About
a deeply-rooted, grace-filled Anglican parish
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A deeply-rooted, grace-filled Anglican parish
In a big city like Atlanta, it’s easy to get lost in the shuffle and grow distant from God and each other. Our hope is that All Souls is a place of welcome and refuge where we form deep roots and experience God’s overflowing grace together. Come join us as we pursue the beauty of Christ, practice his presence, and participate in his restoration of our weary souls and the work of new creation.
Welcome.
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“Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.”
We believe the atoning work of Jesus - his life, death and resurrection - is alone sufficient to save and heal sinners who put their trust in Him.
We confess the historic faith of the undivided church as declared in the three Creeds: the Apostles’, the Nicene, and the Athanasian.
We receive the Canonical Books of the Old and New Testament to be the inspired word of God, containing all things necessary for salvation.
“We have returned to the Apostles and the Fathers of the Church. We have planted no new religion, but only preserved the old that was undoubtedly founded and used by the Apostles of Christ and other holy Fathers of the Primitive Church.”
- J. Jewel, 16th C
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Beauty. Presence. Restoration.
Pursuing Beauty: We seek to know Christ and our union with him. We want the beauty of the gospel to be manifested in our community and relationships.
Practicing Presence: We practice a “slow-down” spirituality, following the church calendar, enjoying weekly communion, and connecting with God in daily prayer. As a parish church, we focus on being present to God at the Table — his “Real Presence” in the Bread and Wine, and being present to one another and our neighbors.
Participating in Restoration: The beauty and presence of Christ leads inexorably to the restoration of our souls and a community of spiritual renewal for the sake of the world, participating in acts of daily restoration and Kingdom formation: “Repent therefore…that your sins may be blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus, whom heaven must receive until the time for restoring all the things about which God spoke.” (Acts 3:19-21)
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To be an Anglican is not to embrace a distinct version of Christianity, but a distinct way of being a "Mere Christian," at the same time catholic and reformed, apostolic and Spirit-filled.
The Anglican Communion is the third largest Christian tradition in the world. The Anglican Church in North America is in communion with the majority of Anglicans around the globe.
All Souls is a member of The Anglican Church in North America and Anglican Diocese of the South.
