mount Vernon Baptist

Mount Vernon Baptist Church will make way for a new Falcons stadium in Atlanta.

030914 ATLANTA: Mount Vernon Baptist Church concludes their final worship service with a symbolic "Exit Ceremony" out of their sanctuary on Sunday, March 9, 2014, in Atlanta. It was the last time members will gather at the church to make room for the Falcons new stadium. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Mount Vernon Baptist Church members pray while the Rev. R.K. Turner begins the "Exit Ceremony" at the conclusion of their final worship service at the church on Sunday, March 9, 2014, in Atlanta. The church will begin meeting at a new location next Sunday. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Mount Vernon Baptist Church deacons line up at the conclusion of their final worship service on Sunday, March 9, 2014, in Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Mount Vernon Baptist Church Rev. R.K. Turner concludes the final worship service with a prayer before the symbolic "Exit Ceremony" out of the sanctuary on Sunday, March 9, 2014, in Atlanta. The church will begin meeting at a new location next Sunday. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Women of Mount Vernon Baptist Church join the processional out of their sanctuary on Sunday, March 9, 2014, in Atlanta. It was the last time members gathered at the sanctuary, which will be torn down to make room for the Falcons new stadium. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

A sign on the wall marks the recent 99th anniversary of Mount Vernon Baptist Church reading "We've Come This Far By Faith" during the congregation's final service at that location on Sunday, March 9, 2014, in Atlanta. The church will begin meeting at a new location next Sunday. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

Children join in waving banners at the conclusion of the Mount Vernon Baptist Church final worship service with a symbolic "Exit Ceremony" out of their sanctuary on Sunday, March 9, 2014, in Atlanta. It was the last time members gathered at the sanctuary, which will be torn down to make room for the Falcons new stadium. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

The Mount Vernon Baptist Church choir are the last in line at the conclusion of their final worship service in their sanctuary on Sunday, March 9, 2014, in Atlanta. The church will begin meeting at a new location next Sunday. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

The altar Bible remains after the final sermon in the sanctuary at Mount Vernon Baptist Church on Sunday, March 9, 2014, in Atlanta. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

The Rev. R.K. Turner and his wife Lanet Stanley-Turner follow flag bearers and lead church members as Mount Vernon Baptist Church concludes its final worship service with a symbolic "Exit Ceremony" on Sunday, March 9, 2014, in Atlanta. It was the last time members will gather at the church, which will be torn down to make room for the Falcons new stadium. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

The Rev. R.K. Turner and his wife Lanet Stanley-Turner follow flag bearers and lead church members as Mount Vernon Baptist Church concludes its final worship service.

It was the last time members would gather at Mount Vernon Baptist, which will to make room for the Falcons new stadium.

The Rev. R.K. Turner and his wife Lanet Stanley-Turner follow flag bearers and lead church members as Mount Vernon Baptist Church concludes their final worship service with a symbolic "Exit Ceremony" out of their sanctuary for the last time on Sunday, March 9, 2014, in Atlanta.

Mount Vernon Baptist Church concludes their final worship service with a symbolic "Exit Ceremony" with women of the church dressed in white joining the processional out of their sanctuary on Sunday, March 9, 2014, in Atlanta. It was the last time members will gather at the church, which will make room for the Falcons new stadium.

Women of the church dressed in white joining the processional out of their sanctuary on Sunday, March 9, 2014, in Atlanta.

Children join in at the conclusion of the Mount Vernon Baptist Church final worship service with a symbolic "Exit Ceremony" out of their sanctuary on Sunday, March 9, 2014, in Atlanta. The structure will be torn down to make way for a new Falcons stadium.

Long time church member Raymand Bernard Thrash, 58, takes one final look around in the church balcony where he "was raised up from a child." It was the final worship service at Mount Vernon Baptist on Sunday, March 9, 2014, in Atlanta.

Church members Lanet Stanley-Turner (left) and Edna Andrews embrace after their final worship service at Mount Vernon Baptist on Sunday, March 9, 2014, in Atlanta.

Mount Vernon Baptist Church women dressed in white are bathed in light from stained glass windows. It was the last time members would gather at the church, which will make room for the Falcons new stadium.

Mount Vernon Baptist Church members place their hands on each other while the Rev. R.K. Turner prays at the beginning of an "Exit Ceremony" at the conclusion of their final worship service on Sunday, March 9, 2014, in Atlanta.

An older church member is helped down the aisle at Mount Vernon Baptist Church while participating in a symbolic "Exit Ceremony" out of their sanctuary on Sunday, March 9, 2014, in Atlanta.

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030914 ATLANTA: Mount Vernon Baptist Church concludes their final worship service with a symbolic "Exit Ceremony" out of their sanctuary on Sunday, March 9, 2014, in Atlanta. It was the last time members will gather at the church to make room for the Falcons new stadium. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM

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