As Beloved continues our search for a pastor, we will welcome incredible guest preachers from our community to share wisdom, guidance, and encouragement for our lives.
Join us Sunday evenings at 6 pm for the message, the company of Beloveds, and the music of our own Beloved Community Orchestra!
Sunday, June 5th, 2016: Rev. June Boutwell, Southeast Conference Minister of the United Church of Christ
Sunday, June 19th: Father’s Day Cookout + Rev. J.R. Finney
Rev. J.R. Finney is pastor of Covenant Community Church UCC in Center Point, AL, our sister congregation. CCC and Pastor J.R. have been the subject of an award-winning documentary entitled “The Congregation.” His ministry philosophy is “To lead our LGBT and progressive community in a faith that builds healthy, wholesome relationships with God through Jesus Christ that makes a practical difference in the daily living of their lives, proclaiming loudly ‘the inclusive love of God without the guilt of religion.'”
Sunday, June 26th: Rev. Carolyn Foster
Rev. Foster is a deacon in St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Birmingham, and also serves as the Faith in Community Coordinator with Greater Birmingham Ministries. She coordinates the interfaith Alabama Faith Council and also organized the recent Moral Revival in Birmingham. Her favorite quote is from Archbishop Desmond Tutu: “In God’s family, there are no outsiders, no enemies.”
Join us Sunday nights at 6 pm or Wednesday nights at 7 pm – all people are welcome and all people are celebrated as Beloveds.
Rev. Dr. Brandon Harris serves as Senior Pastor for our neighboring Avondale UMC. A Birmingham native and an Auburn grad, Rev. Harris helped our church when we needed a home after the tornado destroyed our roof in 2014. Rev. Harris will soon be moving to Rainbow City FUMC, and we are glad to have one last chance to hear his message for us.
An Episcopal deacon and Director of Community Relations with our neighbor The Abbey, Rev. Kelley also serves as chaplain of the Alabama Iona Ministry School for bi-vocational priests, lay leaders and deacons.
June 29th: Rev. Rodney Franklin
