Lake Oconee Churches
Lake Oconee Churches
Every church around the lake, in one place.
Sunday service times, addresses and a map for all 33.
Lake Oconee has 33 churches in and around its neighborhoods, in Greene, Putnam and Morgan counties. The largest and most popular are on Highway 44 between Greensboro and Eatonton: Christ Our King and Savior Catholic Church, Lakepoint Community Church, Lake Oconee Church, Lakeside Church and the Lake Oconee campus of First Methodist. They are also the closest large churches to Reynolds Lake Oconee and the Ritz-Carlton. Below are the Sunday service times, address and map location for all 33.
Key facts: Lake Oconee churches
- 33 churches sit in and around the Lake Oconee neighborhoods, in Greene, Putnam and Morgan counties.
- Catholic Mass at Christ Our King and Savior on Highway 44 is Saturday at 5:00 PM and Sunday at 8:00 and 10:00 AM, with a Spanish Mass at 12:30 PM.
- The earliest Sunday services start at 8:00 AM, at Christ Our King and Savior and at Bible Fellowship Church. The latest Sunday worship service is Harvest Baptist‘s at 2:30 PM, and New Hope Baptist also meets Sunday evening at 7:00 PM.
- The lake’s churches include Baptist, Methodist, Global Methodist, African Methodist Episcopal, Catholic, Presbyterian (PCA), Lutheran, Church of Christ, Pentecostal and nondenominational congregations, plus a Jewish congregation, Congregation Chai.
- Liberty United Methodist, on the White Plains side of the lake, dates its founding to 1786.
Map of Churches Around Lake Oconee
Every church on this page has a numbered pin on the map. Tap a pin for its Sunday times and address, or tap an area above the map to show only that part of the lake.
Numbers match the church list below. Map data: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line.
Lake Oconee Church Service Times at a Glance
These are the Sunday service times for every Lake Oconee church that publishes them. Tap a church for its address and the rest of its schedule.
Lake Oconee Churches by Denomination
Methodist6
First Methodist Church Greensboro – Lake Oconee CampusPhiladelphia Methodist ChurchSwords Community ChurchWalker United Methodist ChurchLiberty United Methodist ChurchFork Chapel
Baptist16
Harvest Baptist ChurchLone Oak Baptist ChurchLakeside ChurchMt. Calvary Baptist ChurchJefferson Baptist ChurchHarmony Baptist ChurchJones Grove Baptist ChurchLake Country ChurchNew Bethel Baptist ChurchBuckhead Baptist ChurchMount Zion Missionary Baptist ChurchGrace FellowshipFlat Rock Missionary Baptist ChurchNew Hope Baptist ChurchGreenville Baptist ChurchAntioch Missionary Baptist Church
Nondenominational and multi-denominational5
Lakepoint Community ChurchLake Oconee ChurchLake Oconee Community ChurchBible Fellowship ChurchMountain of Faith Church
Presbyterian1
Lutheran1
Church of Christ1
African Methodist Episcopal (AME)1
Pentecostal1
Going to Church While Visiting Lake Oconee or Staying at the Ritz-Carlton
Closest to Reynolds and the Ritz-Carlton
The larger churches closest to Reynolds Lake Oconee and the Ritz-Carlton Reynolds are on Highway 44 near Lake Oconee Village: Christ Our King and Savior, Lake Oconee Church, Lakeside Church and Lake Oconee Community Church.
On the Richland side, Liberty United Methodist on Liberty Church Road is close to the Ritz-Carlton too, with a 10:00 AM service.
Saturday and online services
Christ Our King and Savior holds a Vigil Mass on Saturday at 5:00 PM.
Lake Oconee Church, Lakeside Church, First Methodist, Lake Oconee Presbyterian, Lake Oconee Lutheran, Lone Oak Baptist and Mount Zion Missionary Baptist all stream their Sunday services online.
Churches on Highway 44 Near the Lake Oconee Commercial District
Most of the lake’s larger congregations are on or just off Lake Oconee Parkway (Highway 44) and Carey Station Road, from Lake Oconee Village to the Putnam County churches along Greensboro Road. These are the closest churches to the Lake Oconee neighborhoods near shopping and dining.
Lake Oconee Church of Christ, Greensboro
On Carey Station Road, across from the Lake Oconee campus of First Methodist.
Sunday worship
11:00 AM
Sunday school or Bible studyBible study 10:00 AM, all ages
AlsoWednesday Bible study 6:30 PM
First Methodist Church Greensboro – Lake Oconee Campus, Greensboro
The Lake Oconee campus of First Methodist Church of Greensboro is on Carey Station Road, across from Lake Oconee Church of Christ.
Sunday worship
9:00 AM traditional; 11:00 AM modern
AlsoThe downtown Greensboro campus at 202 W. Broad St. worships at 11:00 AM
Harvest Baptist Church, Eatonton
On Old Phoenix Road, just south of Highway 44.
