The Atlanta area caters to followers of almost every conceivable religion, from Baptist to Jewish to Roman Catholic and many more. Explore the listing of historic and famous Atlanta & Buckhead churches to help plan your next religious retreat or Atlanta vacation.

One of the city’s most notable African-American churches and historic establishments, Ebenezer Baptist Church, where three generations of Martin Luther King Jr.’s family preached, can be found in the Historic Sweet Auburn District. Although the church’s congregation has moved across the street into the new Horizon Sanctuary, the original 1886 building still is open for tours. Other prominent African-American churches in the Sweet Auburn area include Big Bethel AME, established in 1847, and Wheat Street Baptist, founded in 1869.

One of the city’s most massive worship centers, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, led by Bishop Eddie L. Long, has gone from holding its services in a 500-seat chapel to a $50 million, 10,000-seat complex to accommodate a membership base that has grown from 300 to 25,000 and counting.

Although well-known for its night life and dining offerings, Buckhead also is a religious hot spot. T Buckhead churches include Peachtree Presbyterian, where the nation’s largest Presbyterian congregation worships; the United States’ largest Episcopal congregation attends The Cathedral of Saint Philip; two of the country’s largest Southern Baptist congregations are housed in Buchead Churches: Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church and Wieuca Road Baptist Church; the Cathedral of Christ the King represents the Catholic archdiocese for North Georgia; and Ahavath Achim boasts the third-largest U.S. Conservative Jewish congregation. Jewish visitors also can look to Midtown for The Temple, which houses the city’s first Jewish congregation, and Greek Orthodox followers can find the Cathedral of the Annunciation off Clairmont Road and Interstate 85.