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Buckhead Church
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Buckhead (North-South, Northeast-South, East-West, Proctor Creek)
- Hours:
Mon-Thu. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Fri. 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Sun. 9:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
18 reviews for Buckhead Church
Buckhead Church is my home church, and we drive all the way from Mableton! The kids programming is just phenomenal and we've grown relationships with friends here that will last a lifetime.
Andy Stanley is one of the best communicators in the country, so it's a huge blessing to have him speak to us, and the music is off the chain...
I might be one of the few to give a bad review for this place, let alone a church!
My boyfriend, son, and I went here last Sunday, we were driving from Stone Mountain, and it was our first time so we were late. So late we got there as service was ending. Which was actually ok for me, I like to scope out big places like that first.
So we walk through the church, once we found the entrance, and no one greets us, nothing is clearly labeled, not sure where the sanctuary is or anything. On our way roaming through this church we find someone with the church logo on their shirt rushing by us. So I had to jump out and say excuse me to get her attention to ask her where the sanctuary was. It was right around the corner but we were instructed church was ending.
Cool, so we decided to try to find the children's area so the next time we come we know where to go. So we wonder around some more, finally finding somewhere where it looks like kids might be. I found another person that had a church logo shirt on, asked her where my kids age group was, she directed me to the floor that had the info for the floor that had his age group????? We go to the floor for the info, again nothing is clearly marked and no one is around to ask, so we say forget it, let's go upstairs t the 4th floor to the kid's area.
So we take the escalator up, and it enters right into the room where my son's age group is. Look around don't see anyone with a church logo shirt, or even a nametag, nothing. So after standing there for 5 minutes staring at these four adults hanging out talking but not acknowledging anyone. I finally ask excuse me, but does anyone work here. She replies Oh yes I do. I reply, well we have been walking all over this church trying to figure out where were supposed to go and what were supposed to do, no one to greet us, and I have had to chase people down to get information.
She continues to explain how things work for his age group, and it was all sounding very good, my son was excited, I was excited for him...
Then the words, "He can sign in just so we know he is here, but you don't have to sign him out he can just leave."
.........Excuse me, He can just leave. So you're telling me my son can tell you he has to use the bathroom and take the elevator to the first floor and walk across the street to Lenox mall because there is no one around in this church! Or someone can take my son out of this building to the parking lot and do whatever he wants to my child, or even to any area in this church since there are so many rooms with no one around!
So not only is this church so relaxed that people are wearing what you would wear to a club, but also pastor, God, and religion are optional it seems, so I will option not to go back!
I had a bad experience as well. Yesterday.
No signs, no directions, no help for newcomers.
My friend was on crutches. We go park. No elevator. We are directed to closer parking.
I get it, it's a big city. Parking is bad. Boo asphalt. But how about a little help figuring out where to go if you've never been?
We finally get inside after trying to figure out the parking situation for freakin forever and this guy's like like "we're full, you'll have to sit here on this bench and watch the service on TV."
I get it. It's a popular church and that's usually a good thing. But then everyone else who came in after us just waltzed straight on in to the sanctuary.
So, this is my experience at this church...sitting on a bench, with a guy on crutches mind you, watching a flat screen TV, a very small flat screen TV. With people walking in front of us every 5 seconds as it was a main walkway.
No one was extra nice. It seemed like one big clique.
Not what I want in a church.
I do really love this church. It has a great atmosphere, and everyone there is super nice. Main thing is Andy Stanley always has a GREAT message and is the best at putting everything in life into perspective. Totally recommend it for the message and experience. I have also attended some other events not on Sunday and they were all perfectly organized, and big FUN.
The only neg. I can say is sometimes the music is just too loud, loud is cool, but sometimes I think it goes too far.
This is a very refreshing, rejuvenating, non-judgemental church. Their approach is very inclusive, as in we are all imperfect and all struggling to do the right thing. Most sundays they convey a very simple message about a bible passage and how we can use it in our lives today. Huge amounts of positive energy, and I know couples with kids that are actually excited to go to this Church on Sunday. Lots and lots of people have enjoyed this church and used it to connect with God and get through some huge challenges in life.
I would say I have really enjoyed 3 out of every 4 services I have attended in the past four years. I think the Church struggles between conveying a message broad enough to attract people and then every once in a while reverting back to a traditional baptist church and using the Bible to strictly guide our everyday lives. I am thinking of one particular service on premarital sex which did not go over exceptionally well with the 65% single buckhead congregation. I would recommend enjoying it for at least a year before taking the second step and joining a small group, because it gets a lot more like a traditional baptist church once you get to the second level.
