New MCC Spiritual Community in Birmingham

08/07/2026

Dare to be different.

Joseph’s story begins with jealousy, betrayal, and a family willing to cast one of their own aside. But being rejected wasn’t the end of Joseph’s story.

What happens when we dare to believe that God can still be at work—even when life takes a direction we never expected?

Join us Sunday, August 9 as we explore the story of Joseph and his brothers in Genesis 37:12–28.

☕ Refreshments & Fellowship — 6:45 PM
✝️ Worship — 7:15 PM

📍 First United Methodist Church Chapel
518 19th Street North, Birmingham

There’s room for you here. 💜

07/26/2026

What if the kingdom of God was built by the crazy ones?

The misfits.
The rebels.
The troublemakers.
The people who never quite fit in.

When you read the Gospels, those are often the very people Jesus sought out—not because they had everything figured out, but because they were willing to imagine a different way of living.

If you've ever wondered whether church was really meant for someone like you...

Maybe it's time to discover a different kind of kingdom.

Join us tonight as we explore what Jesus meant when he spoke about the Kingdom of God—and why it might be the best news you've heard in a long time.

☕ Refreshments: 6:45 PM
🕖 Service: 7:15 PM

📍 Chapel at First United Methodist Church
518 19th Street North
Birmingham, AL

New MCC Spiritual Community – Birmingham

There's room for you here.

07/22/2026

07/20/2026

A beautiful solo by our church pianist, Lynn Miles. “Hymn of Promise” by Nancy Allen, 1998.

Please join us next Sunday to hear more beautiful music from Lynn.

6:45 pm refreshments
7:15 pm service






Everyone is welcome.
There is room for you here.

07/20/2026

This Sunday’s sermon from Rev. Marge Ragona. “You Don’t Have to Climb Jacob’s Ladder “

Please join us next Sunday for worship service.

There is room for you here.

07/19/2026

We’ve spent our lives climbing.

Climbing toward success.
Climbing toward acceptance.
Climbing toward approval.
Climbing toward the person we think we need to become.

But Jacob’s Ladder tells a different story.
It isn’t a story about climbing to God.
It’s a story about God coming to us.

God met Jacob exactly where he was—not after he had everything figured out, not after he’d earned it, but in the middle of an ordinary night.

Maybe that’s what grace has looked like all along.

Maybe God is already closer than we imagine.

Join us this Sunday as we explore the story of Jacob’s Ladder and discover the God who comes to meet us where we are.

☕ Refreshments & Coffee • 6:45 PM
🙏 Worship • 7:15 PM

📍 Chapel at First United Methodist Church
518 19th Street North
Birmingham, Alabama

You don’t have to climb your way to God’s love. Sometimes the greatest surprise is discovering that God has already come looking for you.

There is room for you here. ❤️

07/16/2026

We’ve spent our lives climbing ladders.

The ladder of success.

The ladder of approval.

The ladder of achievement.

The ladder of trying to be “good enough.”

But when Jacob dreamed of a ladder reaching to heaven, something unexpected happened.

God came down.

The story isn’t about Jacob climbing up to God.

It’s about God coming to meet Jacob exactly where he was—tired, uncertain, and far from home.

Maybe that’s what grace has looked like all along.

Maybe God isn’t waiting at the top of the ladder, asking us to climb a little higher.

Maybe God has been coming toward us all along.

Join us this Sunday as we explore Jacob’s Ladder and the God who meets us where we are.

☕ Refreshments & Coffee • 6:45 PM
🙏 Worship • 7:15 PM
🍲 Soup & Conversation immediately following the service

📍 The New MCC Spiritual Community
Chapel at First United Methodist Church
518 19th Street North
Birmingham, Alabama

There is room for you here. ❤️

07/12/2026

Visiting us for the first time?

We want your first visit to be easy.

📍 The chapel is located inside First United Methodist Church.

Main Entrance
• Park along 19th Street (street parking is free on weekends).
• Walk up the front steps.
• Follow the sidewalk between the church and the office building to the chapel entrance.

♿ Accessible Entrance
The accessible entrance is located between the church office building and the Federal Building on the left side of the property.

☕ Coffee & Refreshments
6:45 PM

🙏 Worship
7:15 PM

🍲 Soup and conversation
immediately following the service.

If you're visiting for the first time, someone will be happy to greet you and help you find your way.

There is room for you here. ❤️

07/12/2026

Today is the day. ❤️

The church that hurt you is not the God who loves you.

If you've been looking for a place to begin again...
If you've been away from church...
If you've been searching for a community where you can simply come as you are...

We'd love to welcome you today.

☕ Refreshments begin at 6:45 PM. Come a little early, enjoy a cup of coffee, meet some new people, and get comfortable before worship.

🙏 Worship begins at 7:15 PM.

🍲 Stay afterward for soup, conversation, and fellowship. We'd love the opportunity to get to know you.

A few helpful details for first-time guests:
📍 The chapel entrance is on the 19th Street North side of First United Methodist Church. Follow the walkway down to the chapel entrance.
🚗 Street parking is free on weekends.

There is no dress code.
Questions are welcome.
No pressure.

There is room for you here.

🌈 The New MCC Spiritual Community
Chapel at First United Methodist Church
518 19th Street North
Birmingham, Alabama

We'll be glad to meet you.