PLAN YOUR VISIT
The church is located at
595 Oconee St. in Athens
OUR WELCOME STATEMENT
Oconee Street United Methodist Church welcomes and affirms all persons of every age, race, ethnicity, color, immigration status, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, physical and mental ability, educational level, and economic status, regardless of struggles with addiction, and involvement with the legal system. We support the move to marriage equality and ordination for people of all gender identities and sexual orientations. We welcome all who have known the pain of exclusion and discrimination, and commit to working together to change systems of oppression. We come seeking the healing balm of salvation through Christ Jesus.
Drive
Leave downtown like you are headed to Mama’s Boy, or the eastside Walmart, or the Clarke County Jail. Just after you cross the North Oconee River on Oconee Street, you see the church at the top of the hill on the right. Veer right onto Oconee Street or turn onto Poplar Street at the light.
Walk or bike
The church is less than a mile from downtown Athens and the heart of University of Georgia campus.
Take the bus
The church is on Routes 25 & 27, which runs from UGA and downtown to the Eastside seven days a week.