About the Church

The Armenian church of Atlanta belongs to the orthodox family of churches, known as the oriental orthodox, or lesser orthodox churches because they are the smallest and the easternmost group of the orthodox family.

The origin of the Armenian Church dates back to the apostolic age. The apostles Thaddeus and Bartholomew established the church in Armenia during the second half of the first century. The Armenian church of Atlanta is a mission parish of the eastern diocese of the Armenian church of America under the jurisdiction of the mother see, the holy see of Etchmiadzin, Armenia.