Sister Louisa's Church of the Living Room & Ping Pong Emporium

Testify!

Now this is my kind of church going experience!  It was a raining (pouring actually) night in Atlanta and we were up in the air as to what to do - when I was asked if I wanted to go to church...  not being a church type by any stretch of the imagination, I begged off but as I found out, this is not quite what I had expected.

We scored 2 seats at the bar and while waiting for the bartender I had a gander at some of the decorations and artwork that adorn the chapel walls.  I was duly impressed by the actual church lights and assorted church items holding up the available beer list... forgot what you call that thing.

We went with our usual cocktails and watched the show - as others have pointed out, there tends to be a mostly young male crowd here and that seemed to be the case the night we were there.

The artwork is just awesome - probably not everyones cup of tea, but it surely didn't bother me at all.. score a bonus for being located across from an actual functioning church.

The bathrooms were surprisingly clean and the bartenders were very good- so all in all we had a fun time and walked away with stories to tell the friends back home.  

Definitely something different with the holy trinity of Elvis, MLK, and Jesus over the bar!  Toss in a few scattered Pee Wee Herman dolls and the flying nun over the main floor and you have yourself one hell of a revival!

Hallelujah, pass the booze!

Drinking it up at Church?! Lol, we all had to come and experience this place since it's not very often you find a bar decorated with Jesus paintings with crude remarks on them. Oh, definitely not for those who are VERY religious since I think some might take offense to it.

The ladies in our group had enough to drink at this point, but I wasn't done. So, the boys and I decided to grab a few shots to end the night off with. First time trying a "slippery nipple" and my oh my was it delicious. Loved the boys for the recommendation! We went upstairs and found a few stools to sit in and then the music started playing, and I was FINALLY dancing!

Everyone seemed really chill, and quite respectable which was nice. One girl in our group came with her BF, and a random guy approached her and said, "Hey, I know you're with that guy, but I just want to let you know that you're really beautiful." and then walked away after she said thank you. He wasn't rude, nor pushy, nor made her or anyone else feel uncomfortable which is quite a first at places like this so kudos to the guy lol.

They also have the murphy robes that people can wear and take pictures with and act silly with. Like I said, not for those who are very religious as it can be quite offensive lol.

I put up a few pictures on my Instagram and M&M instantly replied stating how she LOVES this place! So, it must be worth checking out.

Quite an interesting experience to say the least lol.

Let me just tell you that this is one place you have to experience. I would not recommend going here for the first time on a busy Friday or Sat night -- we were here  on a lazy Saturday afternoon and were able to casually wander around and see all the wacky art (even in the bathrooms).

Highly recommended. Try the Sangria too!