Bethesda Cathedral of the Apostolic Faith
Bethesda Cathedral of the Apostolic Faith is a Pentecostal church at 1989 Austin Dr in Decatur, GA 30032-5120. It is one of 240 churches in Decatur, and one of 3 Pentecostal congregations in the city.
Mission Statement – To clearly communicate the person and work of Jesus Christ and make disciples of all nations.
Bethesda Cathedral, also known as the House of Mercy, is a growing and loving church located in the heart of Decatur, Georgia.
Serving since 1984 · Ramp access
1989 Austin Dr, Decatur, GA, 30032-5120Service times
- Sunday 8:45am · School
Phone: +14042893751 · Website: https://bethesdacathedral.org/our-history/
Bethesda Cathedral of the Apostolic Faith is part of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family of churches in The American Church Story. 602 congregations of the Pentecostal (Trinitarian) family gather across Georgia — 17,437 across the United States on The Church Map.
Pentecostalism began in a Los Angeles livery stable with Black and white believers worshiping together while segregation was the law, and it has become the fastest-growing Christian movement in history. Its recovery of the Spirit's gifts, and the songs it has written, have crossed into nearly every other tradition on this map.
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Latest from Bethesda Cathedral's YouTube channel: Sunday Morning Live | August 2, 2026 | Pastor Stewart Reese III (all videos).
The community around Bethesda Cathedral of the Apostolic Faith
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about a third of the people here live below the poverty line. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.
- Social Isolation: 40.5%
- Poverty Rate: 35.2% (16.6–53.7%)
- Food Insecurity: 29.0%
- Diabetes: 21.0%
- Obesity: 40.2%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.1%
- Housing Insecurity: 23.2%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.3%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.5%
- Transportation Barriers: 15.0%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.0%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 13.3% (8.6–18.1%)
- Unemployment: 7.3% (2.4–12.3%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Churches near Bethesda Cathedral of the Apostolic Faith
- The Way Christian Ministries — 0.3 mi away
- Christ The Lord Church Of Atlanta — 0.4 mi away
- First Rephidim Missionary Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Hillcrest Church of Christ — 0.7 mi away
- The Covenant Cathedral — 0.8 mi away
- Glencoe Church — 0.9 mi away
- First Comfort Missionary Baptist Church — 1 mi away
- Glen Haven United Methodist Church — 1 mi away
- Hills of Help Outreach Ministries — 1 mi away
- Columbia Drive United Methodist Church — 1 mi away
More Pentecostal churches nearby
- Tabernacle Church — 1.1 mi away
- Faith Tabernacle East — 1.5 mi away
- New Life Christian Church International — 1.6 mi away
- Cross Assembly Of God — 1.8 mi away
- Covington Dr COGOP — 2.2 mi away