Join us from 5:30-7:30 for pizza with Beloved pastoral candidate Jennifer Sanders. We will have time to mingle, as well as a question and answer period with Jennifer at 6 pm. We’ll enjoy pizza from our neighbors at Post Office Pies. Please call or email to let us know if you plan to attend or if you have any food allergies so we’ll order enough for everyone!
Category Archives: Get to know Beloved
Congregational meeting for pastoral vote, Oct. 9th
Almost one year ago, the members of Beloved Community Church entrusted a search committee to select a pastoral candidate for the church’s approval. Since then, we have spent hundreds of hours diligently and prayerfully reviewing in-depth ministerial profiles of fifteen applicants, including candidates from all over the United States, the UCC and other denominations. With great consideration, we narrowed our search to a few.
After interviewing each candidate twice, hearing them preach in person and talking to their references, we recommend Jennifer Sanders as the best candidate to pastor Beloved Community Church.
Continue reading Congregational meeting for pastoral vote, Oct. 9th
September preachers at Beloved, Sunday nights at 6
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.
Rev. Kelley Hudlow – Labor Day weekend (September 4th)
Rev. Hudlow is Deacon and Director of Community Relations for our neighboring Episcopal congregation/coffee shop, The Abbey.
Kelley will preach a special Labor Day message.
September 11th – Rev. Sally Harris
Beloved Sally will preach on Grandparents’ Day. Sally is an ordained UCC pastor currently serving as interim for a Lutheran church. All grandparents and grandchildren are especially invited.
September 18th – Rev. Gary Myers
A UCC pastor in Athens, Rev. Myers will help us observe the Baptism of our newest Beloved member, Christopher Wadsworth.
September 25th – Rev. Dollie Howell Pankey
Rev. Dollie Howell Pankey is the pastor of Saint James CME Church in Cordova. An educator at heart, she has worked as a teacher, chaplain, minister of music, and workshop facilitator. She also shares her musical gifts and graces as singer/songwriter.
Phoenix Rising spoken word fundraiser September 15th, 2016
Sister City Connection – Phoenix Rising spoken word benefit
Thursday, September 15th, 6:30-8:30 pm
September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Sister City Connection is hosting a spoken word event for the benefit of CanSurvive Birmingham GYN Cancer Support Group and the Bust a Move Local team for the Susan G. Komen 3-Day, 60 Mile Walk to end breast cancer in Atlanta, Oct. 7-9. Join us for an inspiring evening featuring poignant stories of SURVIVAL, TRANSFORMATION and RENEWAL.
Featuring poetry from:
Eulogy for David Earl Camon, 1951-2016
David Camon
Loved his music.
He loved his family.
He loved his church.
Above all,
He loved his God.
He loved with a fierce love,
A protective love,
An obedient love.
August preachers at Beloved: Sunday nights at 6 pm
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.
5th Sunday Potluck June 31st – after our evening service
Join us Sunday, June 31st after our 6 pm service for our 5th Sunday potluck! We will grill hotdogs and hamburgers. Bring the sides or fixings of your choice and we’ll have all the rest.
July preachers at Beloved, Sunday nights at 6 pm
As we continue our search for a new pastor, Beloved will welcome guest preachers each week from a variety of different traditions. Come join us and be a part of our diverse, open community!
July 3rd at 6 pm: Rev Sally Allocca, Pastor at East Lake UMC. Rev. Allocca is the founder and director of Promoting Empowerment and Enrichment Resources (P.E.E.R.) in East Lake, working to transform her community through the church and through East Lake Farmer’s Market, Community Kitchen and Mobile Market. Rev. Allocca was named a White House Champion for Change in 2012.
July 10th at 6 pm: Rev. Dr. Richard Stryker, pastor of River of Living Water UMC in Jasper. In 1992, he co-founded a multiethnic congregation in Memphis. He has served for many years of ministry in North Alabama through the UMC conference. Having lived through part of Liberia’s civil war, Rev. Stryker has the passion of a social activist and a prophetic call to reach all people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
July 17th at 6 pm: Rev. Sarah Shelton, Pastor of Baptist Church of the Covenant on University Blvd. A Birmingham native and longtime pastor at Baptist Church of the Covenant and, earlier, Brookwood Baptist Church. Sarah’s congregation has partnered with Beloved on the Family Promise ministry for homeless families, as well as our recent prayer vigil for Orlando, and, in previous years, on hosting the Cuba Caravan.
July 24th at 6 pm: Rev. Moneka A. Thompson was born in Montgomery, received her BS in Criminal Justice from Alabama State University, her MS in Justice and Public Safety from Auburn University at Montgomery, and her Master of Divinity from Hood Theological Seminary, in Salisbury, NC. She is an Ordained Elder in the AME Zion denomination and has also served as an AME Zion pastor. Moneka is the Staff Chaplain for The Kirklin Clinic.
July 31st at 6 pm: Rev. Dr. Cecelia Walker is an associate pastor at Trinity Baptist Church in Birmingham. Walker serves as director of pastoral care and director of clinical pastoral education for Baptist Health Systems. A Birmingham native, she earned a bachelor’s from Birmingham-Southern College, a Master of Divinity from Beeson, and a doctorate from the Interdenominational Theological Center Morehouse School of Religion.
Join us also on Wednesday nights at 7 for our weekly Bible study. At Beloved, you are always welcome to come as you are, be who you are, and help us grow into the community of people we were created to be!
Central Alabama Pride Parade Saturday, June 11th, 8 pm
Join us to march in the Central Alabama Pride parade Saturday, June 11th, and let our neighbors know that Beloved is a place for all people!
Lineup and registration at 7 pm on 7th Ave. S (corner of 30th St. S). Parade starts at 8:30.
We will be walking on foot, carrying Beloved’s banner and handing out brochures.
Contact Donny Humphrey with any questions.
Father’s Day cookout Sunday, June 19th, 5 pm
Join us Sunday, June 19th, before our 6 pm service, to celebrate Father’s Day and Juneteenth with a cookout at Beloved! Food will be served from 4:45-5:45 pm.
Then, hang out for our 6 pm service with special guest Rev. J.R. Finney from Covenant Community Church!
(ps- if you miss the food before the service, we are sure to have food left to eat after worship!)
