Campbell-Stone Apartments

About the Site

Campbell-Stone Apartments provides affordable housing apartments for older adults, with two locations in Buckhead (north of Midtown Atlanta) and Sandy Springs (20 miles north of Emory).

Sponsored by the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Georgia, Campbell-Stone is made up of two apartment complexes for older adults with an emphasis on affordable housing. Persons of all faiths and ethnicities are welcome. While the Buckhead area is often perceived as an affluent neighborhood, the 345-room apartment complex located in Buckhead has a heavy emphasis on affordable housing. The Sandy Springs apartment complex has 190 apartments, including one floor of Personal Care. The average age of residents at the two complexes is 79.

Site Mission

The Campbell-Stone retirement communities serve as advocates for older adults by providing housing, services, education, and involvement in the community-at-large. We maintain an environment that enhances quality of life, encourages personal development, and promotes mutual respect for all participants, staff, and other constituents.

Faculty

Acting Associate Professor of Methodist and Wesleyan Studies Geordan Hammond will be the faculty co-leader of the spring integrative seminar for Campbell-Stone Apartments students.

Teaching and Site Supervisor

The Rev. Betty Brewer-Calvert has served as the Director of Chaplain Ministries at Campbell-Stone Christian Centers since January 2018. Ordained in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Rev. Brewer-Calvert served as the Director of Women’s Ministries for the Christian Church in Georgia from 2004-2022. She holds a B.A. in Political Science from North Carolina State University and an M.Div. from Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York. She was married for nearly 38 years to the late Rev. Dr. James Brewer-Calvert. Together, they had two children who are now young adults; and Rev. Betty recently became a grandmother.

Con Ed I Student Requirements for Campbell-Stone Apartments

Site work at Campbell-Stone Apartments will be in person and may include weekend hours, services such as Sunday Vespers, as well as some community events.

Students will choose one of the two site locations and arrange schedules in coordination with the supervisor. Students will work to develop spiritual care and community programming for residents, including pastoral care, worship opportunities, and group activities. Students will work mostly in person with residents at the two sites and may have an opportunity to help develop digital and remote spiritual care programming for our in-house television network.

Out of the 600 residents of the apartments, each student is assigned a “parish” of approximately 60 persons. Students meet the residents one-on-one throughout the year. Small group leadership is also a possibility. In the second semester, students have leadership in one worship setting and visit “parishioners” if they are in the hospital or a rehabilitation center. The site allows students to do their visitation on a fairly flexible schedule. There are opportunities for students desiring additional worship leadership.

Interested students may have the opportunity to work with residents who speak Korean, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, and a variety of other languages.

• Con Ed I at Campbell-Stone also includes a fall semester on-site reflection group, led by Rev. Betty Brewer Calvert, and a spring semester integrative seminar.
• Students who enroll in Campbell-Stone Apartments as their Con Ed I selection are strongly encouraged to also enroll in the Intro to Pastoral Care course during their first academic year.

Student Reflections

Additional Requirements & Accessibility

This site is accessible to those with mobility issues. A COVID-19 vaccine is no longer required for students serving at this site however it is strongly recommended. Although not required, students are strongly encouraged to remain up-to-date on vaccinations and receive an annual flu shot.