Young Adults

Decatur First UMC is walking distance from the Decatur Square, two miles from Oakhurst, three miles from Emory/Druid Hills, and seven miles from Georgia State/Atlanta. If you're in the area, in your 20s - 30s, and looking for community, we invite you to be a part of our vibrant young adult ministry. Whatever your background, we are a community seeking to deepen our faith and our relationships with one another and the world around us.

Decatur First has ten adult groups, two of which are for young adults. This page is about the Kehillah group. For info on Agape, follow this link.

What Does Kehillah Do?

Kehillah is Hebrew for "community." Put simply, we learn, serve, fellowship, and worship together.


Learn: We get together each week to learn about God, faith, and what it means to be a Christian in today's world. Join us Sunday mornings around 9:45 (Directions).	Serve: Lend a helping hand in our organic garden, which provides food for those in need in our community. We also help with Decatur Cooperative Ministry and Hagar's House.

Fellowship: In the spring and summer we field a co-ed softball team with Decatur Parks & Rec. Throughout the year we organize various social events such as Trivia nights, cookouts/dinner parties, Braves games, and book discussions.	Worship: After our morning class, we worship together at either the Traditional or Casual 11:00 services.

What's Going On Right Now?

Scroll through the Google Calendar below to browse our upcoming events. Click on any event to view more detailed information. A few points of note:

Class: Kehillah will be joining Agape on Sunday mornings from May 16 through July. Agape meets in the Education Building, room 314.
Events: Kehillah's co-ed softball season runs from early May to early August, with games once a week on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Garden: Our second annual community garden project is underway. Sign up with the Google Group below to get info about workdays.

How Do I Get Involved?

The best way to get involved in the Kehillah group is to come to our 9:45 class on Sunday mornings. The beginning of class is laid back -- we get to know any visitors and catch up on how everyone's doing. Coffee is usually involved. Then we get into the lesson for the day, which is discussion style. However, first-time guests are welcome at all of our events; join us in whatever setting you would find most comfortable.

If you'd like to know more about us before dropping in, check out the following webpages:

To receive group emails, join our Google Group (email listserve)
To connect with new friends, visit our Facebook Group.
To read more about Sunday lessons, check out our Blog.
To browse a larger calendar, view our Google Calendar.

Where is Kehilla?

On Sunday mornings you can find us at 300 Ponce De Leon Avenue in room G-6. The room can be hard to spot, so here are more details:

Park in the main lot to the right of "DeKalb Medical" below
Enter where the "A" marker is below, which is a covered door on the side of the church
Walk in the door a few feet and turn right to enter the gym
Once in the gym, our room (G-6) is up the stairs in the back right, literally behind the far basketball goal

For other events, we're in and around Decatur. Depending on the event, we could be at DFUMC working in the garden, at McKoy Park playing/cheering on softball, at Matador's in Oakhurst or Thinking Man's Tavern for a Trivia Night, or hanging out at someone's house for a cookout or book discussion.

Still not enough info? Contact Laura Perry or Cameron Jones.