Join a Grace Group as we explore the "The Walk" by Adam Hamilton. Grace Groups offer IPC members and friends a way to connect while studying scriptures in a small group setting.

Visit Thank You Books at 5502 Crestwood Blvd to purchase your copy of this Grace Group study.

Throughout Lent, we will display prayer requests in the church stairwell, which we are temporarily calling the "Prayerwell". This is a way for us to visually represent those who have touched our lives or who may need our prayers. To have someone's name displayed in the Prayerwell, please submit their first name only in the basket located at the front desk.

Join us in the Courtyard after the 11 am worship services each Sunday, March 9, through Palm Sunday, April 13, for cookies and an opportunity to connect with your IPC Family of Faith.

Join us on Wednesdays during Lent for a noonday worship service in the Chapel. After the service, you can enjoy a light lunch for $5 in the Great Hall. Please note that you only need to make a reservation if you plan to stay for lunch. The menu for the lunch will be soup and sandwiches, provided by Kim's Kitchen. Please make sure to reserve your spot for lunch by Tuesday at noon each week.

Nature Nurture: Our way to a Homegrown Habitat. Discover what is growing on in the Highland Avenue medians and how you, too, can nurture plots of beautiful flora and fauna native to Alabama. Plus: if you plant them, who will buzz by? Meet the masterminds behind Highland Park’s Homegrown Habitat, Mountain Brook’s sustainability initiatives, and the Bruno Vegetable plots at Birmingham Botanical Gardens. This class will be led by IPC Member and Certified Master Gardener Gail Pless.

All are welcome to join us during our annual Youth Sunday. Our youth (7-12th grade) have been diligently preparing since January to lead the congregation in all elements of worship during each service including preaching, music, liturgy, and more. We will also recognize our high school seniors and acolytes in the 11 am traditional service.

"It's Cool in the Furnace" is the timeless story of a Godly guy named Daniel, his three side-kicks, and a fiery furnace—it's about as cool as it gets! So too is this classic children's musical that recounts this captivating tale with humor, action, and spiritual heart. This musical will entertain, yet still impart the great truth of God's faithfulness to his devoted children. All children 5K-6th grade are encouraged to join in the fun! Rehearsals are Wednesday Nights: 5:30-7:30 pm. The presentation will be Sunday, March 16 at 10 am.

Honor the memory of your loved ones by donating to the Easter Lily Memorial fund in their name(s). Your contribution provides fresh flowers to be displayed in the Sanctuary and Highland Hall for Easter services, and the names of your loved ones will be printed in the Easter worship bulletin. Depending on IPC's ability to source the lilies, you may pick up your order AFTER the 11 am Easter service in the Sanctuary, or you can make a direct donation without the pick-up of any flowers.

To ensure the names of loved ones are included in the bulletin, please ensure your contribution is received by April 6.

Join us on Monday, February 17 at 7 PM (doors open at 6 PM) at Iron City for Beer & Hymns! Beer & Hymns is exactly what it sounds like. We sing old-timey hymns (plus a few new ones) while enjoying good food and beverages.

The Annual Patricia Byrne Memorial Concert Series for organ and orchestra will begin on Tuesday, March 18 at 7 pm. This first concert will feature Ken Cowan from Rice University and 42 members of the Alabama Symphony performing exciting organ concertos by Josef Rheinberger and Joseph Jongen, and the hauntingly beautiful Adagio by Tomaso Albinoni.

The repertoire heard in these concerts is usually only heard in concert halls that contain a pipe organ large enough to be accompanied by an orchestra, i.e. Chicago, Philadelphia, etc. This unique series of concerts is presented as a gift to the city of Birmingham, and will feature our incredible Joseph W. Schreiber Memorial Organ and beautiful church. Come early to get a seat!

IPC's organ is given to the Glory of God and in loving memory of Joseph W Schreiber, who served Independent Presbyterian Church with excellence and dedication for 34 years.

As part of our commitment to furthering our mission partners, the third Sunday of each month is Moment for Mission Sunday. On March 23, IPC will recognize Spring Valley School and hear from their Executive Director, Laura Fiveash, DrPH, RD.

Spring Valley School empowers students with learning differences in grades 1-12. They help families and students realize their incredible strengths through academic interventions, building academic and social confidence, and teaching them how to advocate. With the continued generous grant support of IPC, Spring Valley School has extended its reach to provide an exceptional education experience to low-income, minority students with learning disabilities.

Children in first through sixth grade will have the opportunity to stay in the atrium until 11:40 am on the first Sunday of every month from February until May. Children will be brought into the sanctuary to take communion with their families.

Join us for a family dance! The event will include dinner, ice cream station, photo booth, DJ, and games. Costumes are encouraged!

All children are invited to process into the 11 am service waving palm branches to celebrate Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week. Children will gather outside the Sanctuary at 10:50 am before the start of the service.

Join us for Egg Hunts in the park after 11 am worship. We will have cookies and lemonade for everyone to enjoy and eggs to hunt for all the kids!

Join us for IPC Vacation Bible School 2025! VBS is open for preschool children who have completed their 2s, 3s, 4s, or 5K year.

Biblical Explorations with Rev. David Seamon and Dr. Jeff Leonard are thrilled to announce a nine-day trip to Rome and Assisi in the summer of 2025. The itinerary includes iconic destinations such as the Colosseum, Pantheon, Forum, Trevi Fountain, Sistine Chapel, and St. Peter's Basilica—offering a blend of history, culture, and Scripture. Additionally, you'll enjoy a guided day trip to Assisi, the home of the beloved St. Francis.

This unique trip allows you to walk in the footsteps of the Caesars, say a prayer in St. Peter's Basilica, admire works of art from Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Bernini, and da Vinci, while enjoying shopping and dining in one of the world's great cities. Let us know if you are interested in making plans to join us!

If you missed the merchandise table at our Home on Highland event, you can still make your purchase! The t-shirts are Comfort Colors 100% cotton, and we have sizes adult medium up to 3XL available. We also have 14 oz. ceramic coffee mugs. After you make your purchase online, please contact Lauren Gentry (lgentry@ipc-usa.org) to schedule your pickup date and time. Your items will be available for pickup at the IPC front desk.

We invite you to join us for an IPC Kids summer tradition at the Fresh Air Farm as explore the stories of David. Bibletimes Marketplace is for children who have completed Kindergarten-5th grade, & Tribal Assistants are for youth who have completed 6th - 12th grade.

Women’s Connection 2025 will be a time for women to connect with old and new friends, a time to care for yourself; a time for space and Sabbath. This year's Keynote Speaker is Amy-Jill Levine, Rabbi Stanley M. Kessler Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at Hartford International University for Religion and Peace and University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies Emerita and Mary Jane Werthan Professor of Jewish Studies Emerita, at Vanderbilt. If you are interested in traveling with the IPC Group, email Stacy Pulliam so we can include you in the planning dinner later this summer.