Church Life & Directory

Church Life

STORY BY MAGGIE GOVE & PHOTO BY CLIFF WILLIAMS

IIf you want to get more involved with or serve the community, joining a church is a great place to start. Lake Martin area churches do a lot to serve their communities. Many of the local churches have a variety of outreach ministries you could be a part of.

First Baptist Church Dadeville has some incredible community outreach events all throughout the year.

During the summer months, they host First Friday Family

Film Fest with lots of food, games and giveaways to make it a fun, exciting and engaging night for the whole family.

“The mindset behind this event is to give the community something we don’t have in Dadeville,” said Forrest

Jones, minister of children and families. “It’s a way for our church to love on the community.”

There is free popcorn and bottled water, as well as a variety of food vendors if you want to get dinner for your family.

“The party starts at 7 p.m.; and then, the movie starts at dark,” Jones said. “I’m really big on the fact that parenting is hard work. My job is to help parents win. We want to give them opportunities for fun, free, family time.”

This event is so much more than just a movie; it is a whole experience, he added.

The church is located at 178 S. Tallahassee St. in

Dadeville. First Friday Family Film Fest is held on the grass field behind the church. More information on this event and others at FBC Dadeville can be found at fbcdadeville.com.

Flint Hill United Methodist Church has a variety of outreach ministries, but one avenue they utilize is particularly unique. The church has a theatrical ministry that does reenactments of biblical stories, bringing the event to life. For several years they have done a reenactment of The Last Supper, introducing each of the 12 disciples with a narrator describing their lives and deaths, followed by the group acting out the scene of the Passover meal on

Maundy Thursday. The church ministry includes other theatrical and musical events, as well as other outreach programs.

More information about all of their outreach programs and ministries can be found at flinthillchurch.com.

St. James Episcopal Church in Alexander City has a number of different ministries you can get involved with to serve the community. The Potter’s Guild is particularly hands-on, as it is a ministry encouraging the community with handcrafted gifts. Volunteers craft intricate crosses for patients at the UAB Russell Medical Cancer Center and for newly baptized and confirmed members of the church. “We make hundreds of crosses every year. Some are sold, but many are given to the cancer center for patients,” said Potter’s Guild member Sue Pritchard.

This group also makes a variety of platters, bowls, decorations and gifts throughout the year to sell at an annual Christmas bazaar, raising more than $10,000 annually to support other outreach ministries in the church.

“It’s a group of people that love what they’re doing, and what happens with the items they’re creating,” Pritchard said.

To find out more about St. James Episcopal Church and its ministries, visit stjamesalexcity.com.

An Eclectic Ministry is an all-volunteer organization with the mission to promote Christian faith and spiritual growth through a Christ-centered approach. The ministry began out of First Baptist Church of Eclectic but eventually grew to be an independent unit with volunteers from all areas, faiths and walks of life. Each December, An Eclectic Ministry hosts An Eclectic Christmas, a Christmas walk-thru nativity experience for the community. Visitors learn the story of Christmas while walking through a live drama that is set during the Roman Empire, complete with soldiers on horseback and saucy vendors in the street market. It is an amazing experience open to all. The event is free to attend, but reservations are required.

To learn more about An Eclectic Ministry or to make a reservation for An Eclectic Christmas, visit aneclecticministry.org.

Contact area churches to learn about more outreach opportunities in your new hometown.

Rev. Rob Iler blesses pottery crosses for St. James outreach ministries

A.M.E.

Saint James A.M.E. 376 Coosa County Rd. 7 Goodwater, AL 35072 256-839-1007

ASSEMBLIES OF GOD

Cedar Street Church of God 711 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Alex City, AL 35010 256-329-5117

River of Life 823 Cherokee Rd. Alex City, AL 35010 256-329-9593

INDEPENDENT BAPTIST

Liberty Baptist 1365 Hillabee St. Alex City, AL 35010 256-329-8830

New Life Baptist County Rd. 14 Alex City, AL 35010 256-329-2635

Victory Baptist 210 S Rd. Alex City, AL 35010 256-234-2089

West End Baptist 3050 Old Dark Rd. Alex City, AL 35010 256-234-2130

MISSIONARY BAPTIST

Cross Key Baptist Hackneyville Rd. Goodwater, AL 35072 256-839-0041

Darian Missionary Baptist 1825 Pearson Chapel Rd. Alex City, AL 35010 256-329-3865

