Spirit and Truth Sanctuary is an inclusive church in Decatur. It says it welcomes people of every background, including LGBTQ+ people and people of other faiths. It holds worship on Sundays, a teaching time on Tuesdays, and a study class on Wednesdays, with most of them in person and online.
Spirit & Truth Sanctuary is a church in Decatur that welcomes people of every background, including LGBTQ+ people and people of many faiths. It holds worship on Sundays, a teaching time on Tuesdays, and a study class online on Wednesdays. Most services can be attended in person or watched online.
The Temple is Atlanta's oldest synagogue, a Reform Jewish congregation in Midtown that has welcomed people since 1867. It holds weekly worship services, runs a preschool and religious school, offers adult education and life-cycle support, and hosts the Zaban Paradies Center, which helps homeless couples and families on its campus.
UUCA is a Unitarian Universalist congregation on North Druid Hills Road in Atlanta. It holds Sunday worship in person and online, and has classes for all ages. It also works on racial justice, queer-affirming community and climate action.
The King Center in Atlanta is a living memorial to Dr., started by Coretta Scott King in 1968. You can visit the grounds and exhibits for free, use its archive, take nonviolence training, and join youth, school and volunteer programs.
Praise House Project is a nonprofit led by artist Charmaine Minniefield. It places a small wooden "praise house" with a projected ring shout in Atlanta-area communities to honor Black history. It also runs a youth program, internships, talks, art gatherings and remembrance events.
Georgia Interfaith Power & Light helps faith communities across Georgia work on climate change, environmental justice, and community resilience. It coaches Green Teams, offers energy, solar, water, and waste assessments or audits, and helps congregations with native gardens, invasive plant removal, and tree planting. It also speaks up on clean energy and water policy and runs nonpartisan get-out-the-vote text banks.
Women's Health First is a nonprofit based in Riverdale, Georgia that teaches women and families in Metro Atlanta about health through free classes on topics like nutrition, chronic disease, and stress. It runs a diabetes prevention program for at-risk adults, hosts a gathering group called Sisters Halaqah for Muslim women, and raises money to build clean water wells for families in Togo, West Africa.
First Presbyterian Church of Marietta is a church in downtown Marietta. Every Tuesday evening it runs a drive-through food pickup called The Pantry on Church. It also offers childcare and preschool, an afterschool program for local children, and caring ministries such as Stephen Ministry and grief support.
Interfaith Atlanta is a nonprofit that brings people of many faiths together across metro Atlanta. It runs visits to worship services, volunteer days, a teen group, speaker panels, and community celebrations. People of any belief can join in and learn about their neighbors.
HWPL Georgia is the Georgia branch of an international peace group that started in 2020. It teaches peace lessons to educators and youth, hosts talks between people of different faiths, and runs youth peace activities such as peace walks. It also works with local governments on peace proclamations, and people can sign up to volunteer or become members.
ADL Southeast is the regional office of the Anti-Defamation League. It works against antisemitism and hate in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee. It answers local incidents, teaches in schools and workplaces, and speaks up for local policies.
Cornerstone Hospice is a not-for-profit group that cares for people with a serious illness who are near the end of life. Nurses, social workers, chaplains, aides, and volunteers help at home or in a hospice house, and the group also offers grief support. In Georgia it serves Fulton, Cobb, Cherokee, and Gwinnett counties.
The Buddhist Recovery Network helps people recover from addiction and other harmful habits using Buddhist teachings and meditation. Its website lists meetings online and by region, monthly teachings, weekly Zoom classes, and meetings for families. Anyone can take part, and you do not need to be Buddhist.
Recovery Dharma Online is a volunteer-run group of people in recovery from any kind of addiction. They hold free meetings by video or phone that use Buddhist-style meditation, readings and sharing. Some meetings are for specific groups, like women, men, BIPOC or LGBTQIA+ people.
HIPHOP Ministries is a multifaith spiritual and cultural movement started in Atlanta in 2005 by Hip Hop minister and life coach Server David Tavares. It uses Hip Hop culture as a set of life lessons meant to help people know themselves, improve themselves, and grow stronger, so they can live out their own sense of purpose.
This is a coalition of Christian, Jewish, Muslim and other faith leaders and groups in Atlanta who speak out for Palestinian rights and a Gaza ceasefire. People can join their press conferences, marches, and a monthly family-friendly walk (the Ceasefire Pilgrimage) held the first Saturday of each month at Old Water Tower Park in Atlanta.
