Join us for IPC's Annual Harvest for Hunger campaign to help fill our neighbor's table and lift up our community. Starting Sunday, October 20, you can pick up a Harvest for Hunger grocery bag at IPC. The list of food and hygiene items (our most needed items) is printed on the bag and will also be available on the website. Please return your filled bags by Sunday, November 24, which is Harvest for Hunger Dedication Day.

Since 1965, over 180 artists representing the finest talent from the United States and Europe have performed for the November Organ Recital Series at IPC. The recitals will take place each Sunday in November, and all programs begin at 4 p.m. and are free as a gift to the community.

These cookbooks were crafted from recipes submitted by the IPC congregation! We hope you enjoy good food with good people gathered around the table. For your convenience, cookbooks can be picked up or purchased at the reception desk during the week, in addition to online and Sunday sales in the parlor.
Each cookbook is $25, and the proceeds help support scholarships for IPC Youth trips and retreats.

We will celebrate "Christ the King" with our annual hymn festival on Sunday, November 24! This special festival of scripture and song marks the last Sunday of the Christian Year and will take place in the sanctuary with services at 8:45 and 11:00 am. This year, we will present some new settings of well-known hymns featuring a brass quintet, timpani, flute, classical guitar, and choir. Children will participate in the 11:00 am service in the Sanctuary to celebrate the end of Kids Rock for the fall. This will be a perfect time to warm up your vocal cords and sing the beautiful hymns of our church together!

IPC Youth Friendsgiving is a potluck style dinner for all current youth (7th-12th grade), and this year we warmly invite all IPC Youth Alums as well as college students. We will meet from 5 to 6:30 on November 24 in Highland Hall for dinner, activities, and fellowship. We ask that everyone bring a side dish or dessert—we will provide the main dish.

Indian River fruit will be sold by the choir again this year. This is an important fundraiser for the IPC Choir, and we encourage all members to participate! All proceeds will go toward future IPC Choir trips. You also have the opportunity to donate fruit directly to IPC Community Ministries for distribution to the Blessing Boxes and/or food insecurity programs of greatest need. Online order form coming soon!

After 43 years of dedicated service to IPC, Vanessa Woods is retiring! Please join us Sunday, December 1 during worship as we recognize Vanessa for her faithful contribution to our ministry and celebrate her retirement. Financial gifts for Vanessa can be made online or through Venmo by using "Vanessa" in the comments. Additionally, cash or checks will be accepted at IPC in person or by mail (Attn: IPC Finance Office, 3100 Highland Avenue S., Birmingham, AL 35205).

Music4Romania cordially invites you to IPC for an eclectic evening of music and poetry celebrating the transcendental power that music, love, and faith have on our lives; uplifting us and uniting us.

Please join us for the season of Advent! During Advent, join us for a noonday Chapel Service each Wednesday (December 4, 11, and 18) followed by a light lunch in the Great Hall. The menu will be Soup and Sandwich provided by Kim's kitchen. Weekly reservation deadline is Tuesday at 12 pm.

Get ready for the holiday season and attend the annual IPC Presbyterian Women’s Holiday Luncheon on Thursday, December 5 in the Great Hall at 11 am. We welcome Chef Scott Peacock as our speaker. Chef Peacock has opened the historic kitchens of the Reverie mansion for intimate, small-group workshops on the fine art of traditional Southern biscuit-making, The Biscuit Experience (chefscottpeacock.com). The class features heirloom ingredients from the Alabama land-and-farmscape that Peacock has dedicated himself to restoring, giving participants a singular opportunity to not only learn his secrets for classic buttermilk biscuits but to experience some of the great lost flavors of the Southern canon. Copies of "The Gift of Southern Cooking" by Edna Lewis and Scott Peacock will be available for purchase following the luncheon.

Join us on Saturday, December 7 for an IPC Advent tradition—Advent Workshop! Come and go from 9 am to 12 pm. Christmas PJs are encouraged while we enjoy snacks, fellowship, Advent crafts and more!

The annual IPC Choir Christmas Concert will take place on December 8 at 4 pm. The program will include the “Christmas Oratorio” by Camille Saint-Saëns, and other beautiful choral and orchestral music by John Tavener, Jonathan Dove, Ottavio Respighi, and Andrej Makor. Soloists will include Kathleen Buccleugh, Beth Middleton, Gloria Parvin, Roderick George, Chris O’Rear, and musicians from the Alabama Symphony. This concert is free to the public.

Help spread Christmas cheer for Children's Fresh Air Farm Summer Learning students by selecting an Angel Tree student or family! Students are grouped with siblings in the same household who also attend Hayes, so you are able to select an individual child or all children in a household. All Gifts Due: Monday, December 9. Please bring unwrapped gifts and a roll of wrapping paper to IPC, room #217 labeled with the child's name and code (e.g., Child 1a: NAME)

Honor and remember loved ones by making an Advent flower donation in their names. Your contribution provides for fresh flowers and greenery throughout the church during the Advent and Christmas Holiday season. The names of all those remembered and honored are included in our special Christmas Eve worship bulletin. The deadline to contribute is Monday, December 9.

Please join us for the season of Advent! During Advent, join us for a noonday Chapel Service each Wednesday (December 4, 11, and 18) followed by a light lunch in the Great Hall. The menu will be Soup and Sandwich provided by Kim's kitchen. Weekly reservation deadline is Tuesday at 12 pm.

Christmas would not be complete without a Carol Sing at First Light Women's and Children's Shelter in Downtown Birmingham. All children K-6th are welcome to join in the fun! We will have dinner at IPC after the carol sing. We will be taking a bus from IPC, but you are welcome to drive your child to First Light.

This year we celebrate the 75th Anniversary Holiday House Tour and Tea on Saturday, December 14. Join us this holiday season for tours of three stunning homes, in addition to a visit to the historic IPC Sanctuary. You can also add our Afternoon Tea option in the IPC Great Hall.

O come all ye faithful to another Beer & Carols at Iron City on December 16! Embrace the holiday spirit with family and friends as we gather for an unforgettable night of revelry, ruckus, and Christmas cheer.

If you missed the merchandise table at our Home on Highland event, you can still make your purchase now! 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.

Please join us for the season of Advent! During Advent, join us for a noonday Chapel Service each Wednesday (December 4, 11, and 18) followed by a light lunch in the Great Hall. The menu will be Soup and Sandwich provided by Kim's kitchen. Weekly reservation deadline is Tuesday at 12 pm.

A Celebration of the Nativity of our Lord

Join us for our Family Nativity Choir service at 11 am in the Sanctuary. All children are invited to the front of the Sanctuary during this family-friendly service.

IPC's Traditional Christmas Eve Service

Join us for one of IPC's beautiful, candlelit services that include music and scripture readings with Rev. Kevin Long preaching.

Childcare is available for all Christmas Eve services

It's time to register for Gatlinburg! All IPC youth (grades 7 through 12) are welcome to join us Friday, January 17 through Monday, January 20. Registration is open to IPC Members only until Dec. 1 then all friends are welcome!

Biblical Explorations with Rev. Susan Clayton 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!