Passion City Church

If you're looking for a place to experience joy in the gospel, this is it. Louie Giglio and his staff create an atmosphere of comfort, elegance, home and serenity, while leaving no detail undone. It's a contemporary worship service with the Passion band as the music. Occasional guests supplement their part of the service.

Count on the service to be about an hour and a half, but you won't know it until it's over. Engaging in every way. The parking lot does fill up, but there is additional free parking in a nearby deck. Shuttles will take you to 515 and return you to your car.

515 is more than a church, it's a community of people ready to welcome visitors and regular attendees the same way and share the gospel.

Welcome home. I think my favorite thing about Passion City Church is how there isn't actually a sign... which may seem strange, especially in the south. They refer to the building as "515", which is the number in its address on Garson Drive. This philosophy, or idea that church is not a building but a body of people, is reflected in the way this mega-church does community.

The church uses screens, large speakers & bright lights which may not be what you're used to. Give it a chance though, at the very least you'll be welcomed with generosity, listen to incredible music & hopefully glean from a powerful sermon. And if you leave & decide it's not for you... the advantage to living in the Bible Belt is there are dozens more to try within walking distance.

It's a wild world we live in which we can review churches online... However I am writing this as an act of encouragement to those faithfully giving their life to the spreading of the gospel. Was visiting this church from Miami and felt they were extremely welcoming, and operations including parking ran smoothly which makes a big church feel small. I admire their incorporation of art into their space and culture of their church. One of the current art piece displayed at the church is a huge expression made of lightbulbs which reads "Jesus is Life"! In which they add a lightbulb to with each person who dedicates their life to christ -- the creative idea is both cutting edge creatively and also inspiring as symbolic in welcoming those accepting Christ to live in His light.

I used to be a devout "Passion-Goer" and would spout about how great my church was, for about 2 years! But then little by little, the more I read the Word, the more I noticed my church didn't look like the Word it said it was based off of.

If you read the Bible and then visit Passion City, you will realize that this organization is run more like a government and a business than it is how God intended for the church to be. It is more about how "instagramable" the church is and how many free postings (aka- free advertising) can we get of people checking in here. This church is focused on the 99 and could care less about the 1. Look at the front row and saving seats, and yet, "in church we don't save seats"! Look at the celebrity culture facilitated by the church leadership (the whole front right section of the church, go ask the security team how many people on any given Sunday come in and out of the private entrance- bet you didn't know they had a private entrance; and ask how many people hang out in the green room! Oh, and ask about their VIP volunteer team). Don't even get me started on a worship team that gets paid to lead people to Jesus! That's not a servant heart and it's the exact oppositie of what they ask their volunteers to do. Lead by example, not by dollar signs and perfectly manicured content. This church looks more like a Hollywood movie scene than it does anything God ever designed. READ THE WORD! Read the instruction manual and you will see that this church is more of a cult than most cults are.

Favorite place to go in Atlanta. It feels like home. The preach from the word of God and the music is amazing. Give this place a try if you're searching for a church home in the Atlanta area!

I visited Passion City Church summer 2015, I came to Atlanta on vacation and was looking for a church to attend while in town. Attending PCC, was an amazing and memorable experience. The experience of visiting the campus design, people and worship make for a wonderful experience. The Worship experience can't get any better as far as contemporary Christian music goes. If you coming for the first time I recommend coming early, finding parking can take some time. PCC is a great church to be a part of for those searching for a church to belong to and be excited about attending. Great church, look forward to visiting again next time I'm in Atlanta.

LOVE this church. So powerful. It can be intimidating to enter a big church but PCC does an amazing job of being warm and welcoming. Further, they are very involved in the Atlanta community and offer so many ways to be a part of their awesome outreach programs. This is all in addition to being life-changing. They follow the Bible, 100%. God is working through Passion City and, if you live in Atlanta, you are blessed to have such an incredible opportunity to be a part of it through this church--don't miss out!

Let me start by saying I respect anyone who is striving to preach and teach the word of God and this isn't a ploy to trash them, it's just the truth of our experience. In August we moved to Atlanta after having left for 8 years, we have been looking for a solid church. I knew about Passion City and was excited to check it out at their Cumberland location. From the time we walked in, we felt like we weren't wanted there. When we walked in the door, the greeters said nothing to us, we clearly didn't know where the main sanctuary was and the staff didn't even ask if we needed help. The guy we did ask just pointed in the direction after giving off the vibe that we were bothering him. Quick note, you could take note from Dr. RA Vernon of The Word Church in Cleveland, no other church has the level of hospitality that his does, I promise you. But anyway we walk in and we are getting looks from the parishioners like us common folk can't be in there. Didn't know a church for rich people existed, I thought only Creflo Dollar did that. Then my 18 month old got a little fussy and the lady on staff said we could go to the mothers room. In other words that was our cue to leave but in a "nice" way. So at that point we just went home. I was upset because I saw a church focused on looking nice with the bells and whistles but could care less about people. I could only imagine how y'all would act if a homeless person came in your doors. Every Sunday is a 911, what if I was on the brink of killing myself that day, because you're too busy trying to look big you miss out on the most important part, people. I know Lou Giglio is a great orator and a man of God but i feel like Passion City dropped the ball on this one.

Whenever, I'm visiting my sister in Marietta, we always make the trek to Passion City Church. If you value great worship music, you will not be disappointed. I've seen Chris Tomlin, David Crowder, Laura Story, and Kristian Stanfill. For those of us that only get to visit a couple times a year, it's like going to a Christian concert!
Lou also does a great job with each of his messages. He keeps everything relevant, so you're never sitting there wondering what he's talking about.

Overall, great place to be on a Sunday!

Wow--this church is AWESOME! I grew up going to the Catholic Church on holidays, and now that I'm an adult, I was really looking to find a church of my own. I followed PC on social media/online for a year before attending. Reading Pastor Louie's recent book "The Comeback" was game-changing, and I knew I had to check this place out!! Louie's messages really jive with my spiritual views.... Just walking in this place makes me feel at peace. Love this place!