{"id":161,"date":"2021-07-30T14:52:06","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T18:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/college\/uga\/?page_id=161"},"modified":"2024-04-01T12:48:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T16:48:10","slug":"local-churches","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/college\/uga\/resources\/local-churches\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Churches"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"161\" class=\"elementor elementor-161\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5628f8b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5628f8b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6e5efa\" data-id=\"d6e5efa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e011dec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e011dec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Local Churches<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-212e902 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"212e902\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04e0518\" data-id=\"04e0518\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ffbcc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ffbcc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cru is a great place for you to walk with God and do ministry during your years as a college student in the unique environment on campus, but we don\u2019t take the place of a local church. We encourage everyone to worship and be under the leadership of a local body. Athens has <em>many<\/em>\u00a0great churches that welcome students each Sunday. We have listed a few below, in alphabetical order, which are close to campus or popular with Cru students, but this list is certainly not exhaustive. It\u2019s just offered as a help to get you started.<\/p><p>Click the names below to visit their websites<\/p><h4><a title=\"Athens Church\" href=\"http:\/\/www.athenschurch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Athens Church<\/a><\/h4><p>Behind the Starbucks on Atlanta Highway just outside the loop.<\/p><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbathens.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Calvary Bible Church<\/a><\/h4><p>285 Tallassee Rd, Athens, GA 30605<\/p><h4><a title=\"Classic City Community Church\" href=\"https:\/\/www.classiccity.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Classic City Church<\/a><\/h4><p>Meets at 595 Prince Avenue, a 5 minute drive from campus.<\/p><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clevelandroadbaptist.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cleveland\u00a0Road Baptist Church<\/a><\/h4><p>In Bogart, just west of Athens.<\/p><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodshepherdathens.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church<\/a><\/h4><p>Meets in Normaltown.<\/p><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livinghopeathens.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Living Hope Church<\/a><\/h4><p>Located on Lexington Road east of the B&amp;B Theater. Convenient for those in East Athens.<\/p><h4><a title=\"North Avenue Church\" href=\"https:\/\/nacathens.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">North Avenue Church<\/a><\/h4><p>Meets inside Central Baptist Church on 720 Danielsville Rd at 3:30pm.<\/p><h4><a title=\"Prince Avenue Baptist Church\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pabc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prince Avenue Baptist Church<\/a><\/h4><p>On Monroe Highway outside Loop 10.<\/p><h4><a title=\"Redeemer Pres Church\" href=\"https:\/\/www.redeemerathens.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Redeemer Presbyterian Church<\/a><\/h4><p>Located on Pulaski across from Chase Bank, within walking distance from campus.<\/p><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.watkinsville.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watkinsville First Baptist Church<\/a><\/h4><p>In Watkinsville, south of Athens<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local Churches Cru is a great place for you to walk with God and do ministry during your years as a college student in the unique environment on campus, but we don\u2019t take the place of a local church. 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