The Temple is Atlanta's oldest synagogue, a Reform Jewish congregation in Midtown that has been around since the 1860s. It holds worship services, runs a preschool, religious school and adult classes, and offers life-cycle support and mental health support through ShalomCare. It also does social justice work, and it started the Zaban Paradies Center, a shelter for homeless couples on its campus.
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.
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta (UUCA) is a progressive, inclusive faith community on North Druid Hills Road. It holds worship on Sundays in person and online, offers religious education for all ages, and works for racial justice and a queer-affirming community.
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 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.
NIJH is a nonprofit that helps hospices care for Jewish patients and their families in ways that fit Jewish values. It trains and accredits hospices and holds a yearly conference for hospice workers. Families can use its website to find an accredited hospice and get free downloads.
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.
Women's Health First is a Georgia nonprofit based in Riverdale. It helps women and families in Metro Atlanta learn about their health through free online and in-person classes. It offers a diabetes prevention program for adults 18 and older who are at risk for type 2 diabetes. It also runs a gathering group for Muslim women and raises money for clean water projects in Togo, West Africa.
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.
Refuge Recovery is a peer-led recovery program that uses Buddhist-inspired practices like meditation. It is run by a nonprofit called Refuge Recovery World Services. It offers meetings for any kind of addiction, online on Zoom and in person in some places. You do not have to be Buddhist to join.
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.
Sikh Family Center is a national nonprofit that works on family violence and gender-based violence in the Sikh community. It runs a free, non-emergency helpline where trained peer counselors answer in Punjabi or English. It also offers workshops, trainings, and guides to help prevent violence.
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.
Recovery Dharma Global is a nonprofit run by volunteers. It keeps a list of Recovery Dharma meetings, where people support each other in recovery from addiction using Buddhist-inspired practice and meditation. It also shares a book, guided meditations, online workshops and events.
This is a coalition of Atlanta faith groups and leaders from Christian, Jewish, Muslim and other traditions. They call on elected leaders to push for a ceasefire in Gaza and for humanitarian aid. They hold press conferences, vigils and a monthly walk that anyone can join.
