FAQ

Sunday Assembly communities are probably most well-known for their Sunday Assembly events, which often have live music, a program with a speaker and MC, and social time with food. The structure takes after what works from church and religious services and applies them in a secular way for inspiration and connection.

Sunday Assembly Atlanta changes our Sunday Assembly offering month-to-month. Often it's live music and a potluck, and other times it's dancing, or board games! 

It's always the third Sunday of the month in the evening at First Existentialist Congregation's building:

470 Candler Park Dr
Atlanta, GA 30307

You can see our past assemblies on this playlist on our YouTube channel.

Our Meetup calendar is the most reliable way to know the details of the next assembly.

Families and children are an essential part of a vibrant community. We don't have specific kids programming, but many of our events welcome kids depending on their age.

We enthusiastically encourage the next generation to join our events and learn the valuable lessons of Living Better, Helping Often, and Wondering More.

Just as important as the monthly assemblies are the small group events that happen throughout each month. These activities change through the years as our community wants or focuses on different things. Frequent events include volunteering and service projects, book clubs and discussion groups, and social outings or hiking.

The joy of intentional community is that whatever our folks want to do can start happening! If you have a passion and want to invite others to join you, you can. Just get in contact with us.

As usual, our Meetup calendar shows all our activities.

Information on Sunday Assembly more broadly, including some history, can be found over here.

Sunday Assembly Atlanta had its first assembly in December 2013. In summer 2015, we hosted the yearly international conference. Through the years, the people who organize, volunteer, and attend change, but our values, positive attitude, and warm hugs stay the same.

Nope! For centuries, religious churches were one of the best ways to find community and support. A constantly growing population of people who do not identify with any religion decided to take charge and make a place for communities of our own. Everyone is welcome to Sunday Assembly, but there’s a special emphasis on life without religion.

The phrase “atheist church” was something Sunday Assembly used when starting out. It seemed like a good shorthand phrase to explain what it is (and definitely helped us get press attention which has been vital in getting Sunday Assembly off the ground). We focus not on atheism but instead on celebrating life, however.

Nope! The Sunday Assembly charter states that we don’t do supernatural, but we won’t tell you you’re wrong if you do. One of the unique things about Sunday Assembly is that it is radically inclusive – allowing us to celebrate life together, regardless of those beliefs.

Many, many of our members do not describe themselves as atheists, preferring other identifiers. Sunday Assembly Atlanta is explicitly secular humanist. Our posture is one of "post-theism", imagining what community would look like if supernatural beliefs weren't a factor.

The Sunday Assembly is a godless or secular congregation. That means we don’t discuss God or the supernatural at our services. We openly and eagerly welcome anyone interested in joining our community, regardless of faith (and many other identities/traits in our code of conduct). Unlike Unitarian Universalism, we are not rooted in the Christian faith, and we do not draw heavily from religious tradition.