Big Bethel AME Church, African Methodist Episcopal church on Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, United States

Big Bethel AME Church is a Black church on Sweet Auburn in Atlanta, Georgia, at 220 Auburn Avenue NE. It is the mother church of the AME denomination in north Georgia and the first church of the Atlanta North Georgia Annual Conference's Atlanta North District. Its first pastor was Reverend Joseph Woods.

Founded in 1847 as Union Church in Marthasville, the congregation established the first public school for Black students in Atlanta in 1879. The building thus played a key role in expanding educational access during a restrictive period.

Big Bethel was called "Sweet Auburn's City Hall" for its role as a gathering place on Auburn Avenue. President William Howard Taft spoke here in 1911 and Nelson Mandela in 1990. During the 1960s the Atlanta Negro Voters League met here annually.

The church sits on Auburn Avenue with easy foot access and clear signage in the downtown area. Regular services take place, and information about visiting hours and programs is available on-site.

Each year the congregation performs Heaven Bound, a morality play created by church members in the early 1900s that remains a community tradition. This performance has been passed down through families and remains a distinctive local practice.