Early Rose Baptist 57 E St. Alex City, AL 35010 256-234-4706

Friendship Baptist 2767 State Route 63 S Alex City, AL 35010 256-329-5243

Jackson’s Gap Baptist 23 East Church St. Jackson’s Gap, AL 36861 256-825-6814

Macedonia Baptist 224 Macedonia Circle Goodwater, AL 35072 256-839-5793

Marietta Baptist 1525 Coosa Co. Rd. 81 Goodwater, AL 35072 256-839-5847

Miracle Baptist 1687 I St. Alex City, AL 35010 256-215-9788

Mt. Calvary Baptist 329 King St. Alex City, AL 35010 256-234-5631

Mt. Olive Baptist 6078 Coosa Cty Rd. 49 Goodwater, AL 35072 256-839-1000 Mt. Sinai Baptist Fish Pond Rd. Alex City, AL 35010 256-329-2337

Mt. Zion East StillWaters Drive Dadeville, AL 36853 256-825-4991

Mt. Zion West 926 Peppers Rd. Alex City, AL 35010 256-215-5554

New Elam Baptist 1 County Rd. Alex City, AL 35010 256-329-1330

Ozias Baptist 13576 Dudleyville Rd. Camp Hill, AL 36850 256-825-7133

Pine Grove Baptist 281 Pine Grove Loop Dadeville, AL 36853 256-825-4963

Pleasant Ridge State Route 49 Dadeville, AL 36853 256-825-4753

Ridge Grove Baptist 1380 Old Kellyton Rd. Alex City, AL 35010 256-234-6972

Rocky Mt. Baptist Hillabee Rd. Alex City, AL 35010 256-329-2327

Seleeta Baptist 304 Booker St. Alex City, AL 35010 256-329-2685

Shady Grove Baptist 333 Shady Grove Dr. Jackson’s Gap, AL 36861 256-825-2008

Great Bethel Missionary 692 Jefferson St. Alex City, AL 35010 256-234-5513

Zion Hill Missionary 583 S. Broadnax St. Dadeville, AL 36853 256-825-1755

SOUTHERN BAPTIST

Alex City First Baptist 64 Court Square Alex City, AL 35010 256-234-6351

Bay Pine Baptist 1480 Bay Pine Rd. Jackson’s Gap, AL 36861 256-825-2884

Bethel Baptist 2367 Youngs Ferry Rd. Jackson’s Gap, AL 36861 256-825-5070

Beulah Baptist 5891 Lovelady Rd. Jackson’s Gap, AL 36861 256-825-6515

Calvary Baptist 398 Main St. Dadeville, AL 36853 256-307-1029 Camp Hill Baptist 41 Heard St. Camp Hill, AL 36850 256-896-2811

Comer Memorial 341 E Church St. Alex City, AL 35010 256-234-2236

Dadeville First Baptist 178 S Tallassee St. Dadeville, AL 36853 256-825-6232

Eagle Creek Baptist 7734 Horseshoe Bend Rd. Dadeville, AL 36853 256-825-6048

Fellowship Baptist 1403 Buttston Rd. Dadeville, AL 36853 256-825-8176

Good News Baptist 10493 U.S. Hwy. 280 Jackson’s Gap, AL 36861 256-825-2555

Hackneyville Baptist 9149 State Route 63 N Alex City, AL 35010 256-234-2184

Hillabee Baptist 1781 Hialeah Circle Alex City, AL 35010 256-234-6798

Horseshoe Bend Baptist 17363 U.S. Hwy. 280 Dadeville, AL 36853 256-825-7544

Jackson’s Gap Baptist 23 E Church St. Jackson’s Gap, AL 36861 256-825-6814

Kellyton Baptist Kellyton, AL 256-329-1512

Lake Martin Baptist 9823 County Rd. 34 Dadeville, AL 36853 256-825-7434

Lake Pointe Baptist 8352 State Route 50 Dadeville, AL 36853 256-373-3293

Lebanon Baptist 8413 Dudleyville Rd. Dadeville, AL 36853 256-234-7541

Mt. Carmel Baptist 3610 Dudleyville Rd. Dadeville, AL 36853 256-825-9337

Mt. Zion Baptist 6577 State Route 63 S Alex City, AL 35010 256-234-7748

New Beginning Baptist 1076 Coley Creek Rd. Alex City, AL 35010 256-234-4399

New Concord Baptist 396 Concord Rd. Dadeville, AL 36853 256-825-5390 New Elkahatchee Baptist 3380 Elkahatchee Rd. Alex City, AL 35010 256-329-9942

New Hope Baptist 1133 New Hope Ch. Rd. Alex City, AL 35010 256-329-2510

New Life Baptist 800 Horseshoe Bend Rd. Dadeville, AL 36853 256-825-9866

New Rocky Mt Baptist 670 Peckerwood Rd. Jackson’s Gap, AL 36861 256-825-1902

New Salem Baptist 13930 State Route 22 E New Site, AL 36256 256-234-2932

Old Providence Baptist 2767 Old Providence Rd. Goodwater, AL 35072 256-329-5129

Old Union Baptist 1106 Davis Circle Jackson’s Gap, AL 36861 Orr Street Baptist 939 O St. Alex City, AL 35010 256-234-3171

