Events
Join our friends at The Vine Church, the Church at Brook Hills & Oliver Elementary for the 3rd annual Gate City Festival! This year “Love Oliver” school registration will happen at the same time!
Whether you’ve served with Oak Tree before, are new to the family, or are just curious about how we do things around here we’d love to have you join us to learn more about how we serve our community!
New, old, or prospective volunteers are welcome to join us at the Tree House for Trauma Informed Training.
Training is also open to partners who want to learn more about our methods.
We invite you to join us for lunch at the Treehouse on Friday, June 13th at 12pm. Whether you've just been introduced to the ministry or you've been a friend of Oak Tree for years, we'd love to share what's new around the Tree House this year! Enjoy a box lunch from a nearby local business, hear updates from OTM staff, and enjoy table fellowship with new and old friends of Oak Tree. Reserve a seat today for you (and for a friend!).
Please be our guest at our 2nd benefit dinner as we celebrate 10 years of the Lord’s faithfulness through Oak Tree!
We are currently seeking sponsorship for this event, find out more at the button below!
Stay tuned! Individual tickets will be available for RSVP closer to the date of the event.
Join us for the 3rd annual Gate City Clean Up Day on Saturday, April 5th! We'll gather outside the Tree House at 10am to receive instructions from Black Warrior Riverkeeper staff, then head out into the community to begin work! Gloves, bags and trash grabbers will be provided. Be sure to stick around afterward for a complimentary grilled lunch and to fellowship with neighbors and new friends back at Oak Tree. In partnership with Black Warrior Riverkeeper, this is a free event, but completion of a waiver is required to participate. Registration at button below!
It’s already that time of year again! We need your help to make our 8th Christmas in the Village a success! You can read about all of the ways you can be involved HERE & shop our Amazon wish list to deliver toys right to our door at the button below!
Join us Sunday, September 29th at 5pm for an evening of story and song that celebrates what the Lord is doing in our midst at Oak Tree Ministries. In addition to testimonies, the Carlton Reese Memorial Unity Choir and singer-songwriter Shayla Carter will sing selections, and we'll join together singing "psalms, hymns and spiritual songs" to thank the Lord for his ongoing provision.
A love offering with be collected that evening to benefit Oak Tree. You can also make your gift of any amount when you register to attend.
Save the date and make plans to join us for a celebration with friends of Oak Tree Ministries. Celebrate what the Lord has done in our midst in Gate City, and join us as we give thanks to God for his sustenance of the ministry. After a buffet dinner, you'll hear from staff, volunteers, and community members about how shalom is unfolding amongst our neighbors, with a look ahead to what is on the horizon for the ministry.
Join our friends, the Vine Birmingham, at Lewis Park for the 2nd annual Gate City Festival!
Calling all volunteers ready to get to work! We will be having a marathon of renovations at the Newman Center for Renewal April 3-13th & need your help to get this space ready for ministry!
Work will include light construction, painting, laying flooring, yard work, etc.
Maybe you can serve half a day, join us on the weekend, or even take a few days off work to be a part of the team. Let us know by completing THIS FORM so we can keep you in the loop & have a head count for each day.
Make plans to join us for lunch at the Treehouse on Thursday, November 9th at 12pm. Whether you've just heard about Oak Tree or you've been a faithful supporter for years, we'd love to share what all the Lord has done in 2023. Enjoy a box lunch from a nearby local business, hear an update from OTM Executive Director Raquel Patterson, and enjoy table fellowship with new and old friends of Oak Tree. Reserve a seat today for you (and for a friend!). RSVP HERE.
Join us for a fun day cleaning up our community!
Our friends at Black Warrior River Keepers will organize the clean up and teach us all about taking care of our land and water.
After seeing how much trash we can collect in our neighborhood we’ll enjoy a cookout thanks to our friends at the Church at Liberty Park along with other fun activities together!
We’ll give an update on the work we’ve done since last year’s BBQ at the Bishop Building and have door prizes for everyone who participates in our community mental health survey.
We hope to see you there!
We are having an online book fair September 18th-24th to promote literacy and earn free books for the students in our elementary programs. All purchases will be matched 50%. Therefore, as people buy off of the wishlist, they earn Oak Tree even more free book rewards!
To buy books for Oak Tree off of our wishlist visit https://g13384.myubam.com/wishlist/820c3475-cb4f-4da7-a963-aef500da034d. At checkout, use this shipping address:
The Church at Brook Hills
C/o City Ministries
3145 Brook Highland Pkwy
Birmingham, AL 35242
To purchase books for personal use that still give Oak Tree a 50% match, visit this link: https://g13384.myubam.com/2427892
New and established volunteers, partners, and anyone interested in learning more about how we do things around Oak Tree are invited to join us for this time of training!
We’ll enjoy fellowship over some ice cream & share Oak Tree summer plans. We hope o see you there!
Have you heard?! Oak Tree’s Community Advisory Board has been up to something exciting! Stop by on Saturday, April 30th as we share all of the great ideas we’ve been cooking up for the renovations of the Bishop Building (6701 Kimberly Ave, right around the corner from the Tree House, across the street from Mr. Cowboy’s park).
We’ll be cooking out, having an art contest, and more! Pay what you can for a plate to contribute to fundraising for this exciting new venture!
