We worship weekly here at Neighborhood Church at 11 am! We hope to see you for one of our services soon. You can join us in person at 1561 McLendon Ave or online on our livestream page.

On Wednesday, February 12, from 9 am to 2 pm, North Georgia United Methodists will participate in an Advocacy Day at the Georgia State Capitol organized by Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty.

This event aims to bring attention to an issue before Georgia state legislators—ending the death penalty for individuals with intellectual disabilities. It will offer participants an opportunity to engage with lawmakers on this matter.  The day will begin at Trinity United Methodist Church in Atlanta. That same day, Bishop Robin Dease will serve as Chaplain in the State Senate.

Use this link to register today!

Justice and Community Work Brainstorming Meeting

We invite you to share your voice and insights by scanning the QR to complete our brief survey, whether you’ve been here in the Neighborhood Community from the beginning or if you just recently started hanging out with us. The survey takes only a few minutes to complete and will directly inform our planning for our justice and community work in 2025, ensuring that our programs align with the passions, energy, and needs of our church community.

Kylan will be leading an in-person brainstorming session on Sunday, February 9 from 12:30-3 pm! RSVP using this link.

Kids in pre-K through 5th grade are invited to join us for GROW:kids this Sunday, February 9 after worship until 2:30 pm(ish). Parents/guardians are also invited to stay for a meeting to express hopes and interests for the future of children's ministry in this next season of Neighborhood Church. Questions? Reach out to Brooke Lawrence at brooke@neighborhoodchurchATL.com.

We worship weekly here at Neighborhood Church at 11 am! We hope to see you for one of our services soon. You can join us in person at 1561 McLendon Ave or online on our livestream page.

Advocacy Day sponsored by Georgia Equality: sign up here

People living with HIV live, work and thrive in every legislative district across our state, but many state lawmakers are unaware of the issues that affect our diverse community. This event will provide a free training on how to educate state legislators at the Capitol on HIV policy. Following the training, we will stand united under the Gold Dome to put our training into action. Attendees will have an opportunity to talk one-on-one with their representative in the House and Senate (don't know who your legislators are? No problem– we'll bring this information to you!). We will educate elected officials on issues like HIV criminalization, HIV education, HIV prevention/care funding, healthcare access, LGBTQ rights, racial justice and reproductive justice.

Following our time in the Capitol, we'll reconvene for lunch, debrief, and a panel discussion on HIV/AIDS policy under the Gold Dome.

Training and a light breakfast and lunch are provided to all attendees.

Date/Time: Thursday, February 6, 2025, 9:00am - 1:00pm

Location: The Freight Depot, BLUE ROOM, 65 M.L.K. Jr Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30303) We will meet for a brief training at 9:00am, then walk across the street to the Capitol to speak with our legislators. After lobbying, we'll reconvene for lunch and a panel discussion on HIV/AIDS at the legislature.

Please hold the time on January 5 and February 2 and plan to join in these church-wide conversations dreaming about what Neighborhood Church chooses to be in the years ahead. These facilitated conversations are designed to help us take concrete steps to organizing ourselves to faithfully serve "this present age" with all of its potential challenges. Each conversation will be different, so we invite you to attend both dates for full participation (but feel free to come to just one or the other if that's all your schedule allows for). Lunch will be provided, so please RSVP for planning purposes!

For questions, contact Rev Andi (andi@neighborhoodchurchatl.com)

Neighborhood Church will host an ERT training on January 25, 2025, for people who want to be prepared to help neighbors who are hit by the next disaster. The training will take place from 8:30 am until 4:00 pm.

Please click here if you want to find out more about how to be ready for the next disaster and for more info on this training.

Help Shape Our Justice & Community Work for 2025!

We invite you to share your voice and insights by completing this brief survey. Your feedback is vital in shaping Neighborhood Church's justice and community efforts for the upcoming year.

This is your opportunity to:

• Reflect on what excites you about our work.

• Share where you see opportunities for growth.

• Help us understand how to best communicate with and engage you.

• Highlight where you feel called to contribute your time and talents.

The survey takes only a few minutes to complete and will directly inform our planning for 2025, ensuring that our programs align with the passions, energy, and needs of our church community. Mark your calendars for our in-person brainstorming session on January 12 from 12:30-3 pm in the Gathering Place. Lunch will be provided.

Thank you for your input—it makes all the difference!

Please hold the time on January 5 and February 2 and plan to join in these church-wide conversations dreaming about what Neighborhood Church chooses to be in the years ahead. These facilitated conversations are designed to help us take concrete steps to organizing ourselves to faithfully serve "this present age" with all of its potential challenges. Each conversation will be different, so we invite you to attend both dates for full participation (but feel free to come to just one or the other if that's all your schedule allows for). Lunch will be provided, so please RSVP for planning purposes!

For questions, contact Rev Andi (andi@neighborhoodchurchatl.com)

We are thrilled to get to celebrate Christmas with you on Tuesday, December 24 at 5 pm! Join us as we remember the story of the birth of Christ and the good news of great JOY that is oh-so-needed in our world right now.

