(A few of us at the Ga Diner one night -- photo by Eric.)
Who/what are you?
We are a Christian organic/simple/buzzword/housechurch community comprised of folks from around northeast Atlanta. We gather on Sunday evenings and anyone is welcome. Our creed is to love God and each other via a radical shared life. We are after the fullness of the heart of God and to live out the power of the New Testament Church here and now.
What are your beliefs?
All truth cannot be summed up in a doctrinal statement, but in the Person of Jesus Christ, who is Himself the Word of God, born of God and one with God. Salvation comes through repentant belief in Jesus Christ, the one given a name above all names.
The truth of Christ is communicated through the Holy Spirit, given in this age to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment while teaching and leading the Church into all truth.
The Church is the resting place of Christ and the Holy Spirit, His temple and house, and the only manifestation and testimony of an eternal Kingdom while here on this earth.
The Bible is the Spirit-inspired testimony of God’s work to beget and inhabit a people, the Church, and is therefore authoritative and useful to mature every disciple into the spiritual fullness of Christ.
What are your practices?
As with any group, what differentiates us is not just what we believe, but how that expresses itself in practice. We believe in practicing the following:
1. A righteous life born not of our own work but the power of the Holy Spirit and the grace given to empower the disciple to live as Christ lived, which was in constant obedience to the Father.
2. Open meetings of worship where God is free to speak to His people through His people and every member is free to come and contribute something born of the gift of the Spirit that edifies the Body.
3. A shared life where we express the truth of our new family, the Church, and give that relationship priority in times of deep fellowship.
4. Spreading the Kingdom of God to our surrounding community and the world that includes, but not limited to: evangelism, social justice, and meeting physical and emotional needs of the poor, the orphan, and the widow.
How can I come?
If you’d like to learn more or visit (we hope you do), send us an email at contact@gwinnetthousechurch.com.
The schedule for our weekly meeting is this: arrive between 3-5pm for fellowship. At 5pm, we share a picnic style dinner in the living room while updating each other on our community plans for the week. The "official" meeting goes from 5:30-7:30pm and we often hang out for a while afterwards.
Our regular weekly meeting is held in Lawrenceville, GA, right off Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road between 85 and 316. It's about a 30 minute drive northeast of downtown Atlanta, near the pin on this map:
