During the Advent Season, please join us for a noon Chapel Service on Wednesdays, December 3, 10, and 17 followed by a light lunch in the Great Hall. The menu will be Soup and Sandwich provided by Kim's kitchen. The weekly reservation deadline is Tuesday at 12 pm.
Join us on Saturday, December 6 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!
Join us during the Sunday School hour for Dr. Jeff Leonard's special Advent program titled "Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus."
The annual IPC Choir Christmas Concert will take place December 7 at 6 pm. Accompanied by 10 members of the Alabama Symphony string section, the program will include congregational hymns, choral anthems, and orchestral music of the Christmas season by composers including Jonathan Dove, Hugo Distler, Ola Gjeilo, William Bradley Roberts, and will end with the beautiful Ave Maria by Franz Biebl. Soloists will include Janet Ort, Jane Stump, and Willian Perira da Silva.
Honor and remember loved ones by making an Advent flower donation in their names. Your contribution provides fresh flowers and greenery throughout the church during Advent. The names of all those remembered and honored are included in our Christmas Eve Bulletin. Please note that the absolute deadline to contribute is no later than Monday, December 8.
This opportunity to offer an alternative Christmas gift will be available December 1 through December 22. Through a donation to the Giving Tree, you can honor a family member, friend, teacher, or coworker with a gift made in their name to IPC Social Services and/or the Children’s Fresh Air Farm. A $10 donation per card is suggested, but all donations are accepted to help our neighbors who are struggling with food, shelter, utilities, transportation, and medical needs, as well as the children and families that benefit from our services at CFAF.
Cards to share with your loved one can be picked up in the Parlor on Sundays and during church office hours from Catherine Sager in the Community Ministries Suite. Join us in giving your loved one a special gift of love, compassion, and generosity this Advent season.
During the Advent Season, please join us for a noon Chapel Service on Wednesdays, December 3, 10, and 17 followed by a light lunch in the Great Hall. The menu will be Soup and Sandwich provided by Kim's kitchen. The weekly reservation deadline is Tuesday at 12 pm.
Adults and Youth are invited to join us during the Sunday School hour to hear "The Plan B Christmas" from storyteller Dolores Hydock. Even with loads of carefully thought-out preparation, sometimes the big plan for a perfect Christmas just doesn't work out, and you're stuck with Plan B. Here are three stories that keep alive the hope that even if the holiday doesn't work out quite the way you thought it would, it might still turn out to be just right—or even better than anything you could have planned in the first place.
Music4Romania cordially invites you to “Crisantemi: Songs of Life” on Sunday, December 14, 2025, at 7 pm, at Independent Presbyterian Church. Like the chrysanthemum—a flower symbolizing both death and rebirth across cultures—the program explores life’s complete cycle as it traces the soul’s journey from darkness and grief to transcendent joy through music spanning three centuries, from Bach to Freddie Mercury.
O come all ye faithful to Beer & Carols at The Grocery (2823 Central Ave. Homewood) on December 15! Enjoy great food, festive libations (non-alcoholic included), plenty of opportunities to sing along, and even a visit from Santa himself. The evening kicks off with children’s music from 5:30 - 6:30 pm, followed by classic carols for everyone from 7 - 8 pm. Space is limited and this merry night will sell out quickly, so please RSVP!
Please join us for this year's final noon Chapel service on Wednesday, December 17 followed by a light lunch in the Great Hall. Our Blue Christmas service—a gentle, contemplative space for those who carry grief, heaviness, or longing during the holidays—will also take place during the Chapel service. Remember to reserve your lunch no later than Tuesday at 12 pm.
All are invited to join us during the Sunday School hour for a festive Christmas carol sing.
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
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.
