I partially disagree with the first review. I was a member of Orange Hill, but due to my moving out of the area I can no longer consistently attend. OHBC is a strong Biblically based church. They do not teach from an outside text, but treat the Word of God as infallible and inerrant. They understand the Bible is sufficient for all things. I personally know the pastor and his family and you will not meet a better group of people. The pastor and his wife seek the Lord with all of their hearts and trust in Him alone for guidance. The pastor will deliver a strong, poignant message each week. You will leave with OHBC seeking Christ and thoroughly examining yourself, praying God will use you to advance His glorious kingdom! If you are looking for sound Biblical doctrine and a pastoral team that focuses on Christ and teaching the Bible verse by verse, Orange Hill is the best place to go in the Austell area. read more

People rarely write reviews on churches and I can understand why. Please take this as my opinion only and try out Orange Hill for yourself. Orange Hill has a mostly Caucasin (sp?) congregation which should be taken into account if you are not aware of the differences between white baptist and black baptist churches. The greeters at the church were friendly (as in nice to meet you vs. a welcoming hug or handshake). Since, we went with children, one of the ladies, showed us to the nursery (which was VERY NICE). Once we dropped the children at the nursery, we went back to the service and listened to the praise music which was Christian Rock though heartfelt. The pastor spoke from Rev. (which is generally doom and gloom) but his sermon was not. He spoke passionately though he preached from the bible and another book (I'm not sure what the book was called). Pros: Great nursery and child care facilities, passionate pastor, good Christian rock band Cons: Preaching from a book other than the bible, friendly but not welcoming congregation One thing to note, is that there is a smaller church on the same property (with a mostly African) congregation. This could be a bit confusing if you intended to visit one of the churches and ended up at the other. read more

I have to say that I'm sadly disappointed by my lack of surprise. I once attended Orange Hill Baptist when it was in the "hayday" of its existence. Before the pastor was ousted for being a godly man who had a fault. And before the congregation shunned the intelligent associate pastor who took his place. But those times barely register as having ever existed in the Orange Hill Baptist of today. The greeters were still welcoming and friendly, and the nursery staff were well above par. The music is still the best in the area, and the congregation just as friendly... however. There's a noticeable difference in the size of the congregation. Where it used to be hard to find a parking space in the parking lot NEXT to the church, now there's ample parking at the church and the parking lot next door is gone entirely. So what's changed? Honestly, the love. It's gone... And it breaks my heart to say it, but the message delivered by Rev. Haygood was probably the most self serving echo chambers of crap I've heard in the area... and that's saying something considering the message was about Angels and didn't even broach the topic of what is or isn't a sin. He opened with a joke making fun of a celebrity, which is always a good sign that the pastor has no love for people he doesn't already respect. But he continually referenced people he didn't like throughout the sermon. At the end of the message (which was about Angels, mind you) I learned four types of people that the Reverend didn't like. And no idea if there was anyone he did like. He openly mocked people who thought of Jesus as understanding or forgiving... He actually said out loud that the "tolerant Jesus" did not exist. I laughed to my wife and commented that "if someone ever brought him a woman found guilty of adultery, he would've smote her on the spot... just like it says in the... oh wait." Despite the friendly, although complacent, congregation, this is not a church of God's love. It's a church that will gladly tell you that it's ok to dislike those you already don't like. And if you don't like the same people as Rev. Haygood, then you'll find a very welcome home with the 70-80 people who are still attending Orange Hill Baptist. The ones he named outloud were the Muslims and the Jews... It's as good a place as any to fulfill your church requirement on your "get to heaven" checklist if you're not wanting to be challenged to be a better person. I've attended three services here recently. I didn't like who I was when I last attended Orange Hill... and now, I don't like what it's become. And that breaks my heart more than I can say. read more