Who We Are

The   Alabama   Faith   Council

Building a Beloved Alabama by Working As One for the Common Good

Alabama Faith Council — P. O. Box 2113, Birmingham AL 35201 — Tel. 205-433-9770

Local/State Affiliates and Resource Groups

Any local faith community, clergy group, social action committee, class, interfaith group, social service provider or advocacy agency can affiliate with the AFC to advise the Steering Committee on issues of concern, especially in their specific areas of focus and experience.

Roundtable of Faiths

Members of the Roundtable of Faiths advises the faith leaders, identifying and researching issues,  gathering resources, and drafting statements for review and approval.  Meetings are open to any interested individual, organization, congregation or faith community.  The Roundtable members work closely with state/local affiliates and resource groups.  The AFC Task Forces are subcommittees comprised of Roundtable members, affiliates, and resource persons from around the state.

Faith Leaders Council

The Faith Leaders Council is composed of clergy representatives from faith communities around the state that support the purpose and principles of the AFC.

 

Officers (2010):

· Rev. Dr. Michial Lewis, (Alabama Cooperative Baptist), President

· Amy Sanders (Conservative Judaism), Treasurer

· Rev. Mike Harper (United Methodist), Secretary

· Cantor Daniel Gale (Conservative Judaism), At large

· Rev. Wallace Noble, (AME Zion) At large

· Bishop Henry Parsley (Episcopal), Past President, ex-officio member

 

Current Members:

· African Methodist Episcopal Zion, Alabama-Florida District

· Alabama Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

· Al-Masjidullah Mosque, Birmingham

· Birmingham Friends Meeting

· Birmingham Islamic Society

· Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile

· Catholic Diocese of Birmingham

· Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Alabama & Northwest Florida Region

· Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, Fifth Episcopal District

· Conservative Judaism, Congregation Ahavas Chesid, Mobile

· Conservative Judaism, Temple Beth-El, Birmingham

· Episcopal Church (USA), Diocese of Alabama

· Episcopal Church (USA), Diocese of Central Gulf Coast

· Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Southeast Synod

· Full Gospel Baptist Fellowship of Alabama

· Greek Orthodox, Holy Trinity/Holy Cross Cathedral

· Masjid Qasim Bilal Al-Amin, Montgomery

· Reform Judaism, Springhill Avenue Temple, Mobile

· Reform Judaism, Temple Emanu-El, Birmingham

· Presbyterian Church (USA), North Alabama Presbytery

· Presbyterian Church (USA), Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley

· Unitarian Universalist Church of Birmingham

· United Church of Christ, Beloved Community Church, Birmingham

· United Methodist Church, North Alabama Conference

· Unity Church on the Mountain, Huntsville