Sunday worship
11:00 AM and 2:30 PM
AlsoWednesday 11:00 AM and 7:00 PM
Lakepoint Community Church, Eatonton
Lakepoint meets on Village Lane, just off Highway 44 on the Putnam County side of the lake. It began in 2008 as a mission of Eastridge Community Church in Covington.
Sunday worship
9:00 and 11:00 AM
Lone Oak Baptist Church, Eatonton
On Greensboro Road (Highway 44) in Putnam County. The 11:00 service streams on Facebook.
Sunday worship
11:00 AM
Sunday school or Bible study10:00 AM
Lake Oconee Presbyterian Church, Eatonton
Lake Oconee Presbyterian is on Scott Road, off Highway 44 on the Putnam County side.
Sunday worship
10:30 AM
Sunday school or Bible study9:15 AM, all ages
AlsoServices stream on YouTube
Lake Oconee Lutheran Church, Eatonton
Lake Oconee Lutheran is on Greensboro Road (Highway 44) in Putnam County, near the Lake Oconee Presbyterian and Lakepoint churches.
Sunday worship
10:30 AM
Sunday school or Bible studyBible study 9:00 AM
AlsoBoth stream live on Facebook
Christ Our King and Savior Catholic Church, Greensboro
Lake Oconee’s Catholic parish, part of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, sits on Lake Oconee Parkway (Highway 44). The 5:00 PM Saturday Vigil Mass fulfills the Sunday obligation.
Sunday worship
8:00 and 10:00 AM; 12:30 PM in Spanish
AlsoSaturday Vigil Mass 5:00 PM
Lake Oconee Church, Greensboro
Lake Oconee Church is on Village Park Drive at Lake Oconee Village, off Highway 44.
Sunday worship
9:15 and 10:45 AM
AlsoBoth services stream at live.lakeoconee.church
Lakeside Church, Greensboro
Lakeside Church is on Lake Oconee Parkway (Highway 44) north of Lake Oconee Village. The Southern Baptist Convention lists it as Lakeside Baptist Church.
Sunday worship
9:00 and 10:45 AM
AlsoServices also stream online
Lake Oconee Community Church, Greensboro
Founded in 2000, Lake Oconee Community Church describes itself as multi-denominational and is also home to Congregation Chai, a Jewish congregation. Its Sunday service moves with the season, so the church posts each week’s time and location.
Sunday worship
Time and place are posted each week on the church’s home page
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Greensboro
On Lake Oconee Parkway (Highway 44) north of Lake Oconee Village.
Sunday worship
10:30 AM, 2nd, 3rd and 5th Sundays
Sunday school or Bible study9:30 AM
Churches in Eatonton and Putnam County Near Lake Oconee
These churches sit between the lake and Eatonton, along Harmony Road, New Phoenix and Old Phoenix roads and Highway 16, close to the Lake Oconee neighborhoods in Eatonton and Putnam County.
Jefferson Baptist Church, Eatonton
On Harmony Road near Parks Mill Road, close to the Sugar Creek neighborhoods.
Sunday worship
8:30 and 11:00 AM
Sunday school or Bible studyConnection groups 9:45 AM
AlsoWednesday dinner 5:00 PM, Bible study 6:00 PM
Bible Fellowship Church, Eatonton
Formerly Crooked Creek Church, now on Old Phoenix Road.
Sunday worship
8:00, 9:45 and 11:30 AM
AlsoWednesday 7:00 PM
Harmony Baptist Church, Eatonton
On Harmony Church Road, near Misty Grove and the Sugar Creek area.
Sunday worship
11:00 AM
Sunday school or Bible study10:00 AM
Philadelphia Methodist Church, Eatonton
On New Phoenix Road. The congregation left the United Methodist Church and continues as Philadelphia Methodist Church. A historical marker stands at the church.
Sunday worship
11:00 AM
Sunday school or Bible study10:00 AM
AlsoNo service on a 5th Sunday
Jones Grove Baptist Church, Eatonton
On New Phoenix Road.
Sunday worship
11:00 AM, 2nd and 4th Sundays
Sunday school or Bible study10:00 AM
Churches in Buckhead and Morgan County Near Lake Oconee
Buckhead’s churches line Parks Mill, Reids Ferry, Swords and Buckhead roads, near the Lake Oconee neighborhoods in Buckhead and Morgan County.
Lake Country Church, Buckhead
Lake Country Church, on Reids Ferry Road, was called Lake Oconee Baptist Chapel until 2018.
Sunday worship
11:00 AM
Sunday school or Bible study9:45 AM
AlsoWednesday service 7:00 PM
Swords Community Church, Buckhead
The congregation that worshiped as Swords United Methodist now meets as Swords Community Church, part of the Global Methodist Church. It shares a pastor with Fork Chapel in Greshamville.
Sunday worship
9:00 AM
New Bethel Baptist Church, Buckhead
On Oconee Road in Buckhead, with a church cemetery on the grounds.
Sunday worship
11:00 AM, 2nd and 4th Sundays
Buckhead Baptist Church, Buckhead
On Parks Mill Road in Buckhead. The church’s website also lists an earlier 9:45 AM service.
