The Church Without Walls
Join us in Candler Park, Pavilion 2, this Sunday at 10:30am Eastern or via Facebook Live.
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 in the spring, summer and fall — and indoors in Decatur during Advent and winter. You can check this Sunday’s service location in our weekly worship bulletin.
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
Matthew 16:24-26
Then Jesus went to work on his disciples. “Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You’re not in the driver’s seat; I am. Don’t run from suffering; embrace it. Follow me and I’ll show you how. Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to finding yourself, your true self. What kind of deal is it to get everything you want but lose yourself? What could you ever trade your soul for?”
Monday night Bible study
Join us at 7pm Eastern each Monday for Bible study via Zoom.
Midweek meditation
Join us at 7pm Eastern each Wednesday via our Facebook Page for an uplifting message to get you through the rest of your week.
Latest sermon
God Help Us
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Sermon: Vicar Alyce Keener | Reading: Romans 12:1-8 Fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. (Verse 27)
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.
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