Area Resources for Seekers

SPAFER members are diverse in their spiritual journey. They are on a quest for a better understanding of their religious beliefs and of a fuller meaning of life. They often ask advice about what religious denomination or institution they should visit and possibly affiliate with. This page will provide a list of places suggested by SPAFER members that offer an open-minded and accepting setting for the discussion and study of religious issues. SPAFER does not endorse any of these, but rather we provide this page as a kind of "clearing house", a list of those settings where our members have found a spiritual home, possible settings to explore and share theological and religious readings, ideas and opinions with other accepting and open-minded seekers. Please contact SPAFER by email or telephone if you have suggested settings to be added to the list.

Mid-South Resources

In the Atlanta area, there the Emergent Spirit group. In their own words, they are "a spiritually-rooted community adult education center in the Atlanta metro area. Through seminars, conferences, retreats, and special events and services, and with roots in the progressive and mystic- contemplative dimensions of the Christian tradition, we will explore an emerging spiritual vision for the new millennium which seeks to move beyond biblical literalism, dogmatism, and exclusivism, and into an open, pluralistic Christian spirituality honoring diversity and difference, and in honest, respectful dialogue with all the world's great religious traditions."

Their Web site: http://www.emergentspirit.org/

Links to Other Web Sites of Interest

Check out this most interesting site on religion and science authored by the editor of the SPAFER Oasis Newsletter, Wade Bond.

Sunday School Classes

Grace Class at Vestavia Hills Methodist Church near Birmingham
Explorers Class at Highlands United Methodist Church on Southside in Birmingham (Highlands Web site is here).

Churches and Other Religious Institutions

Southside Baptist Church in Birmingham
Crosscreek Baptist Church in Pelham, AL, near Birmingham
Pilgrim United Church of Christ Congregational Church (the "blue roof" church on Montclair in Birmingham)
Unitarian Universalist Church Birmingham
Beloved Community Church in Birmingham
Grace Episcopal Church in Woodlawn in Birmingham
Edgewood Presbyterian Church in Homewood adjacent to Birmingham

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