I am very happy here. I moved to Atlanta from Athens (I think everyone knows that by now) about two months ago. I had visited 7:22 when it was at Northpoint while in college; I went to Athens Church the last couple months in Athens; so naturally, I decided to check out Buckhead Church, since it is the closest location to my current residence.
I love it.
I joined Fusion just a few weeks into attending Buckhead Church and am really glad I did. It is a big church and it is nice to know a few people that attend now. Fusion wasnt all about Christianity. It was more about getting to know people that attend Buckhead church and make it a smaller place so that you dont feel so lost while attending. I def. feel more comfortable "running into people I know" now.
Not your grandmother's church, and totally not for everyone, but it's been for me for the past few years. Buckhead falls into the non-denominational mega-church category, as literally thousands of people descend each Sunday. If you've been to Buckhead, then you've likely passed by this church in office building clothes . . . it's the squat circular building at Tower Place.
I like parking in the open lot (a parking deck fan, I'm not), which means you also pass by the resource center (which is huge and has a pretty nice selection). There are three different services on Sunday, with the 6 PM being my favorite for the thinner crowd and laid back vibe. Oh, and the pastor is usually on a video screen and some of the band members could pass for an American Apparel ad. Like I said, not your grandma's church.
Echo everyone else on this. I mix it up between Buckhead Church and Northpoint up north. It is labeled "church for people who don't like church" and it is true. It's about real life issues, not preachy, much different than anything you've probably been to before. The music/musicians are incredible/real pros, and being a former musician, I am very critical about this.
Before discovering this place, I haven't really been to church for years. Brought up strict Northeast Roman Catholic, church gave me the shivers. Buckhead Church though, is very light, casual, and even fun at times. Go in your jeans and grab your coffee and enjoy. I like Andy although he can get repetitive at times, I preferred Louie Gigilo. Anyway, I always tell people to go check it out, it's well worth it!
It feels sort of weird to be reviewing something somewhat personal like church, but I have to express my mad love for Buckhead Church.
I started going there through their 7:22 service on Tuesday nights for singles. This was a year ago or so back when they met out at North Point. I would hop in my car, drive up to Alpharetta and really truly enjoy myself for a couple hours, then head on back. Then lots of high schoolers started coming, the leaders of 7:22 noticed, and they decided to move it where all the singles are - Atlanta.
They've opened up a location in the heart of Buckhead, right near the DSW, TJ Maxx, Ulta, and Toys R Us on the Lenox Loop. It doesn't look at all like a church so if big chapels and old stained glass intimidate you, you might feel comfortable here.
Like Dad B. says, the services are engaging. No sitting your butt on a pew and listening to a preacher while almost falling asleep here. Nope, they get you involved with music, graphics, and a service that I always find really applicable to my daily life. I usually get my fill by going to the Tuesday night service, but occassionally I go to the Sunday evening service. You'll always find someone there like you, and if you like good music, the band here is actually really talented. I don't feel like this church is as big as it really is, I always see and speak with the same people and they've got lots of small groups you can connect with.
My wife Kristin and I have been regularly attending Buckhead Church for 2 years now and thoroughly enjoy it. Andy Stanley / Jeff Henderson, and the rest of the staff really provide an excellent experience in which to worship. The bands are always spot on, the people are awesome, and we are so fortunate to have met a great group of friends in our "small group". We just had our first child and can't wait for her to experience the highly acclaimed children's programs offered at Buckhead Church. If you are searching for a Church, I highly recommend that you visit Buckhead Church!
I know I may not come off as very churchy or religious but this year I've found myself attending Buckhead church and growing closer to the Lord; major life changes are great catalyst for rediscovering your true beliefs.
Buckhead Church as a real positive and modern feel, complete with Atlanta's beauty crowd. I am making new friends and beginning to see that the light at the end of the tunnel may be a brilliant future and not a 4 second, 260ft dive into the drink.
Growing up in a small Southern Baptist church, I was a little against giving in and going to "one of those mega churches". But after attending a "Married Life Live" event with my husband and some friends at Northpoint, we were hooked and decided to give Buckhead Church (Northpoint's Buckhead counterpart) a try.
Andy Stanley's messages are so applicable to a wide range of people and I always get alot out of the message. The music is great--don't go expecting choir robes and a hymnal but more of a rock concert! These people truly know how to "do worship".
I like Buckhead Church's approach on small groups instead of traditional Sunday School. We have made the best of friends through our small group and meet weekly as well as hang out on weekends.
