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Rise Against Hunger: Over 20,000 Meals Packaged

On February 28th we gathered with friends from Oakmont Chapel, Edgewood, First Presbyterian and Cahaba Springs as together we packed over 20,000 meal bags for Rise Against Hunger. The meals will be sent to RAH partners around the world! There were jobs for all ages, from filling bags, to weighing meals, and sealing and packaging the bags and boxes. Grace Hall was full of music, fellowship and laughter as members and friends from all five participating churches enjoyed the eve

Southminster Youth Enjoy the 2026 Presbytery Retreat

February 20-22 youth from Southminster enjoyed gathering at Living River for the 2026 Presbytery Youth Retreat. The theme of the retreat this year was "Unplugged and Untangled!", and was keynoted by Rev. John McCrosky from Heritage Presbyterian Church in Acworth, GA. Through keynote, small groups, recreation and worship youth explored how they can unplug and untangle from the things that distract them from God, and how they can get plugged in to the things that draw them clos

Advent Devotions: Week 3

In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.” But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And now, you will conceive in your w

Advent Devotions: Week 2

Now when Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and proclaim his message in their cities. When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?” Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, those with a skin disease are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are rai

Advent Devotions: Week 1

This Advent, prepare for Christmas with a unique devotional written entirely by members of the Southminster community. Each day features a meditation on a different word along with a breath prayer. You can find the first week of devotions below! Each Sunday, the next week's devotions will be posted. You may also pick up a print copy of the devotional from the church. We hope this collection will be a source of blessing, inspiration, and meaningful preparation in this Advent s

Trunk or Treat

We had a great time hosting Trunk or Treat on Wednesday, October 29th! Due to some spooky weather we had to move inside, but the event was still enjoyed by all! It was wonderful to have members, day school families and folks from our surrounding community all gathered together! Checkout some pictures of the event below!