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title: "Come Celebrate with Us: Celebrate the Family Expo 2025!"
date: 2025-07-25
author: "Laurie Stroud"
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# Come Celebrate with Us: Celebrate the Family Expo 2025!

**Publisher’s Note

*Birmingham Christian Family(BCF)* is celebrating the completion of 25 years of spreading Good News in our community- that’s 300 monthly issues of the BCF magazine! We invite you to come and celebrate with us at the 6th Annual Celebrate the Family Expo. The event, packed with free activities for the whole family, is **[September 13, 2025 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.](https://birminghamchristian.com/event/6th-annual-celebrate-the-family-expo/) at the Finley Center, Hoover Met Complex.**

The ALFA Farmers Celebrity Chef Stage will feature a different Alabama Chef every 30 minutes. [Click here for a look at our outstanding lineup](https://birminghamchristian.com/4-hours-of-alabama-chefs-on-the-alfa-farmers-celebrity-chef-stage-celebrate-the-family-expo/).

Other returning event favorites include the River of Life Kids’ Zone, Birthday Bingo with giveaways about every 15 minutes, free face painting by Painted Personalities, the Chick-fil-A Herd, the Hoover Belles, and live music by Kevin Derryberry. Two by Two Rescue will also be onsite with some fury friends you can adopt.

[![Vapor Thrift Truck](https://birminghamchristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Vapor-Thrift-Truck-300x164.jpg "Vapor Thrift Truck")](https://birminghamchristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Vapor-Thrift-Truck.jpg)Check your garage and closet for clothes, small appliances and furniture you can bring to the event to donate to support Vapor Ministries.

[![Belles with totes](https://birminghamchristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Belles-with-totes-224x300.jpg "Belles with totes")](https://birminghamchristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Belles-with-totes.jpg)Be there when the doors open at 10 a.m. The first 200 families will all receive a free swag bag filled with items from our sponsors who make this day possible- including [ALFA Farmers](https://alfafarmers.org/), [Children’s of Alabama](https://www.childrensal.org/), [Jimmie Hale Mission](https://jimmiehalemission.com/), [Alabama Credit Union](https://www.alabamacu.com/), [Family Radio](https://www.familyradio.org/), [LeafFilter Gutter Protection](https://www.leaffilter.com/), and [Vulcan Termite & Pest Control](http://www.vulcantermite.com).

[![Lil Bougie Foodie food truck](https://birminghamchristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Lil-Bougie-Foodie-food-truck-300x201.jpg "Lil Bougie Foodie food truck")](https://birminghamchristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Lil-Bougie-Foodie-food-truck.jpg)Come Hungry! Lil Bougie Foodie and Southern Coffee and Waffles Food Trucks will be on site serving delicious, affordable food.

We will continue to add activities to the celebration so for the most up to date event details visit [www.BirminghamChristian.com/Expo2025](http://www.BirminghamChristian.com/Expo2025). If your business or organization has a resource to share with families, consider joining us as an Expo Sponsor, Exhibitor, or Merchandise Vendor, [www.BirminghamChristian.com/registration](http://www.BirminghamChristian.com/registration).

[![Children's of Alabama logo](https://birminghamchristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Childrens-of-Alabama-logo-1-300x270.png "Children's of Alabama logo")](http://childrensal.org) [![ALFA Farmers logo](https://birminghamchristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ALFA-Farmers-logo-278x300.png "ALFA Farmers logo")](https://alfafarmers.org/) [![Jimmie Hale Mission](https://birminghamchristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Jimmie-Hale-Mission-300x85.png "Jimmie Hale Mission")](https://jimmiehalemission.com/)

I look forward to celebrating with you!

*[![Laurie Stroud Franklin](https://birminghamchristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Laurie-Stroud-Franklin-300x200.jpg "Laurie Stroud Franklin")](https://birminghamchristian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Laurie-Stroud-Franklin.jpg)-Laurie Franklin*

*Founder, [The Christian Family Publication, Inc](http://www.christianfamilypublications.com/).*

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*Celebrating 25 Years of Good News!*