Buckhead Church has definitely helped revive my spiritual life. It is where my husband and I go to get "fed", but we also still "belong" to our southern Baptist home church in Hapeville where we are starting a contemporary service. The only thing I think BC could work on is being appealing to more of a diverse crowd. Everyone in that place looks like they belong in a GQ or Abercrombie magazine :)
I love this place.
Our kids really love this place.
It is sooo different from every "church" we've been a part of.
Going each week feels like a trip to a great movie. Fun, engaging, thought provoking and always ideas to walk away and discuss.
This is a place designed to be safe and welcoming for anyone.
After attending for three months, Summer 2007, we went through their "group-link" process for single adults or married couples and my wife and I have gotten to know 6 other couples who are about our same age and stage. Outside of church we are all getting to know each other and becoming a community of support in the part of town where we all live.
Over the months, as we've gotten to know the other couples in our group, my wife and I are pretty surprised how flawed and yet committed to growth as a group (and in particular us as a couple) we are together.
My single friends love this place too, but that's a different ball of wax.
Don't be put off by any "Buckhead appearances" you might get from those of us that attend, we're all struggling and this is a safe place where we think about how we can learn to accept God's love and grow spiritually.
If you visit http://www.buckheadchu... you can watch one of the messages. Peace.
P.S. The church is off the Buckhead Loop (across from On The Border). It moved here from Roswell Road in May 2007.
I went to the evening service at Buckhead Church last night, and really enjoyed the music and relaxed atmostphere. I have really been looking for a great church, and I believe I have found it. Andy Stanley has a love for people and Gods will. He also has a sense of humor, which I really like. This is a Church that anyone would enjoy going to. I will definately be there!
Although I could never make this my church home, I do think this is a great church. Of note:
1. The pastor is great. His messages have something for every level. He is unafraid to address controversial topics. He is inclusive without watering down his own belief. Which is a key for me.
2. The "pastor" is always via teleprompter. One of the reasons that I have visited so often is because I thought he would show up eventually. No go.
3. In order to keep with the no pressure theme of the church (I assume) there is no communion or alter call or (horrible horrible horrible) distinct offer of salvation. This was the no way you can join red blinking light for me.
4. I am a minority and although I have visited this church at least 8 times I have only had one experience with any parishioner where I was like hmmmmm? do you have a problem with me?
5. Absolutely mandatory in a church of this size, the church has fusions groups and other ways to create a more personal connection. The church is also very community oriented. I only refrain from participation because I know this is not my church home.
6. Music. I love. It is very 104.7 the fishish. Maybe even a little more "out" than that. You can tell the various leaders really love the Lord. As far as the congregation the level of worship varies but generally the congregation is pretty quiet. Every once in the while I will notice someone joining me with arms raised and singing along loud and off key.
7. CONGRATS to the parking people. They are very efficient with getting people in and out.
That's it. Seven points. The number of completion!
*Bang* Roar, Clash and then silence....as my one of my kids in Waumba Land, which is the younger children's Sunday school, emerges from the destroyed block fort he has created. Its here that you not only play with the kids each but also teach them about jesus and start to really develop a bond with each child. It wasn't until getting involved in buckhead church that I personally felt connected with it.
You don't have to actually Volunteer in the church, there is always Fusion which comes in cycles and meets every other Sunday at 730pm at a persons house. Another great option is getting involved in a small group via group link, the next one is in august.
I personally am not a huge fan of the crazy modern music, I am a bit more traditional in my church music tastes but to each his own. I truly enjoy Andy's Messages and currently hes doing a series live at buckhead church which I highly recommend.
Service times are 9am, 11am and 6pm(now coined the singles service). So come on out and check it out that is if you think you can handle it.
I grew up in a Baptist church, which is definitely more traditional.
Buckhead Church is HUGE, when I walked in it did seem like more of a concert than a church service, but I can definitely see how the more modern service would be appealing to a younger crowd.
I would like to go back to have a more thorough review, since Andy Stanley wasn't there on my visit.
Andy Stanley and the NorthPoint Ministries have done an amazing job with Buckhead Church. Even with this being such a big church, the primary goal of Buckhead is to create community.
There are events and activities for everyone at every stage of life. Kids activities, school-age groups, college events, even that hard to peg group of 'post college age singles' have their own groups and activities.
Whether you are just curious about faith in general or are coming back to your roots and need a new home church, Buckhead can offer what you are looking for. I swore I would never attend or be a part of a mega-church, but at Buckhead you forget your in a 1000+ member church.
