We are a congregation of seniors to babies, college students to empty nesters. Our worship is defined by our vibrant yet tradional music, our taking of communion each week, and the warm conversation after the service.

We welcome you to come belong to a community where less is more and we seek to be intentional in our actions. We don’t just do activities for the sake of being busy—we want to do things together that add meaning and value to your life and those in our community. We believe being on the journey of faith together with others makes life so much more rich.

First Christian Church Athens was established in in 1876, and we’ve been in the same historic building since 1915. So, when we say we’re here for the long haul, we mean it!

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive Disciples of Christ community committed to serving our neighbors in Athens and living out together the hope of the story of Jesus Christ. We do this through using our building, our funds and our time to serve and love others as Christ first loved us. We value thinking over blind beliefs, bravely talking about real life instead of conformity, and sharing communion with any who want to experience more of God’s grace and love.