Tag: Service
Pastor Mike Jr. on His Church’s $4.25 Million Purchase of a...
Greg Garrison | ggarrison@al.com
Rock City Church in Birmingham has purchased the main worship center on the former Southeastern Bible College campus on Valleydale Road...
Alabama Power names Jeff Peoples as its new CEO
By Alabama NewsCenter Staff
The Alabama Power Company board of directors has named Jeff Peoples as the company’s 12th president and CEO, effective immediately. Peoples also...
Partnering to Expand Opportunities for HBCU Scholars
mercydm.org
After being asked to serve as the American Heart Association’s 2021 Heart Ball Honorees, Toni and Tim Vines, both of whom serve as Mercy...
TWG2022 Volunteers on the Importance of Service
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
They’ve come from the nonprofit sector, the Birmingham mayor’s office, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), small business, and...
Birmingham’s My Sister’s Closet Provides more than Bargains
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham’s Carmen Mayes was at My Sister’s Closet (MSC) in downtown on Tuesday for two reasons: “I’m always looking for...
UAB’s Fouad Fouad Retiring After 40 Years of Service
By Grant Martin
UAB News
Civil engineers understand the importance of building on a strong foundation, and for the past 25 years, Fouad Fouad, Ph.D., has...
Douglas Jackson: Kikstart Inc. Founder, Back Home to Serve Those in...
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Growing up in the Ensley community, Douglas Jackson can remember helping his grandparents to pass out meals after church...
BPD Officer Jeanette Prince Protects- and Serves Those in Need
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
While making her recent rounds on Birmingham’s Southside, Birmingham Police Department (BPD) Officer Jeanette Prince struck up a conversation...
Kikstart Inc.: Reducing Hunger For Children and Families
By Kathryn Sesser-Dorné
The Birmingham Times
Thanks to Kikstart Inc. a permanent solution is in place for students who no longer had access to regular meals...
Volunteer Wanda Hines on Creating a Nourishing Environment
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
For the Birmingham Times
The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t slowed volunteer Wanda Hines—she just makes sure she’s safe in all that she does.
“I...