All friends & neighbors are welcome, whether you’ve attended any Neighborhood Church events before or not! All of who you are is welcome here. For real.

Free parking is available in our back parking lot off of Mell Ave, as well as on surrounding side streets. Dress is casual – wear what is comfortable for you!

The holidays are full of joy & excitement – and they can also feel hard and heavy. We set aside a quieter, more reflective time each year around the longest night of the year to come together and worship. If you’re looking for a space to simply be and not have to put on a “happy face” this holiday season, we hope you’ll join us.

The worship service will be located in the Neighborhood Church Sanctuary. Free parking is available in our back lot off of Mell Ave.

Advent is a season of endings and beginnings. As the calendar year comes to a close, a new church year begins. Christ’s birth ushers us into new ways of living and loving; and yet, the world as we know it spins madly on. In many ways, pregnant Mary was surrounded by endings—large and small, personal and political. But Mary proclaimed hope in a God who was and is making all things new. Christ’s birth offered a beautiful new beginning for shepherds and Magi alike—all the while, King Herod tried to bring Christ’s story to an end. When we ourselves navigate seasons filled with endings and beginnings, we need reminders. We need words that can feel like steady ground, like a path for our feet to find as we step forward into the unknown. 

We invite you to journey with us through this season as we find words together for beginning again. No matter what you are facing & no matter what this new day brings, love is our beginning.

Nursery care is available from 10 am-1 pm!

Advent Services: December 1, 8, 15, 22 @ 11 am // In Person and Online

Series info: Words for the Beginning, A Sanctified Art LLC, sanctifiedart.org

Advent is a season of endings and beginnings. As the calendar year comes to a close, a new church year begins. Christ’s birth ushers us into new ways of living and loving; and yet, the world as we know it spins madly on. In many ways, pregnant Mary was surrounded by endings—large and small, personal and political. But Mary proclaimed hope in a God who was and is making all things new. Christ’s birth offered a beautiful new beginning for shepherds and Magi alike—all the while, King Herod tried to bring Christ’s story to an end. When we ourselves navigate seasons filled with endings and beginnings, we need reminders. We need words that can feel like steady ground, like a path for our feet to find as we step forward into the unknown. 

We invite you to journey with us through this season as we find words together for beginning again. No matter what you are facing & no matter what this new day brings, love is our beginning.

Nursery care is available from 10 am-1 pm!

Advent Services: December 1, 8, 15, 22 @ 11 am // In Person and Online

Series info: Words for the Beginning, A Sanctified Art LLC, sanctifiedart.org

No lines, no rehearsals, no RSVP. Simply show up a few minutes early, grab a costume, and hop on in! Both kids and grown ups are welcome to dress up. We can’t wait to sing and celebrate with you!

We'll have our last GROW:kids gathering on Sunday, December 8 from 12:30-2:30 pm. This will be a special celebration where we'll have an Advent Party together! Kids in pre-K through 5th grades are invited to join us. Give us a heads up you'll be attending here. 

Advent is a season of endings and beginnings. As the calendar year comes to a close, a new church year begins. Christ’s birth ushers us into new ways of living and loving; and yet, the world as we know it spins madly on. In many ways, pregnant Mary was surrounded by endings—large and small, personal and political. But Mary proclaimed hope in a God who was and is making all things new. Christ’s birth offered a beautiful new beginning for shepherds and Magi alike—all the while, King Herod tried to bring Christ’s story to an end. When we ourselves navigate seasons filled with endings and beginnings, we need reminders. We need words that can feel like steady ground, like a path for our feet to find as we step forward into the unknown. 

We invite you to journey with us through this season as we find words together for beginning again. No matter what you are facing & no matter what this new day brings, love is our beginning.

Nursery care is available from 10 am-1 pm!

Advent Services: December 1, 8, 15, 22 @ 11 am // In Person and Online

Series info: Words for the Beginning, A Sanctified Art LLC, sanctifiedart.org

Join the Atlanta Multifaith Coalition for Palestine for Atlanta’s Gaza Ceasefire Peace Pilgrimage, a family friendly event led by local faith leaders.

The road to justice is still long ahead of us. Knowing this, save the dates for fall pilgrimages, on the first Saturday of the month. Each will be a 2.7 mile loop starting and ending at Old Water Tower Park starting at 9 am. 

Advent is a season of endings and beginnings. As the calendar year comes to a close, a new church year begins. Christ’s birth ushers us into new ways of living and loving; and yet, the world as we know it spins madly on. In many ways, pregnant Mary was surrounded by endings—large and small, personal and political. But Mary proclaimed hope in a God who was and is making all things new. Christ’s birth offered a beautiful new beginning for shepherds and Magi alike—all the while, King Herod tried to bring Christ’s story to an end. When we ourselves navigate seasons filled with endings and beginnings, we need reminders. We need words that can feel like steady ground, like a path for our feet to find as we step forward into the unknown. 