Perryville Baptist 11171 State Route 22 E New Site, AL 36256 Pine Grove Baptist 281 Pine Grove Loop Dadeville, AL 36853 256-825-4963

Pleasant Ridge Baptist 3464 State Route 49 S Dadeville, AL 36853 256-825-4753

Ray Baptist 2591 State Route 22 Alex City, AL 35010 256-234-7609

River Road Baptist 107 Dean Rd. Alex City, AL 35010 256-234-6971

Rocky Creek Baptist 105 Rocky Creek Rd. Alex City, AL 35010 256-329-9831

Rocky Mount Baptist State Route 22 E Alex City, AL 35010 256-329-2327

Russell Farm Baptist 11745 State Route 63 S Alex City, AL 35010 256-215-8546

Sandy Creek Baptist 621 Sandy Creek Rd. Camp Hill, AL 36850 256-896-2617

Stone Ridge Baptist 611 Airport Dr. Alex City, AL 35010 256-234-2408

Town Creek Baptist 12 Town Creek Rd. Alex City, AL 35010 Wayside Baptist 21 Wayside Circle Alex City, AL 35010 256-234-5564

Zion Hill Baptist 1952 County Rd. 79 Daviston, AL 36256 256-329-1770

CATHOLIC

St. John the Apostle 454 N. Central Ave. Alex City, AL 35010 256-234-3631

CHURCH OF CHRIST

Alex City Church of Christ 945 Tallapoosa St. Alex City, AL 35010 256-234-6494

Southview Ch. of Christ 2325 Dadeville Rd. Alex City, AL 35010 256-329-0212

CHURCH OF GOD

Cedar Street 711 M.L. King Jr. Blvd. Alex City, AL 35010 256-329-5117

Marshall Street 428 Marshall St. Alex City, AL 35010 256-234-3180

CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY

Ch. of God of Prophecy 122 Poplar Rd. Alex City, AL 35010 256-234-6941

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 1515 Worthy Rd. Alex City, AL 35010 256-234-7910

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

Dadeville Church of the Nazarene 256-825-8191

EPISCOPAL

St. James Episcopal 347 S. Central Ave. Alex City, AL 35010 256-329-0072

FULL GOSPEL

Greater Works Outreach 634 N. Central Ave. Alex City, AL 35010 256-234-2778

Liberty Life Christian Center 274 S St. Alex City, AL 35010 256-234-3220

Paradise Mission 124 Armory Rd. Goodwater, AL 35072 256-839-5250

METHODIST

Alexander City Methodist 11th Ave. N Alex City, AL 35010 256-329-1284

UNITED METHODIST

Duncan Memorial 3997 Hillabee Rd. Alex City, AL 35010 256-234-6708 First United Methodist 310 Green St. Alex City, AL 35010 256-234-6322

First United Methodist 140 E Lafayette St. Dadeville, AL 36853 256-825-4404

Flint Hill U.M. 2858 Flint Hill Rd. Alex City, AL 35010 256-234-5047

Haven United Methodist 354 Christian St. Alex City, AL 35010 256-329-8394

Kellyton Chapel U.M. 50 County Rd. 87 Kellyton, AL 35089 256-234-2171

Kellyton U.M. U.S. Highway 280 Kellyton, AL 35089 256-329-1681

New Site U.M. New Site, AL 36256 256-234-7834

Red Ridge U.M. 8091 County Rd. 34 Dadeville, AL 36853 256-825-9820

Sunnylevel U.M. 3202 State Route 63 N Alex City, AL 35010 Trinity United Methodist 3266 U.S. Highway 280 Alex City, AL 35010 256-234-2455

PENTECOSTAL

Dadeville Outreach Mission 250 West St. Dadeville, AL 36853 256-825-8220

PRESBYTERIAN

First Presbyterian 371 Jefferson St. Alex City, AL 35010 256-329-0524

UNITARIAN

First Universalist Church of Camp Hill 21620 Sen. Peppers Dr. Camp Hill, AL 36850 256-896-4351

INDEPENDENT

Christian Life Church 3340 State Route 63 N Alex City, AL 35010 205-409-9590

Faith Temple 425 Franklin St. Alex City, AL 35010 256-234-6421

GAP Fellowship Church 1600 State Route 22 W Alex City, AL 35010 256-215-3427

Jehovah Jireh Ministries 1410 Hillabee St. Alex City, AL 35010 256-215-4211

Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall 449 U.S. Highway 280 Alex City, AL 35010 256-234-0619