As we search for a new pastor, we will continue to welcome guest preachers each week. Join us to hear the message, music and welcome of Beloved, Sunday nights at 6 pm.

Sunday, August 7th: Rev. Sonya Gravlee is a new Beloved. Originally a Baptist from Birmingham, Sonya moved to Texas. Soon after finishing seminary she was ordained a UCC pastor. For 9 years, she pastored a small cathedral in a West Texas cornfield, in a town of 238 souls, where she was also the campus minister at Angelo State University. She spent some time in a PhD program in Claremont, CA, where she taught at the University of La Verne and served as campus minister. By 2009, Sonya was homesick for her 3 nephews, and moved back to Birmingham. Currently, she serves as Weekend Chaplain at St. Vincent’s East Hospital.

Rev. Robyn Arnold – August 14th
Rev. Arnold is pastor at Grace Episcopal Church in Woodlawn. This church hosts community kitchens, a food pantry, and numerous outreach ministries in the Woodlawn community.

 

Rev. Tommy Morgan – August 21st
Rev. Morgan is a Disciples of Christ minister from Helena. He serves on the Greater Birmingham Ministries board and works with their “Winning Our Wages” campaign.

Hope Hamilton Schumacher – August 28th
Hope was a co-founder of The Birmigham Voice, a newspaper for and by people living in homelessness. She recently graduated from Boston University School of Theology.