Join us for QPR Suicide Prevention Training by A Friend of Mind here at Oak Tree on Monday, February 28th at 12:30pm. Bring a lunch and leave equipped!
We want to hear from you! What would it look like to reimagine education for our young people? We want to hear about your experiences in Birmingham City Schools and dream together about the future of education in our city!
Join us at Oak Tree, Monday, February 7th at 5:30pm.
Masks will be required & chairs spaced for social distancing.
Register to learn more: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/education-blueprint-virtual-kick-off-party-registration-243658678667
To register visit https://www.mlkday5kbham.com and choose Oak Tree as your team when you sign up!
All are invited to join us for this free training series in trauma informed practices at Oak Tree. It will be beneficial to volunteers, parents, community partners, and anyone who works with children.
We will have 3 full days of in-person training, but we welcome people to come for any amount of time even if you can’t make all 3 sessions.
Day 1: Introduction / Why trauma informed care?
Day 2: Trauma Informed Practices
Day 3: Building Resiliency to Trauma Exposure
Please RSVP to Aaron to let us know when you can come!
As we dream about the future development of the Bishop Building we are creating a Community Board who will lead the planning and development efforts. We are looking for 5-10 committed residents of Marks Village to join this board to ensure that the direction of development is led by the desires of our community. They will assist in finalizing plans, communication with and surveying fellow residents of Marks Village, and accountability with fund raising and implementation. If you are interested in being a part of this Community Board please join us on Wednesday, September 8th at 6:00pm.
Have you ever wondered what we're all about at Oak Tree? Or what exactly we do every week outside of Bible Club? Are you ready to volunteer with us as we start activities back in person? Then be sure to Save the Date and join us on Zoom!
Join us for the 3 part series exploring the roots of Oak Tree: Gospel-Centered, Trauma-Informed, Community Support.
If you missed the first 2 parts you can catch up HERE.
In June we will focus on what we mean by Community Support. Whether you've volunteered with Oak Tree for years or are just interested in hearing more, you're invited to join us for this time of learning and equipping.
Be sure to follow us on social media as we highlight one topic each month!
As we roll out this 3 part series we want to hear from you! What questions do you have about Oak Tree? How has serving with Oak Tree impacted you? Fill out this short survey to give us feedback and help us prepare to answer your questions!
Have you ever wondered what we're all about at Oak Tree? Or what exactly we do every week outside of Bible Club? Are you ready to volunteer with us when we start activities back in person? Then be sure to Save the Date and join us on Zoom!
Join us for the 3 part series exploring the roots of Oak Tree: Gospel-Centered, Trauma-Informed, Community Support.
If you missed part 1 you can catch up HERE.
In May we will focus on what we mean by Trauma-Informed. Whether you've volunteered with Oak Tree for years or are just interested in hearing more, you're invited to join us for this time of learning and equipping.
Be sure to follow us on social media as we highlight one topic each month!
Take the ACE Quiz
Take the Attachment Quiz
Take the Implicit Bias Quiz
As we roll out this 3 part series we want to hear from you! What questions do you have about Oak Tree? How has serving with Oak Tree impacted you? Fill out this short survey to give us feedback and help us prepare to answer your questions!
Join us as we do some spring cleaning, finish playground work, and prepare to have the kids join us again in the summer!
If you are a Brook Hills member please sign up to serve by emailing Kathy.
Everyone else, please let us know you’ll be joining by emailing Aaron.
Volunteers please arrive at 9am to get started. We will provide pizza for lunch and dismiss at 1pm. If there is still more work to be done we will continue if enough volunteers can stay, or we will schedule a follow up work day!
Have you ever wondered what we're all about at Oak Tree? Or what exactly we do every week outside of Bible Club? Are you ready to volunteer with us when we start activities back in person? Then be sure to Save the Date and join us on Zoom!
Over the next 3 months we'll be digging deep to explore the roots of Oak Tree: Gospel-Centered, Trauma-Informed, Community Support.
In April we will focus on what we mean by Gospel-Centered. Whether you've volunteered with Oak Tree for years or are just interested in hearing more, you're invited to join us for this time of learning and equipping.
Be sure to follow us on social media as we highlight one topic each month!
As we roll out this 3 part series we want to hear from you! What questions do you have about Oak Tree? How has serving with Oak Tree impacted you? Fill out this short survey to give us feedback and help us prepare to answer your questions!
We are happy to host our friends of the Birmingham And Campaign for this prayer gathering.
April is #SecondChanceMonth. We believe individuals who’ve been incarcerated deserve the opportunity at a fresh start. Often times people with a criminal record are denied access to education, housing, jobs and other things which are detrimental to their development and growth. But together we can work to help 70 million people reach their potential. The And Campaign is partnering with Prison Fellowship this month to encourage Christ followers to engage in prison ministry and restorative justice.
On April 19th And Campaign Chapters across the nation will be gathering to pray for Prison Fellowship, those incarcerated, and for our justice system. We will also take time as a local chapter to pray over the gun violence we are experiencing in Birmingham.
The rally will be held outdoors and we encourage social distancing. Please wear a mask, extra will be available for those who need one.
Help us spread the word by inviting your church members and friends. We hope to see you there!
