The Bible’s Greatest Chapter?
Our weekly Bible study resumes on Monday, September 9th at 7pm Eastern with an examination of Romans 8, often referred to as the one of the scripture’s greatest chapters, and the source of one of Gentle Spirit’s own core scriptures. All are welcome.
You’re in the right place
We’re an independent, affirming and progressive church serving metro Atlanta that is open, positive and inclusive. Our congregation comes from many spiritual backgrounds, but we agree on the following and invite you to come worship with us and experience God’s love in a whole new way.
God loves you unconditionally
God passionately desires a direct relationship with you, just the way you are.
Your relationship with God is paramount
No one, no institution, no thing, should come between you and God.
Your faith is between you and God
God does God’s best work when there are no intermediaries between you and God.
What we believe
God never gives up on you. So long as you have a spark, an ember of faith in your heart, God will do all that’s in God’s power to fan that into a full-blown bonfire. That’s how much God loves you. That’s God’s job.
How we worship
We worship outdoors as the Church Without Walls in Candler Park, throughout the spring, summer and fall. All are welcome.
Our ministries
From our founding we have focused on the needs of LGBTQ+ people and their allies, and that mission has grown to include housing, hunger and other challenges faced by the marginalized.
This week’s message
James 2:14-17
Dear friends, do you think you’ll get anywhere in this if you learn all the right words but never do anything? Does merely talking about faith indicate that a person really has it? For instance, you come upon an old friend dressed in rags and half-starved and say, “Good morning, friend! Be clothed in Christ! Be filled with the Holy Spirit!” and walk off without providing so much as a coat or a cup of soup — where does that get you? Isn’t it obvious that God-talk without God-acts is outrageous nonsense?
Monday night Bible study
Join us at 7:30pm Eastern each Monday for Bible study via Zoom.
Midweek meditation
Join us at 7pm Eastern each Wednesday via our Facebook Group for an uplifting message to get you through the rest of your week.
Sunday worship
More Trouble With Jesus
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Sermon: Rev. Paul M. Turner, Senior Pastor | Reading: Mark 7:24-37 She said, “Of course, Master. But don’t dogs under the table get scraps dropped by the children?” (Verse 28)
Meet our staff
We come from varied backgrounds and faith traditions but agree on one thing: All God’s children deserve to have a personal relationship with God that is supported, not defined, by the church.
Rev. Judy McVey
Associate Pastor
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