Our Ministries
Baptist Happy Hour
Baptist Happy Hour is an opportunity to meet community members and participate in the life of Southside Baptist Church outside Sunday attendance. As displayed in the Lord’s Supper, a shared meal has the power to transcend boundaries and cultivate common unity.
Baptist Happy Hour encourages participants to not only share food and drinks, but their own stories of God’s work in their lives. If you are interested in the Baptist Happy Hour or would like more information regarding additional formation opportunities, contact us.
Community Partners
The ministries and non-profits listed below partner and/or share space with Southside Baptist Church.
- AA Groups
- Alabama Possible
- Bridge Ministries
- CAP (City Action Partnership) Program
- Collaborative Solutions
- Family Promise of Birmingham
- Iron City Church
- Korean Baptist Church of Birmingham
- Lighthouse International Church
- Southside Foundation
- The Church at Birmingham
- United? We Pray
Food Pantry
Southside Baptist Church mission to be an inclusive community of grace manifests in the practice of extravagant generosity. In collaboration with Iron City Church, the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama, and the United Way of Central Alabama, Southside Food Pantry serves our food-insecure neighbors every other Thursday from 1-3pm. Operated by a host of volunteers from a variety of local churches, the Southside Food Bank serves at least one hundred individuals on a weekly basis. “This is the church’s mission,” noted volunteer Donna Burgess, “and we find our meaning and purpose as Christians when we engage in mission.” For more information or to volunteer, contact our church office.
Feed the Hungry
For I was hungry and you gave me food… For just as you did it to one of the least of these, you did it to me.” In so many words, Jesus said, “feed the hungry.” In taking the charge to answer Jesus’ imperative seriously, Ms. Kim operates a ministry in Lynn Park every Saturday morning. For more information or to volunteer, please contact the church office.
Music
Southside Baptist Church has a rich and traditional musical heritage. That heritage is continued to this day with its Sanctuary Choir, the 62-rank Holtkamp pipe organ, Martinson Choral Scholars, and a wide variety of world-class vocal soloists and guest instrumentalists from local universities and the Alabama Symphony.
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Porch Fellowship
At Southside Baptist Church we believe that developing community is vital to the spiritual journey. Porch Fellowship is a communal gathering that seeks to cultivate a space of belonging for all and features food, drinks, and music. This is a low-pressure space that encourages community members to invite neighbors and friends to participate in the life of Southside Baptist Church outside Sunday attendance. If you are interested in the Porch Fellowship or would like more information regarding additional opportunities, contact us.
Southside Faith Communities
Southside Faith Communities is an interfaith and multi-faith group of congregations across the Southside of Birmingham, AL. This group consists of clergy and lay leaders with a shared vision of pursuing the common good in the broader Birmingham community. SFC hosts a yearly Thanksgiving Service, Pride Service, as well as additional events throughout the calendar year. Southside Baptist Church is proud to partner with Southside Faith Communities.