Happy Birthday Buckhead Church!

Today makes 8 years for Buckhead Church...Wow you're getting on up there! I wonder if church years is the same as people years or if they have their own way of aging like dogs and cats do?! Maybe they age in 4's so that their always even, haha. That's my guess.

Here's a little history about how far Buckhead has come in eight short years...

In the Beginning, a group of people in the Buckhead area wanted a relevant church where they could safely bring their friends who did not go to church - a church similar to North Point Community Church in Alpharetta.

"I was willing to drive to Alpharetta to attend NPCC, but I knew my lost friends and neighbors that lived in Buckhead probably wouldn't," commented Keith Eigel, an original member of the Buckhead Church steering committee.

In the spring of 2001, Buckhead Fellowship began meeting every other Sunday night, much like the early days of North Point. Andy Stanley and the leadership team of NPCC encouraged and advised Buckhead Fellowship, and in August of 2001 asked them to become the first satellite campus of North Point Ministries.

Buckhead Fellowship became Buckhead Church (BC). They continued meeting every other Sunday night until they moved into their temporary home -- a renovated grocery store on Roswell Road -- on Easter Sunday of 2003. In the fall of 2004, BC launched the Dare You To Move campaign in order to raise funds to build a permanent facility at Tower Place and Lenox Road in the heart of Buckhead. They moved into their beautiful four-story building in May of 2007.

Currently, Buckhead Church has over 5,000 adults participating in two morning worship services and one evening service. A total of 800 children and students meet in small groups while their parents attend worship. During the week, over 2,600 adults meet around the city in community groups for Bible study, prayer, and fellowship.

Jeff Henderson, campus pastor of Buckhead Church, expresses the vision that he, his staff, and his congregation have for Buckhead Church. "God hasn't blessed Buckhead Church with success. What God has blessed us with is enormous potential to reach the 300,000 unchurched people in this community."

Leading those in the community into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ is what drives everything that is done at Buckhead Church.

Happy Birthday Buckhead. Thanks for providing a home where people can come, learn and worship Jesus freely. A place comfortable enough to bring all your friends and intriguing enough to make them want to come back again and again!

For pictures and awesome stories visit Buckhead's Blog!