Volunteer with your family or a group to provide evening meals for the women and children staying at First Light. IPC will be providing evening meals April 19-25.

Please join us for playtime and popsicles on our IPC Children's Playgrounds. Families will have time to play with one another and fellowship. There is no need to register, so just come on out. Friends are welcome!

Join the Lunch Bunch crew for a great meal and fellowship at The Pita Stop. We will meet at the restaurant at 11:30 am. This is a self-pay event, but please register so we will have an accurate headcount.

World renowned organist Vincent Dubois and 48 members of the Alabama Symphony will present a free concert that will fill the Sanctuary with incredible music by composers Marcel Dupré and Franz Liszt. This free concert series has been established to present internationally acclaimed organ concert artists to perform music for organ and orchestra.

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.

Join us for a beautiful evening of food, fellowship, and conversation at the home of Cathy and Tom Adams. Enjoy time together and learn more how the Now and Forever Endowment Campaign supports IPC now and for generations to come.

Please RSVP by Monday, April 27. If you have questions, please contact Margaret Lane H. Wolff.

This year’s Focus on Faith speaker is Dr. Anne Emile Zaki, Assistant Professor of Preaching and Practical Theology at the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo, Egypt, a school founded by early Presbyterian missionaries in 1863.

Schedule of Events
- 8:45 & 11 am Worship Services in the Sanctuary
- 10 am Sunday School Class in the Sanctuary
- 5 pm Table Service in Highland Hall (video replay of morning sermon)

6th Graders and their families are invited to join Cammie and Grace for a light brunch and information session on May 3 before 11 am worship. We will recognize all 6th Graders during 11 am worship in the Sanctuary.

We are so proud of our rising 3's who are graduating Toddler Atrium and moving up to Level 1 next year! Join us for a presentation of a special Bible, all their own.

Welcome 6th graders! We're excited to invite the IPC 6th grade to fellowship with the Youth Group at Topgolf on Sunday, May 3 from 12:30 - 2:30 pm. Parents will drop off and pick up at Topgolf. The cost is $30 and will cover food and golf. Please sign-up!

On May 17 at 4 pm, the IPC Choir will present their Spring “Bon Voyage” Concert in the Sanctuary. The first half will consist of well-known anthems that will be presented in concert during the 2026 Choir Tour to Switzerland. This is 30 minutes of music from the vast repertoire of the choir that has been heard in worship this Spring. The second half of the concert will feature the choir with string orchestra performing the "Solemn Vespers" by W.A. Mozart. Soloists will be soprano Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, alto Lara Wilson, tenor Austin Green, and bass Richard Stump. Please come with your friends to this beautiful afternoon of music as we wish the choir bon voyage!

The IPC Choir will travel to Switzerland May 25 through June 3!

Join us on Monday, May 18 at 7 pm at The Grocery 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.

IPC will be closed on Monday, May 25 in observance of the holiday. We will follow the Holiday worship schedule on Sunday, May 24 with worship at 10 am in the Sanctuary (No Sunday School or Table Worship).

Join IPC’s Western Carolina Mission Trip, June 7 – 14, 2026 as we continue relief efforts following Hurricane Helene. This hands-on trip will focus on helping families rebuild and restore their homes and communities. To learn more, contact Rev. David Seamon.

All youth who have completed 8th grade through graduated 12th graders, are invited to attend our yearly conference from July 12-18, 2026 in Montreat, North Carolina.

We invite you to join us for a life-changing journey to Rwanda, where we'll stay and visit with Archbishop Mbanda, explore the inspiring work being done at East African Christian College, and witness firsthand how God is reviving and restoring a country after genocide. We hope you'll consider being part of this journey of faith. For more information, please contact Betsy Holloway or David Seamon at dseamon@ipc-usa.org.

The IPC Middle School Retreat is for youth who have completed 6th and 7th grade. Please register to join us at Paradise Pointe in Bryant, Alabama!

Biblical Explorations, with Rev. Susan Clayton and Dr. Jeff Leonard, invites you to join us for a ten-day journey through Greece, October 3–13, 2026, from Paul to the Parthenon. This itinerary includes a host of sites connected with both the journeys of the Apostle Paul and the foundations of Western civilization.

Walk in the footsteps of Paul as we visit Philippi, Thessaloniki, Neapolis, Berea, Corinth, Mars Hill, and the Athenian agora. Explore the foundations of the Western world with visits to Delphi, Thermopylae, Olympia, Mycenae, Marathon, and Salamis. You will also enjoy a guided food tour of Thessaloniki, sail on the Aegean as we ferry from Athens’ port of Piraeus to the island of Aegina, and spend time in the seaside town of Nafplio, taking in the culture, cuisine, and beauty of Greece.

We are working on a date for an interest meeting soon. Let us know if you are interested in learning more or making plans to join us.