Atlanta is the home of the Braves, the Falcons, Stone Mountain, Six Flags, the Georgia Aquarium and also the home of new, upgraded and remodeled homes, apartments and condos.  Atlanta, inside I-285, is also the home of new people - a diversity of people.  The sad news is in Atlanta over 525,000 people have no religious affiliation, over 610,000 people are not church members and over 760,000 people do not attend any form of worship or Bible study during a given week!

Urban Atlanta Church Planting (UACP) is a cooperative effort of Atlanta Association of Southern Baptists and Atlanta Metro Baptist Association to intentionally plant healthy, reproducing congregations inside Atlanta's perimeter (ITP) that produce community transformation by:

  • Praying for lost and unchurched people on a daily basis
  • Engaging unreached people in small groups
  • Sowing - sharing the good news and the truth of scripture in every way possible
  • Harvesting - developing contextual evangelistic strategies, conducting intentionally evangelistic events, following up and assimilating new believers into Bible study and worship and developing reproducing Jesus followers.

Visit www.urbanatlantachurchplanting.com or www.uacp.net for more information.


How Can You Become Involved?

  1. Select a church plant or potential church plant are and pray daily for that plant or soon-to-be plant.
  2. On your trips to Atlanta, spend a half day prayerwalking a church plant neightborhood or prospective church plant neighborhood.
  3. Send a team to assist a church planter with a project.
  4. Send a team during June or July to help conduct evangelistic events - block parties, sports clinics, Backyard Bible Clubs, etc.

Some examples of Kingdom Connection Projects are:

  • Neighborhood events (art fairs, neighborhood festivals, block parties)
  • Camps for kids (Backyard Bible Clubs, art, music or drama, tutoring, sports)
  • Breakfast On the Go (coffee and donuts to neighbors on their way to work)
  • Scripture distribution at July 4 fireworks displays
  • Collecting food in the community for food banks
  • Car care for single moms (change oil, check fluids and tire pressure, etc.)
  • Construction projects (church facility fix-up, neighborhood dog parks, etc.)
  • Garden projects for lower income residents
  • Community beautification (painting, planting, mulching, trash pickup, etc.)

Go to www.uacp.net for additional church planter information.

For more information, contact Pat Brinsfield or Debbie McDowell in the Missions Mobilization Group by calling 803-227-6181 or 803-227-6177 or e-mailing patbrinsfield@scbaptist.org.