Sunday worship
11:00 AM
AlsoWednesday 6:20 PM, with AWANA for children
Mountain of Faith Church, Buckhead
A new congregation, started in 2025 in the historic church building on Buckhead Road.
Sunday worship
11:00 AM
AlsoBible study every other Thursday
Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Buckhead
Founded in October 1868, according to the church. Services stream on Facebook.
Sunday worship
11:00 AM
Churches on the Richland Side of Lake Oconee
On the east side of the lake, the churches are country churches along Walker Church, Hutchinson Grove, Liberty Church and Flat Rock Church roads, several of them older than the lake by a century or more. They are the closest churches to the Richland and White Plains neighborhoods.
Walker United Methodist Church, Greensboro
On Walker Church Road, near Heritage Farms and Merritt Meadow.
Sunday worship
10:00 AM
Sunday school or Bible study8:45 AM
AlsoWednesday night fellowship 5:30 PM, dinner 6:00 PM
Liberty United Methodist Church, White Plains
Liberty dates its founding to 1786 and sits on Liberty Church Road in what locals call the Liberty community, on the White Plains side of the lake.
Sunday worship
10:00 AM
Also11:00 AM on Easter and Homecoming; covered-dish lunch the first Sunday of the month
Grace Fellowship, Greensboro
On South Main Street (Highway 44) south of downtown Greensboro.
Sunday worship
10:30 AM
Sunday school or Bible studyFoundations classes 9:00 AM
AlsoWednesday Family Night 6:00 PM
Hutchinson Grove A.M.E. Church, Greensboro
On Hutchinson Grove Road, off Walker Church Road.
Sunday worship
Service times aren’t published online
Flat Rock Missionary Baptist Church, White Plains
On Flat Rock Church Road, near Whispering Pines and Rocky Creek.
Sunday worship
11:00 AM
Sunday school or Bible study10:00 AM
Churches in Northern Greene County and Greshamville
Up the lake, the churches follow Madison Highway (U.S. 278), Antioch Church Road and Farmington Road in Greshamville, near the neighborhoods in northern Greene County.
Freedom Worship Center, Greensboro
On Madison Highway (U.S. 278) west of Greensboro, near the upper end of the lake.
Sunday worship
11:00 AM
New Hope Baptist Church, Greshamville
On Farmington Road in Greshamville, across the road from Fork Chapel.
Sunday worship
11:00 AM
Sunday school or Bible study10:00 AM
AlsoSunday evening 7:00 PM; Wednesday Bible study and prayer 6:30 PM
Fork Chapel, Greshamville
Fork Chapel left the United Methodist Church and joined the Global Methodist Church in January 2024.
Sunday worship
11:00 AM
Sunday school or Bible study10:00 AM, adults
AlsoWednesday Bible study 7:00 PM
Greenville Baptist Church, Greensboro
On Madison Highway (U.S. 278) at Apalachee Road, on the Greene and Morgan county line.
Sunday worship
11:00 AM
Sunday school or Bible study10:00 AM
AlsoWednesday Bible study 7:00 PM
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Greensboro
On Antioch Church Road in northern Greene County.
Sunday worship
11:00 AM, 1st through 4th Sundays
Frequently Asked Questions About Lake Oconee Churches
Is there a Catholic church at Lake Oconee?
Yes. Christ Our King and Savior Catholic Church is at 6341 Lake Oconee Parkway in Greensboro, on Highway 44. Mass is Saturday at 5:00 PM and Sunday at 8:00 and 10:00 AM, with a Spanish Mass at 12:30 PM.
What church is closest to the Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, Lake Oconee?
Liberty United Methodist on Liberty Church Road and the Highway 44 churches near Lake Oconee Village, including Christ Our King and Savior, Lake Oconee Church and Lakeside Church, are the closest.
Are there nondenominational churches near Lake Oconee?
Yes. Lakepoint Community Church and Lake Oconee Church are both just off Highway 44, Bible Fellowship Church is on Old Phoenix Road in Putnam County, and Mountain of Faith Church is in Buckhead. Lake Oconee Community Church is multi-denominational.
Is there a Saturday church service near Lake Oconee?
Christ Our King and Savior Catholic Church has a Saturday Vigil Mass at 5:00 PM.
Is there a synagogue or Jewish congregation at Lake Oconee?
Congregation Chai, a Jewish congregation, is part of Lake Oconee Community Church in Greensboro.
Which Lake Oconee churches stream their services online?
Lake Oconee Church, Lakeside Church, First Methodist, Lake Oconee Presbyterian, Lake Oconee Lutheran, Lone Oak Baptist and Mount Zion Missionary Baptist all stream Sunday services.
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Talk to MargieBrowse Lake Oconee neighborhoodsService times come from each church’s sign, website or Facebook page as of November 2026. Churches change their schedules for holidays and summer, so check with the church before you go. Map data: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line. Last updated November 2026.
