Faith at Work
Mission Makers: Kingdom Kids
Kingdom Kids Impacts the World Now, in its tenth year, a local church event has raised nearly half a million dollars for missions! The first Kingdom Kids Consignment Sale was held at Gardendale Mt. Vernon United Methodist in the spring of 2008 and had around 100 sellers. Today, each sale boasts over 400 sellers and …
Music Notes: Daniel Cason
Hope Award Winner: Music Man of Birmingham, Daniel Cason Daniel Cason found himself unexpectedly on the cover of WORLD magazine, sharing his story of helping children in our community. The magazine chose Cason as its 2016 Southeast Region Hope Award Winner for “poverty-fighting programs that change lives by offering challenging, personal and spiritual help.” Here’s …
Special Feature
Volunteer Salute Alan Cook & First Serve Saturday. Many people spend their Saturdays working in the yard, cutting grass, or spending time with their family. Alabaster’s Alan Cook does too, except it’s not his yard! He dedicates his time to First Serve Saturday doing exactly what the ministry says: serving the first Saturday of every …
Mission Makers
Know, Grow, Go: Meadow Brook Baptist Building churches and rebuilding lives is normal activity for Meadow Brook Baptist Church (MBBC) in north Shelby County. Its members have been known to climb rafters, milk cows, juggle golf balls, sort sutures, and blow bubbles all in the name of Jesus. The Great Commission offers no option but …
Rise Above Rebellion, Sherman Williams
After retiring from the NFL, Tide National Football Champion (1992) and Super Bowl Champion (1996) Sherman Williams was sentenced to 15 years in prison on drug and counterfeiting charges. Released in 2014, he now helps Alabama youth and former inmates find freedom in Christ. There was a time when Sherman Williams would sit on the …
Faith at Work
A Call to Service: KATS Grocery Delivery “Compassionate, Respectful, Dependable” are the core values on which KATS Grocery Delivery operates as a part of its mission to “make our clients life easier by delivering exceptional service.” The idea for the Birmingham based business grew out of a need KATS owner Maurice Mercer first witnessed after …
Jews & Gentiles Worshipping God Together in Birmingham
Beth Hallel Congregation was founded in Birmingham in 2007 and in 2010 purchased its own campus in Hoover. The congregation has grown from a handful of people to several hundred members and visitors who join weekly in worship of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob through the Jewish Messiah, Yeshua (Jesus). The leadership couple …
Sharing Hope 1 Bundle of Diapers at a Time
presented by: Henderson & Walton Women’s Center, P.C. Henderson & Walton Women’s Center (HWWC) is joining forces with Bundles of Hope Diaper Bank to meet an often overlooked need in our community- diaper assistance. HWWC is sponsoring the Second Annual Stuff the Bus Diaper Drive, September 9-18. “We are thrilled to have Henderson and Walton Women’s Center as our …
Are We There Yet?
Alabama Splash Adventure: A Koch Family Masterpiece Alabama Splash Adventure owners Pat and Dan Koch have a unique amusement park to say the least. The goal of the mother son team is simple. Provide guests the best family atmosphere a park can offer from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Many amusement parks can be very …
