Spring 2026
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Bible Studies
A Man After God's Own Heart: Studies in the Life of David
Dates: Tuesday’s from 6:30-8:00 PM
January 13- March 31 (excluding Feb 3, 10)
Leaders: Tom and Anna Fitzgibbon
Location: Fitzgibbon Home, 9 Alden Lane, 35213
The Gospel According to Luke
Dates: Wednesday’s from 6:30-8:00 PM
January 7 – January 28, February 25 – April 1
Leaders: Carolyn Lankford + Melinda King
Location: Carolyn Lankford’s Home, 3705 Montevallo Rd S, 35213
Learning Tables
Complex and challenging topics require time, patience, and relationship. For these topics, we want to foster the right kind of learning environment. Learning Tables will incorporate a group dinner leading into extended teaching that includes both lecture and guided conversation. So that we can provide the appropriate space and prepare for dinner together, please sign up for each event.
Spiritual Practices
Vocation and Leadership: As Told Through the Stories of Women
5:30-8:00, March 4, 2026
Dinner Included
Hospitality and the Arts
5:30-8:00, April 29, 2026
Dinner Included
If Not Purity Culture…Then What?
5:30-8:00, May 20, 2026
Dinner Included
Women’s Events
Come & rest
Dates: Sunday, January 11, 9-11 AM
Host & Location: Jaris Collins House: 120 Venetian Way
Come & rest
Dates: Thursday, February 12, 6-8 PM
Host & Location: Sally Goings House: 4404 Corinth Drive
Come & rest
Dates: Thursday, March 12, 6-8 PM
Host & Location: Kelly Hulsey’s House: 2 Shady Lane
Come & rest
Dates: Sunday, April 19, 9-11 AM (Brunch)
Host & Location: Rebecca Denson's House: 3467 Chapel Ln
Men’s Events
Locations & Times To Be Announced
Fireside Chat
Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026, 7-9 PM
Location: Martin’s BBQ
Fireside Chat
Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 7-9 PM
Location: Zac Hick’s Home
Fireside Chat
Date: Thursday, March 12, 2026, 7-9 PM
Location: Alfred Going’s Home
Fireside Chat
Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026,
7-9 PM
Location: Scott Doyle’s Home
Fireside Chat
Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2026,
7-9 PM
Location: Duncan Hulsey’s Home
Kid’s Events
Kid & Family Playground Hangout
Dates: Feb 15, 2026, 9:30–11am, Mar 15, 2026, 9:30–11am, Apr 12, 2026, 9:30–11am
Leaders: Kim MacCorkle
Location: TBA
Sunday Bible Storytime
Monthly on the First Sunday
Leaders: Grayson Bartlett
Kids’ Bible Storytime is offered for children ages 4 through 2nd grade on the first Sunday of each month. After dismissing from the Sanctuary following the Prayers of the People, kids gather in the Fellowship Hall for a 30-minute, age-appropriate time in God’s Word during the Scripture readings and sermon. They hear a story from the Jesus Storybook Bible, pray together, talk about the Lord's Supper, and say hi to Mortimer Mouse. Children return to their families during the Creed. All volunteers are background-checked and trained in our Child Protection Policy.
Dinners for Eight
Dinners for 8 is an opportunity for adults to get to know others and build community in our congregation by sharing a meal in someone’s home. When you sign up, you will be assigned (by our pastors) to a group of 8. After that, the host will reach out to the group to schedule two dinners sometime between February 8 and May 10.
StoryWork Weekend
March 12-15, 2026
Everyone has a story. Really, everyone has a multitude of stories that have shaped their lives. If not examined, these stories can run our lives from the background without us ever noticing the patterns. StoryWork provides an attunement and kind tending to our painful origin stories that will allow us to experience healing and freedom from the perpetual fear, sadness, and anxiety we experience in our lives. We can make sense of why these things are present, and Jesus is interested in our healing.
What is Membership at C+?
Friday, April 17, 6:00-9:00pm
Saturday, April 18, 9:00am-5:00pm
Whether you're ready or an inquirer...
What is the heartbeat of Church of the Cross?
What has God led us in his Word to prioritize and emphasize as a young church in Birmingham?
What does the Bible mean when it talks about "membership" in the body of Christ?
What does it mean to become a member of Church of the Cross in our tradition (Reformed) and denomination (Evangelical Presbyterian Church)?