Asbury Harris Epworth Towers, a retirement community is a facility of Wesley Woods Inc. and an affiliate with the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church and the Emory University System of Healthcare.

-Gladys Clay Butts (below, left), who has been Administrator of Asbury Harris Epworth Towers since 1979, thanks Geneva Harris, a long time supporter and friend of Wesley Woods.

Asbury Harris Epworth Towers is located in southwest Atlanta. Built in 1971, this 11 story high rise has one bedroom and one bedroom suite for more than 170 residents.

Residents at Asbury Harris Epworth Towers enjoy newly renovated common community space to suit your lifestyle of enjoyment during a myriad of programs, activities and socials to indulge your interests.

Unlike the newer senior living apartment developments in the city, Asbury Harris Epworth Towers offers spacious apartment home accommodations--rather you choose an efficiency, one bedroom (Floor Plan A), or a one bedroom suite (Floor Plan C), it is unlikely that you will find comparable space in apartment living like at Asbury Harris Epworth Towers. Stop in to view our newest renovations Today!

Full independent living in a friendly cost effective secure environment!

              Geneva Harris                                         Lafayette Harris
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Geneva Harris is a life long supporter of Asbury Harris Epworth Towers and the widow of Lafayette Harris, the first African American Bishop.

Wesley Woods retirement communities offer affordable housing for senior citizens. Founded in 1954 by the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church and Emory University, Wesley Woods provides a comprehensive regionally oriented service program and serves as a training and research site addressing important issues in aging and health.

There are resident public rooms, lounges, the multi-purpose room, formal/grand dining room and meeting rooms where residents socialize and partake in residential activities.

"Asbury Harris Epworth Towers" in southwest Atlanta, carries the names of Epworth Rectory, where John Wesley was born; Bishop Francis Asbury, the first Methodist Bishop in America; and Bishop Marquis LaFayette Harris, a Bishop of the African-American Georgia Conference, now merged with the North Georgia Conference."

"One of the most faithful supporters of Wesley Woods has been Geneva Nelson Harris, widow of the late Bishop Marquis LaFayette Harris. Asbury Harris Epworth Towers, bears the Bishop's name. Bishop Harris was the first African-American appointed as Bishop in the United Methodist Church." The Harris' have been long-term supporters of Wesley Woods and Mrs. Geneva Harris continues to support the mission and vision of her husband's legacy here at Asbury Harris Epworth Towers even while in her young 90's.

~Source: Three Score & More: Aging with Grace through Wesley Woods
Copyright © 2001 Wesley Woods, Inc.
Beth Dawkins Bassett
Publishing House: Bookhouse Group, Inc.

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30th Anniversary Celebration with Gladys Clay Butts, Geneva Harris and Kenneth Weber, CEO of Wesley Woods Inc.

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