Religion in Atlanta
Religion in Atlanta, while historically centered on
Christianity
Protestant
African-American Baptist congregations such as
Atlanta is also the see of the
Atlanta serves as headquarters for several regional church bodies also. The Southeastern Synod of the
Traditional African-American denominations such as the National Baptist Convention and the African Methodist Episcopal Church are strongly represented in the area. These churches have several seminaries that form the Interdenominational Theological Center complex in the Atlanta University Center.
Protestant megachurches
Well-known
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North Avenue Presbyterian Church, on the southeast corner of North Avenue and Peachtree Street
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First Church of Christ, Scientist in Midtown Atlanta
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InsideEbenezer Baptist Church, where Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.preached
Catholic
In contrast to some other
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Roman Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (1869), oldest church in Atlanta
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The Roman CatholicBuckhead
Eastern Orthodox
The city hosts the
Other Religious Groups
The headquarters for The
The city has a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in the suburb of Sandy Springs, Georgia called the Atlanta Georgia Temple.
Other faiths
Metro Atlanta's Jewish community is estimated to include 120,000 persons in 61,300 households. in the North metro area.
The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Atlanta in adjacent Lilburn, Georgia is currently the largest Hindu temple in the world outside of India.[19] It is one of approximately 15 Hindu temples in the metro Atlanta area, along with 7 other Hindu temples in Georgia serving nearly 100,000 Hindus in Atlanta, Augusta, Macon, Perry, Savannah, Columbus, Rome/Cartersville and other remote centers.
There are an estimated 75,000
Buddhist centers and temples in Metro Atlanta include the Atlanta Buddhist Center in
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St. John's Chrysostom Melkite Church inDruid Hills, Atlanta, 2012, formerly the mansion of Asa Griggs Candler(Senior)
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BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Atlanta in the suburb of Lilburn, the largest Hindu temple outside of India
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The Temple, synagogue on Peachtree Street in Midtown Atlanta
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Al-Farooq Masjid mosque in Midtown Atlanta
Jesus Junction
In local popular culture, Jesus Junction is the nickname for the intersection of Peachtree Street, East Wesley Road and West Wesley Road in the Buckhead area of the city, at which three churches are located. The churches at the intersection are:
- Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta, on the southeast corner
- Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church, at the northeast corner
- Cathedral of St. Philip (Episcopal), just north of the intersection where Peachtree Road bends to the east
Notes
- ^ These include St. John Chrysostom Melkite Catholic Church; St. Joseph Maronite Catholic Church in the Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn; Epiphany Byzantine Catholic Church; St. Alphonsa Syro-Malabar Catholic Church; and Holy Family Knanaya Syro-Malabar Catholic Church (Knanaya)
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External links
- Jamillah Karim, Negotiating Gender Lines: Women’s Movement across Atlanta Mosques, Southern Spaces, 31 May 2010.
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Redeemer historical marker
- Immaculate Conception Church historical marker
- Mt. Gilead M.E. Church historical marker
- Mt. Zion Methodist Church historical marker
- Old Mt. Zion Church historical marker
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church historical marker
- Paces Ferry United Methodist Church historical marker
- Saint Luke's Episcopal Church historical marker
- Sardis Methodist Church historical marker
- St. Philips Episcopal Church historical marker