Events
This camp is for elementary children signed up in our regular Reading Club program.
We need extra Reading Buddy Volunteers to make these weeks a success! We'd love to have you join us!
We’ll read, play games, have lunch, go on field trips & have tons of fun exploring the world through books together!
THE VILLAGE IS ROCKIN! Or at least it will be in a few short months. You're invited to join Oak Tree ministries and other volunteers from local churches and communities to ROCK THE VILLAGE! Commit to serve with us in a praise filled week of truth telling, food munching, and way out rocking with our neighbors in Marks Village! We’ll meet Jesus everyday as we discover His "Message on a Mountain" in His Word. There is nothing quite like Rockin’ the Village! Click the button below find out more and get in on the Joy!
Volunteer training will be Sunday, July 21st at 2:30pm.
Rock the Village will be Monday-Thursday from 5:00-7:00pm.
Volunteers will be required to arrive no later than 4:30pm to get prepared for each day.
For those who would like to prayer walk & invite neighbors to join us, we will meet at 3:00pm each day before RTV.
We are grateful for how you partner with us desiring to see God's Kingdom come in Marks Village as it is in heaven. As a friend and ally in the work, we’d like to invite you to a special upcoming event.
When? April 13th, 5:00 PM
Where? The Leath home (RSVP for address)
What is it? A night of dinner and fellowship to hear stories of what God is doing in Marks Village and learn how you can become an advocate for Oak Tree to continue the work.
We’re asking you to donate a few hours of your time to join a team for seven weeks. This volunteer team will be equipped each week with a simple process to raise the money needed to sustain the work we are already doing and grow to have a larger impact in the community.
If you’re unable to attend the kick off event but still interested in joining the team, let us know! We’ll make arrangements for you to get all the information you need.
Get ready to join us for our 2nd annual Christmas store for parents!
Christmas in the Village will expand to 3 days of fun this year! Parents can check in their kids to participate in Christmas activities while they shop in our discounted toy store. Then they can visit our gift wrapping station, enjoy fellowship over hot chocolate and cookies, have family portraits taken, and receive door prizes!
You can shop our Amazon wishlist HERE to donate toys to the store, or drop off toys at Oak Tree or participating drop locations.
If you would like to be a part of planning this fun event, please contact Raquel.
Each year Bible Club takes to the streets to spread Christmas cheer throughout the Village, followed by a sweet time having hot chocolate & cookies!
If you would like to join us for our annual Christmas Caroling day please RSVP to Raquel!
Last year's field trip to the pumpkin patch was such a hit that we want to invite parents to join us this year! Tickets to Old Bakers Farm are $10 each. We have 10 children currently in Reading Club and are inviting siblings and parents to join. If you would like to sponsor a student or family for this field trip please make donations HERE or mail checks to our address (6517 Kimberly Ave. Birmingham AL 35212).
Have you ever thought about volunteering with us? Now is the perfect time to come check out what we do and find out how you can get involved!
On August 19th we will have a volunteer training time and interest meeting to discuss the different areas you can serve at Oak Tree. We would love for you to come by and invite friends to join you.
We need more volunteers to help us kick off the fall as ministry opportunities continue to expand! Will you join us?
If you'll be coming as a first time volunteer, you can go ahead and share your information with us HERE!
Want to help us get our littles ready for their very first time at school?! Sign up HERE for 3 days of singing songs, reading stories, having snacks and more!
THE VILLAGE IS ROCKIN! Or at least it will be in a few short months. You're invited to join Oak Tree ministries and other volunteers from local churches and communities to ROCK THE VILLAGE! Commit to serve with us in a praise filled week of truth telling, food munching, and way out rocking with our neighbors in Marks Village! We’ll meet Jesus everyday as we discover His "Message on a Mountain" in His Word. There is nothing quite like Rockin’ the Village! Click the button below find out more and get in on the Joy!
Play! Sponsor! Volunteer!
Click HERE to register or sponsor!
This camp is for children signed up in our regular Reading Club program.
We need extra Reading Buddy Volunteers to make these weeks a success! We'd love to have you join us!
Do the words teenager and puberty strike fear in your heart? Us too! Nevertheless, we know these years are a perfect age for God to shape hearts, minds, and lives. We're making the most of every moment this summer with the guys and girls that are the Oak Tree Teen Family. We're most excited about our first ever SUMMER CAMP. In June, we're headed to Camp Lee in Anniston for 3 days. From sun up to the wee hours, we'll be connecting with God and each other as we build relationships through His word, trust and play. This is the first camp experience for our kids. We could use your help readying them for camp. How can God provide through you, your family or small group? Click the link to see our packing list below. Thanks for making us HAPPY CAMPERS!
Email Dimity if you'd like to get involved with our Teen Ministry!
We're going to have tons of fun this summer at our mini camps!
Each day will have small groups to use fun & games to build healing relationships. We'll be doing all kinds of crazy activities to learn to self-regulate & care for one another!
