The love of Jesus is at the center of everything.
Unfortunately, over the centuries, the religion of Jesus got wrapped up in various empires. It started emphasizing uniformity, power, violence, and eternal punishment in the afterlife. It endorsed colonialism, slavery, and more.
But alongside that “Christendom” religion, there has always been an alternate tradition kept alive among the poor and people at the margins. It emphasized freedom, reconciliation, solidarity with the oppressed, and new creation. Our church is a place where you can rediscover this way of Jesus.
We emphasize:
The Church at Ponce & Highland is a multiracial, pro-LGBTQ, member-led, economically diverse church in intown Atlanta. We are dedicated to following the way of Jesus through radical inclusivity, thoughtful spirituality, and caring community.
We are poor, rich, black, brown, white, young, old, families, empty nesters, young couples, singles, straight, gay, trans, outgoing, shy, tattooed, old-fashioned, cutting edge, pierced, normal, weird, believers, doubters, lifelong Christians and brand new to church.
We are united by a sincere desire to pattern ourselves after the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. We don’t pretend to have all the answers, or have our lives completely together. We are committed to bringing grace, compassion, kindness and justice into the world, one small act at a time.
A small, growing community, we hold an informal, traditional worship service at 11a Sundays in our beautiful, historic building, and via livestream.
Today, we are a growing church, open to all, that combines a century of history with cutting-edge theology.
Founded in 1914, we have changed and evolved through the decades.
We were kicked out of the Southern Baptist Convention in 2010 after calling Rev. Mimi Walker as pastor. In 2015, we changed our name from Druid Hills Baptist Church to The Church at Ponce & Highland. We are member-led in the baptist (congregational) tradition. 
We have chosen to affiliate with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the Alliance of Baptists, networks that share our values, to support common endeavors.
Some people are surprised that we are Baptist, because we are unequivocally pro-LGBTQ. For us, being baptist means affirming four freedoms: the freedom of each person to respond to Christ’s call, the freedom of each of us to interpret Scripture, the freedom of each church to chart its own course, and freedom of religion for all faiths.