We invite you to journey with us through this season as we find words together for beginning again. No matter what you are facing & no matter what this new day brings, love is our beginning.

Nursery care is available from 10 am-1 pm!

Advent Services: December 1, 8, 15, 22 @ 11 am // In Person and Online

Series info: Words for the Beginning, A Sanctified Art LLC, sanctifiedart.org

Help decorate for Advent!

Neighbors - join the crew after worship this Sunday (11/24) that will prepare our worship space for a change of season! We'll get out the Advent/Christmas decor and help transform our space for the next seasons - with enough hands, our work should take an hour or so. If you have questions, or want to share that you are coming - email Rev. Andi at andi@neighborhoodchurchatl.com - or just show up!

Our November sermon series is Generous: Sharing Stories of Abundance, we'll focus on what it means to tell and share stories of gratitude, giving, and abundance – and the stories of restoration that are woven throughout.

Sundays at 11 am, in person and online!

Calling all Atlanta youth! We invite you to embrace your rights and celebrate your power at our #YouthBelongATL event. Join us for an afternoon filled with fun, delicious food, and dancing, while connecting with friends and community. Come celebrate, connect, and find your place in the community. You belong here. 

Date: Saturday, November 23, 2024   

Time: 2 PM - 5 PM   

Location: Neighborhood Church Atlanta (1561 McLendon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307) 

Our Friendsgiving Event is coming up this Sunday, November 17 at 6 pm! This is a community-wide event and we'd love for you to be in attendance.

This event has two components - delicious food, and also stories told by you! We'd love to invite you to tell a story, roughly 3-5 minutes long, focused on a theme of "abundance" - take that however you'd like! But: please come even if you don't want to tell a story! And while we call it a "Story Slam" it won't be competitive or aggressive - the idea is to share good food and good stories together in community.

Bring a dish to share, if you can –– let us know what you're bringing so we can fill in the rest. Neighborhood will provide main meats and drinks, so focus on salads, sides, desserts, etc. for your contribution!

At Neighborhood Church, we want every child to feel loved by God and supported by community. Our children’s ministry provides a space where kids can grow in faith, make friends, and experience God's love through fun and meaningful activities.

GROW:kids is a "right after worship" timeframe (roughly 12:30pm to 2:30pm). We will have lunch, learn more about the Bible through stories, drama, and activities like games and crafts. Each month we will have a different engaging theme - and our hope is that GROW:kids is a safe and fun place for kids roughly in Pre-K through 5th grade.

Come hang out with us from 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM on November 10. We'd love to see your family there! Give us a heads up you’ll be attending here.

Your voice is your vote, neighbors! Get out and vote. To check your polling location, visit mvp.sos.ga.gov.

If you run into issues on election day, please call the Election Protection Hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE. Do not leave the polling place. Call while you’re on site so a volunteer can help you.

Remember: if you are IN LINE by 7 pm, you are legally required to be allowed to stay in line to vote, regardless of how long it actually takes to get through the polling process.

Bring a friend or neighbor with you and get out to vote!!!

Method in the Madness (Understanding United Methodist Theology)

A GROW:pop up experience! This group is a stand alone, one-time opportunity to explore a particular aspect of faith, and particularly a liberationist, queer-affirming, United Methodist expression of faith. Want to know how we make all that work? Join in the conversation.

Each Pop-Up will be at 12:30pm after worship on a Sunday. For more info, contact Rev. Andi (andi@neighborhoodchurchatl.com)

Join the Atlanta Multifaith Coalition for Palestine for Atlanta’s Gaza Ceasefire Peace Pilgrimage, a family friendly event led by local faith leaders.

The road to justice is still long ahead of us. Knowing this, save the dates for fall pilgrimages, on the first Saturday of the month. Each will be a 2.7 mile loop starting and ending at Old Water Tower Park starting at 9 am. 

CompassionCon 2024 will be a Fall event centering on the viral nature of compassion when our communities prioritize our common humanity and interdependence. This interactive festival-like conference will uplift the positive impact compassion has on our social and community contexts of health. CompassionCon will develop awareness, education, and action around compassion for self, others, and systems. The goal is to help people realize that we must care for each other and build communities around a culture of care that supports everyone’s well-being. CompassionCon is an opportunity to celebrate our interconnectedness while we build healthier communities together. The festival will include music and art, wellness activities, food trucks, mobile health care units with blood pressure testing, HIV testing, etc.

Learn more: https://compassioncon.org

Queering Theology (An Introduction to Queer Christian understandings of God)

A GROW:pop up experience! This group is a stand alone, one-time opportunity to explore a particular aspect of faith, and particularly a liberationist, queer-affirming, United Methodist expression of faith. Want to know how we make all that work? Join in the conversation.

Each Pop-Up will be at 12:30pm after worship on a Sunday. For more info, contact Rev. Andi (andi@neighborhoodchurchatl.com)