Armenian Church of Atlanta

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.
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