Our Story
Whoever you are,
wherever you are on your journey,
welcome home.
Everyone has one
OUR STORY
Welcome to All Saints’!’ We are so glad you’ve found us. Here’s a little bit about what makes us our community distinct. We hope you’ll plan to visit soon and share some of your story with us. We look forward to meeting you!
Progressive & Traditional
Timely preaching, timeless traditions
All Saints’ is a vibrant, progressive Christian community, rooted in the Episcopal tradition. Here you are welcome, wherever you are on your spiritual journey. We foster dialogue and celebrate diversity as a way to better know, love, and serve God and our neighbors.
An Urban Oasis
In the city, for the city
Located at the heart of Atlanta in Midtown, we resonate with the city’s energy and, in its midst, provide a peaceful oasis where the beauty and vitality of worship services, and music nourish the soul. Our community embraces the bond of deep connection as well as the freedom to grow and serve with passion in our own unique ways.
COMMITTED TO COMMUNITY
Striving for justice & peace
We honor All Saints’ abiding commitment to community. Our core ministries working with former refugees, children, people experiencing homelessness, and those struggling with addiction are built on love, dignity, and mutual respect. Today, All Saints’ serves as a steadfast beacon as we strive for justice and peace for all people in Atlanta and across the world.
Video
Here to Stay
This video produced by All Saints’ member Mary Brennan gives thanks for All Saints’ rich history and its resolve to be a church for the city, serving with and among the neighbors God placed before us, during a time when many urban congregations relocated to the suburbs. More videos on the topic of All Saints’ history can be found using the link below.
A brief All Saints’
HISTORY
All Saints’ parish dates from 1901, when Mary Jane Peters donated a small parcel of land at the corner of West Peachtree Street and North Avenue to the Diocese of Georgia to be used for “church purposes.” Two years later, on June 7, 1903, All Saints’ Church was founded as the third Episcopal parish in Atlanta, in what was then the northern outskirts of the city.
Harriett Dozier, one of the few female architects of the time, designed the original wood and stucco chapel. It was built on a corner lot in a residential subdivision called Peters Park, in memory of Mrs. Peters’ husband, Richard, who had developed the land. The original chapel was torn down to make way for a new church building. Architects Thomas H. Morgan and John R. Dillon generously donated their services to design the present church building, which was dedicated on Palm Sunday 1906. The All Saints’ seal, stenciled in gold on the vibrant red walls of the chancel and apse, carries reminders of the day—the cross and the crown symbolizing the feast of All Saints’, a phoenix representing both the resurrection and the city of Atlanta, and crossed palms indicating Palm Sunday.
Over the century since that Palm Sunday, All Saints’ has grown to a parish of around 3,000 members. What was once a suburban parish now can be described as an urban church centered in worship, focused on right relationship with God and one another, and continually transformed through urban and global ministries.
As our city continues to grow and change, our ministries and challenges will, also. However, some aspects of the parish will remain the same—our determination to stay put and offer witness and ministry to our urban neighbors, a heritage of outstanding preaching and music, innovative programs, a climate of openness, and the willingness to take risks.
