Children's Tutoring Program

"Count Your Many Blessings, see what God has done!" can be the theme song for the children's tutoring program at Church of the Reconciler UMC.

We averaged about 22 children each session (Tuesdays and Thursdays each week.) Students from Samford University came and worked with the children one on one each time. We have six computers set up with learning games for different grade levels. We had two students who knew all about computers to work with them and set up the programs for them on their level.

Refreshments were served each time thanks to Oak Mountain Mission. Many of our children do not get to have an evening meal because of

1. no electricity in their homes,
2. no money to buy food,
3. no car to get to the grocery store.

The children would store away extra food to take home to eat that night. We want to thank everyone who supports Church of the Reconciler in it ministry to the homeless and poor.

"When you have done it to the least of these, you have done it to me" said Jesus. May you experience Jesus Christ anew this Advent and Christmas season when you look into the eyes of those who are poor.

Nancy Higgs, Church of the Reconciler UMC

Children Painting a Mural

Today, March 6, 2007, at 3:45 inner city children from around Birmingham, AL will have an opportunity to paint at mural at Church of the Reconciler United Methodist Church.

It is an interesting story on how this came about.

Jebb Brown (mother Leslie Brown from Trinity UMC in Homewood had a birthday recently. He had been with his mother and father down to Church of the Reconciler to serve a common meal on Sunday and his little heart was touched at the number of people who did not have enough to eat. He sent out invitations to his birthday party (a big deal for an 8 year old) and asked rather than bring him a present, to bring some money for Church of the Reconciler.

His mother has a friend, Janet Holloway, who paints murals and Janet, Jebb, and his mother will be at the church to help the children of Church of the Reconciler paint a mural on the wall in the children's section. They will paint Noah's Ark, showing God's great diversity of creation.

Just as in the Bible where a little child had a lunch and that lunch was turned into enough for all, God has used Jebb Brown at an early age of 8 years to bring together black and white children from Birmingham, Alabama to celebrate the diversity and goodness of God.


Please come and see for yourself ( and bring your camera) and write up this story for all to know.

We hear so much bad news; I hope this piece of Good News will get your attention.

Date: today, Tuesday, March 6
Time: 3:45 till 5:00
Place: Church of the Reconciler UMC at 112 North 14th Street
(across from old Sears property)
Contact Person: Rev. Kevin Higgs, Church pastor
Rev. Lawton Higgs, Sr. Pastor Emeritus
Nancy D. Higgs, Children's Ministry Representative