Atlanta, GA

Finding a Church in Atlanta: 640 Congregations Sorted by Tradition and Neighborhood

15 minute read Churches List editorial desk

Historic brick atlanta church with twin towers beside dogwood trees, rendered in stipple ink with sepia wash.
Historic brick atlanta church with twin towers beside dogwood trees, rendered in stipple ink with sepia wash.

Atlanta's 640 congregations range from Sweet Auburn's historic Black churches to new suburban plants. This guide sorts the traditions and shows where each gathers.

640congregations inside Atlanta
37distinct traditions represented
264listings with a church website

Atlanta lists 640 Christian congregations in the Churches List directory across 54 ZIP codes. Atlanta's church history is national history: the Sweet Auburn district produced the pulpit leadership of the civil-rights movement, and the city's congregations remain civic institutions to a degree unusual even in the South.

Baptist congregations lead at 203 listings. Methodist congregations hold 73, a strong second tier that reflects Georgia's deep Wesleyan settlement, and Non-Denominational churches count 79. African Methodist Episcopal congregations add 26 listings to the historic Black-church core that makes Atlanta's church roster nationally significant beyond its size.

Which traditions have the most churches in Atlanta?

Atlanta's 640 listings divide among 37 traditions: after Baptist (203), Non-Denominational (79), and Methodist (73) come Church of God (45), African Methodist Episcopal (26), and Presbyterian (21). Sixteen Atlanta church buildings hold National Register of Historic Places listings, and Fulton County's 15 register-listed churches lead Georgia, a list that runs in full in this directory's Georgia register piece.

Congregations by tradition, Atlanta (June 11, 2026)

Baptist Churches203
Non-Denominational79
Methodist73
Church of God45
African Methodist Episcopal26
Presbyterian21
United Methodist18
Christian17
Catholic16
Seventh Day Adventist14
Episcopal14
Church of Christ13

Which Atlanta churches hold National Register of Historic Places listings?

16 Atlanta church buildings hold National Register of Historic Places listings as of June 11, 2026. The register-listed congregations in this directory include Immaculate Conception (listed 1976); Sacred Heart Church (listed 1976); Peachtree Christian Church (listed 1984); Butler Street Baptist Church (listed 1983); North Avenue Presbyterian Church (listed 1978); Atlanta Korean Presbyterian Church (listed 2020); Chamblee First United Methodist Church (listed 2010); Fort Street United Methodist Church (listed 1997); New Spirit United Methodist Church (listed 2009); Saint Mark United Methodist Church (listed 1987).

A sortable selection of Atlanta churches by tradition

The table below holds 60 of Atlanta's 640 congregations, selected for record completeness: register-listed buildings first, then congregations with verified details and working websites. The Atlanta city page lists every congregation.

60 selected congregations of 640 listed in Atlanta
ChurchTraditionStreetZIPRecords
Atlanta First CongregationalUnited Church of Christ105 Courtland St Ne30301National Register, website
Atlanta Korean Presbyterian ChurchEvangelical3872 Mcelroy Rd30340National Register, website
Central Presbyterian ChurchPresbyterian201 Washington Street Sw30303National Register, website
Chamblee First United Methodist ChurchMethodist4147 Chmbldunwdy Rd30341National Register, website
Fort Street United Methodist ChurchMethodist562 Boulevard Ne30308National Register, website
Immaculate ConceptionCatholic48 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Sw30303National Register, website
New Spirit United Methodist ChurchMethodist1380 Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy30318National Register, website
North Avenue Presbyterian ChurchEvangelical607 Peachtree St Ne30308National Register, website
Peachtree Christian ChurchChristian1580 Peachtree Street Ne30309National Register, website
Rock Spring Presbyterian ChurchPresbyterian1824 Piedmont Road Northeast30324National Register, website
Sacred Heart ChurchCatholic353 Peachtree Street Ne30308National Register, website
Saint Mark United Methodist ChurchMethodist781 Peachtree St Ne30308National Register, website
Butler Street Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches315 Ralph Mcgill Boulevard30312National Register
Emory UniversityMethodist1380 South Oxford Road30322National Register
Sardis United Methodist ChurchUnited Methodist5900 Hilderbrand30328National Register
Stewart Avenue Methodist ChurchMethodist867 Metropolitan Pkwy Sw30310National Register
23 Psalms Baptist Missionary ChurchBaptist ChurchesPost Office Box 9501230347website
Absalom Jones Student Center & ChapelEpiscopal807 Fair Street Southwest30314website
Antioch Baptist Church NorthBaptist Churches540 Kennedy Street Nw30318website
Antioch East Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches1223 Hardee Street Ne30307website
Apostolic Faith ChurchApostolic629 Chestnut Street30354website
Atlanta Berean Seventh-Day Adventist ChurchSeventh Day Adventist291 Hamilton E Holmes Dr Nw30318website
Atlanta Boulevard Seventh-Day Adventist ChurchSeventh Day Adventist240 Maynard Terrace Se30317website
Atlanta Ebenezer-French Seventh-Day Adventist ChurchSeventh Day Adventist1600 Eastland Rd Se30316website
Atlanta Maranatha Seventh-Day Adventist ChurchSeventh Day Adventist2730 Browns Mill Rd Se30354website
Atlanta Mennonite FellowshipMennoniteC/O James Rissler, Pastor, 1718 Arrowhead Trail30345website
Atlanta Metropolitan Seventh-Day Adventist ChurchSeventh Day Adventist555 Hemlock Cir Se30316website
Atlanta North Seventh-Day Adventist ChurchSeventh Day Adventist5123 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd30338website
Atlanta Rush Memorial CongregationalUnited Church of Christ150 James P Brawley Dr Sw30301website
Atlanta Sankofa United Church of ChristUnited Church of Christ150 James P Brawley Dr Sw30301website
Atlanta-West End Seventh-Day Adventist ChurchSeventh Day Adventist845 Lawton St Sw30310website
Ben Hill Christian ChurchChristian4099 Sunset Drive30331website
Ben Hill United Methodist ChurchMethodist2099 Fairburn Rd Sw30331website
Berean Bible Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches3515 Butner Road Sw30331website
Bethlehem Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches3646 Hogan Road Sw30331website
Bethlehem United Methodist ChurchMethodist4195 Bakers Ferry Sw30331website
Beulah Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches170 Griffin Street Nw30314website
Beulah Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches2046 Sage Lane Se30316website
Big Bethel Ame ChurchAfrican Methodist Episcopal220 Auburn Avenue Ne30303website
Bowen United Methodist ChurchMethodist211 Arthur Langford Jr Pl Sw30315website
Branches ChurchPentecostal3951 Pleasantdale Rd Ste#20630340website
Briarcliff Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches3039 Briarcliff Road Ne30329website
Briarcliff United Methodist ChurchMethodist4105 Briarcliff Ne30345website
Brookhaven Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches1294 North Druid Hills30319website
Brookhaven Christian ChurchChristian4500 Peachtree Road Ne30319website
Brookhaven United Methodist ChurchMethodist1366 N Druid Hills Rd Ne30319website
Brown Avenue Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches1481 Jonesboro Road Se30315website
Buckhead Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches4100 Roswell Road Ne30342website
Calvary Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches1626 Flat Shoals Road30316website
Cascade United Methodist ChurchUnited Methodist3144 Cascade Road Sw30311website
Cathedral of Christ the KingCatholic2699 Peachtree Road30305website
Cathedral of Faith Church of GodChurch of God1137 Avon Avenue Sw30310website
Cathedral of Saint PhilipEpiscopal2744 Peachtree Rd Nw30305website
Center Congregational ChurchCongregational1055 Moores Mill Road30327website
Center Hill Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches1304 Northwest Drive Nw30318website
Central Congregational ChurchCongregational2676 Clairmont Road Ne30329website
Central United Methodist ChurchMethodist5017 Mitchell St Sw30314website
Chalcedon Presbyterian ChurchPresbyterian7901 Roberts Drive30350website
Chamblee Hispanic Seventh-Day Adventist ChurchSeventh Day Adventist3295 Northcrest Rd30340website
Christ Church PresbyterianPresbyterian81 Peachtree Park Drive30309website

Where Atlanta's churches stand: the map

The map shows the 60 selected congregations from the table above.

How to choose a church in Atlanta: a practical checklist

630 of Atlanta's 640 listings include a phone number and 264 include a website. A practical sequence for a newcomer:

  • Decide highway tolerance first. Atlanta Sunday traffic is light, but 54 ZIP codes still put candidates 40 minutes apart; the map and nearest-to-me button cut the list fast.
  • Filter by tradition and open two or three church pages; Atlanta congregations publish unusually complete materials, with 264 sites to compare.
  • Ask about multiple services. Larger Atlanta congregations commonly run three Sunday schedules with different music and formats.
  • Use the corrections page for any incorrect listing detail; edits typically apply within two business days.

How this guide was assembled

The Churches List directory snapshot of June 11, 2026 records 640 congregations inside Atlanta across 54 ZIP codes. 630 of those listings carry a phone number and 264 carry a website. National Register status comes from the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places database; 16 Atlanta churches hold listings. Churches List does not rank congregations: the table sorts alphabetically within record-completeness groups, and the directory applies corrections submitted by churches, usually within two business days, through the corrections page.

Related reading in The Letter: Georgia's 77 register-listed churches includes the full Fulton County list, and the non-denominational acceleration describes the force reshaping Atlanta's newest church cohort. The Georgia state page lists all 13,427 Georgia churches in the directory.