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Christmas Social | December 19
Join us Thursday, December 19, 8:30 a.m. in the Nave for our weekly worship service followed by our annual Christmas Social at 9:00. Our weekly Thursday service centers around our relationships with our downtown friends and neighbors, many of whom experience life without a fixed address. Members of Advent Birmingham lead musical worship, Advent clergy preach the gospel, and […]
Everyone Needs a Place to Call Home
by John Hoerner from The Alabama Episcopalian, Jan/Feb/Mar 2018 A life-changing event may come in many different forms. For some people, it’s obtaining a house that they can finally afford. Shawnkitta Moore and her three children found their place to call home, thanks to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Birmingham. Nearly forty years ago, Millard […]
Gifts of Grace
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.” James 1:17 As the Lord has given us the gift of his son, Jesus, we have been invited to share the abundance of his grace and goodness […]
We Are All Beggars
by Bethany Rushing A short while ago I took a downtown stroll from my office to get some cake from Edgar’s. I forgot to get a drink and toyed with the idea of hitting up another place farther down the street just to stretch my legs. After a block or so of walking, a man […]