Children will join a group based on the grade level that they just completed, we will not advance groups until August.
Kindergarten & 1st Grade 9-11am
2nd & 3rd Grade 11:30am-1:30pm
4th & 5th Grade 2-4pm
June 4-5 & 18-19
July 9-12
Volunteers are welcome to join us for an entire day of mini camp or sign up for one group based on their availability.
Our 1st graders worked hard to win our Bible Club Dojo Competition! Their prize is a special hiking trip & picnic just for them! We'll be leaving after school to head to Ruffner Mountain.
If you'd like to join us as a chaperone contact Raquel.
If you have a child in 1st grade at Bible Club & need a permission slip, stop by the Tree House any time to pick one up!
Join us as we celebrate Black History Month with a Movie Night at the Tree House! We will watch Hidden Figures preceded by a special poetry reading by one of our very own teens! Free popcorn & snacks will be provided.
The kids are out of school and our Bible Club Families have been working hard to see who can score the most points by Presidents' Day to win a special Pizza Party just for them!
After the Pizza Party fun, we will open up the Tree House to any children who would like to come enjoy some free play time.
We would love to have you join us! Just contact Raquel to let us know you want to be a part of this fun day!
Reading Club is getting ready for their second Family Fun Night! The first one was so much fun we can't wait to do it again. We are excited to a live reading of Down in the Ham: A Child's Guide to Downtown Birmingham by the author herself, Ashley Chesnut!
Whether you've been serving with us from the beginning or you've been wondering if Oak Tree is the right place for you, this will be a great time for you to learn more about where we are going in 2018!
We will spend time looking at our mission and goals for the new year as well as strategies for discipline and discipleship.
We hope you will join us for fellowship, prayer, and learning together!
You can sign up HERE to let everyone know what dish you're bringing!
We are reading Love Does by Bob Goff this month! It is a biography of sorts filled with hilarious vignettes as Bob shares his life and God’s lessons. It is a quick, fun read! We'll meet at the Neighborhood Brew, in Hoover.
We are reading Love Does by Bob Goff this month! It is a biography of sorts filled with hilarious vignettes as Bob shares his life and God’s lessons. It is a quick, fun read! We'll meet at the Neighborhood Brew, in Hoover.
THE VILLAGE IS ROCKIN! Or at least it will be in a few short months! You're invited to join Oak Tree Ministries and volunteers from local churches, ministries, and communities to ROCK THE VILLAGE 2017 at Marks Village in Eastlake. Come serve with us in a week of praise-filled, truth-telling, food-munching, crazy-awesome rocking outreach to our neighbors in Marks Village! We’ll meet Jesus everyday as we discover the “I AM” truths in His Word. There is nothing quite like Rockin’ the Village! Click the button below to get in on the joy!
We are reading The Grace Effect by Larry Taunton this month! It was written by a Birmingham local who adopted a child from the Ukraine. It should be a great one! We'll meet at the Neighborhood Brew, in Hoover.
Come make disciples with us this summer in Marks Village! The Reading Club will have 5 days of fun summer camp! We will have daily devotions, reading time, and field trips! We will use this time for “voluminous and frequent reading”, the two highest determinants of reading success. Our daily field trips will give us opportunities for new experiences, relationship-growth, vocabulary-building, and gospel conversations. We will have approximately 12 campers, 1st-5th grade, the current members of the Reading Club.
It's time for the our next Book Club! This time, we'll be reading The Justice Calling, by Bethany H. Hoang and Kristen Deede Johnson. We'll meet at the Neighborhood Brew, in Hoover.
Calling all helping hands for a work day at the Oak Tree Treehouse! Lunch will be provided! We’ll be joined by Hearts & Hands to construct planting beds at our front entrance. Others will help clean out the barn and ready it for summer. Then there’s always a little inside work to finish up. Spend a day with us in the Village sprucing up The Treehouse!
It's time for the our next Book Club! This time, we'll be reading Kisses from Katie, by Katie Davis. We'll meet at the Neighborhood Brew, in Hoover.
Come learn about the Reading Club and train to be a Reading Buddy! This will be a fun, interactive afternoon preparing to “Make Disciples Who Love to Read”. You will learn about our mission, schedule, kids, and library. We can’t wait to begin this journey with you! RSVP to Halie Kawell!
We have another book club coming up! We will be discussing Charity Detox, by Robert Lupton. Our book club is for any of our Oak Tree volunteers, staff, friends, and neighbors who want to dig deeper in discussion about the work God has for us in our ministry work. Please RSVP to Halie Kawell.
Bible Club is back!! Our kids and families will join us for our first Sunday Bible Club of 2017 on January 29th. We are so excited and so ready to be back in fellowship with our neighbors. There are a few ways in which friends could serve for this Sunday and any Sunday afterwards:
If you've never visited Bible Club, sign up below!
