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It’s Friday in Atlanta, and you’re sick of dinner and a movie. Take a walk down Edgewood and you’ll see a sign for “Sister Louisa’s Church of the Living Room and Ping Pong Emporium.”
Known to savvy, ATL locals as “Church”, this bar is known for its quirky features like church organ karaoke.
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“Church” was spontaneously founded in 2010 by a former divinity student named Grant Henry. (His alter ego is “Sister Louisa”, a fallen nun turned folk artist)
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CHURCH (It’s a Trucker Hat!) pic.twitter.com/xjfsIEBgDt -
The New York Times describes Church as a place that, “..plays with, and spoofs, church culture. Karaoke is
performed in choir robes, and walls are decorated with faux-religious pop art.” -
Jesus was a hippie
hanging out with the people at the Chapel Bar at CHURCH. pic.twitter.com/ifgdmwMywi -
His bar became so successful, it’s open on almost every holiday. So if you have been searching for a hiding place during Christmas/Thanksgiving/50th birthday parties, now you know about Church.
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I mean, if it’s good enough for Jessica Alba, it should be good enough for you.
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JAH:
Jessica Alba Henry at CHURCH pic.twitter.com/iiBypzLpch -
Artwork, religion, and booze, y’all.
No,this is not the service entry way. -
Have a hankering for harmonicas?
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How about doing a little this?
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And listening to this? …….It will sound a little better after you’ve had a few
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Don’t let the title fool you. There is next to nothing holy about this place
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Earliest I’ve ever been to church on a Sunday #brodown @ Sister Louisa’s Church of the Living Room and… http://instagram.com/p/jV00tgKLLz/
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Not your cup of tea? Well, have a nice day, they aren’t changing for anyone.
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So if you find Sunday services lackluster, try Jesus with a side of whiskey!
