Ormewood Church is your gathering place.
Ormewood Church is your playful place.
Ormewood Church is your spiritual place.
Ormewood Church is your outdoor place.
Since 1914, the stone building at the corner of Delaware and Woodland has anchored the geographical center of Ormewood Park, adding its zig-zag mid-century modern fellowship hall in 1950. If you wander the property you’ll see evidence of its connections with our neighbors: the half-buried Boy Scout pole peeking out of the playground lawn, scuffmarks from children climbing the ancient magnolias, and the red amaryllis blooms along the east wall that no one remembers planting.
In 2017 Ormewood Church began their stewardship of this much beloved property. We have endeavored to make a space of connection where all our neighbors can gather, play, pray, and be outdoors. As such, we’ve proudly continued the relationship between the church and our surrounding neighbors.
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Ormewood Church is Your Place.
Ormewood Church Is Your Gathering Place
where we celebrate, learn, and grow together.
From the Maker’s Festival to Halloween hot dogs to voting for our nation’s leaders, we create
and experience community in the parking lot, Fellowship Hall, and Sanctuary of this central
gathering space.
Ormewood Church Is Your Playful Place
where kids giggle on the playground, pups mingle in the Dog Yard, adults toss the cornhole bean bag, and youth kick the ball around. Strollers, chalk, a cold beverage, and our furry friends all find a home across these 2.5 acres.
Ormewood Church Is Your Spiritual Place
where we explore faith with curiosity and spiritual hospitality.
Ormewood Church Is Your Outdoor Place
where we connect with the sun, trees, and fresh air. No "park" in Ormewood Park? No problem.
Ormewood Club
Bringing back a neighborhood tradition
Around the early 1900s, as Ormewood Park was shifting from scattered homes and farms into a unified city neighborhood, neighbors organized a civic club for community connection.* Ormewood Church brought that same civic spirit back with Ormewood Club - a series of free workshops and gatherings that give neighbors a place to connect, learn, and grow. The trolley's long gone, but the impulse to gather and connect is alive and well. We’re happy to do our part to revive this connection to the original neighborhood spirit. (No promises on bringing our trolley back, though.)
Current offerings include:
Click any of the above for details about Ormewood Club and other community events on our activities calendar.
Interested in hosting your own Ormewood Club gathering? Complete the form below and we'll be in touch soon.
*Credit for this historical detail goes to this Archive Atlanta podcast episode - a great listen if you're curious about the neighborhood's history.
Help Us Sustain this Shared Resource
Ormewood Church receives income through rentals and through the support of our church members, but ensuring its continued presence requires more support from the community. If you share our appreciation of Ormewood Church, please consider a contribution, one-time or recurring, to help us support "Your Place" in the heart of Ormewood Park. Recurring gifts help us plan ahead for the strategic maintenance of the property.