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Dec
14
to Dec 16

Christmas in the Village

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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.

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Oct
30
3:00 PM15:00

Reading Club Family Field Trip

Sponsor a Reading Club family for our Fall Family Fun Day!

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).

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Aug
19
2:30 PM14:30

Volunteer Training

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!

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Jul
22
to Jul 25

Rock the Village

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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!

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Jun
8
to Jun 10

Teen Camp

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! 

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Email Dimity if you'd like to get involved with our Teen Ministry!

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Jun
4
to Jul 12

Mini Camp

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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. 

 

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Bible Club Blue Family Hiking Trip
May
21
3:30 PM15:30

Bible Club Blue Family Hiking Trip

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! 

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Feb
28
5:00 PM17:00

Community Night!

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. 

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Feb
19
12:00 PM12:00

Presidents' Day Pizza Party!

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!

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Jan
21
2:30 PM14:30

Bible Club Volunteer Training

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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!

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Rock the Village 2017
Jul
23
to Jul 27
Rock the Village

Rock the Village 2017

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!

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Reading Club Camp 2017
Jun
5
to Jun 9
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Reading Club Camp 2017

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.

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Work Day @ The Treehouse
May
6
9:00 AM09:00
Building Work

Work Day @ The Treehouse

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!

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2017 Bible Club Kickoff
Jan
29
2:30 AM02:30

2017 Bible Club Kickoff

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:

  • Provide a simple meal for 15 that would be enjoyed by our Women’s Fellowship group who also meet on Sunday afternoons while their children are participating in Bible Club
  • Provide a sweet treat or healthy snack for 100 kids to be enjoyed upon arrival at Bible Club or in their take home supper that evening
  • Join us as a Bible Club volunteer to evangelize and disciple children ages 4 - 18. Come and take a peak this first Sunday and let us know if you want to jump in.

If you've never visited Bible Club, sign up below!

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Bible Club Volunteer Training
Jan
22
3:00 PM15:00
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Bible Club Volunteer Training

Oak Tree is hosting a volunteer training session and fellowship gathering at The Treehouse for its current volunteers and those interested in serving as volunteers at the Bible Club.  We’d love to invite YOU to serve in the Village! If you've never visited before, sign up here!

Are your mind and heart turned toward acting justly, loving mercy, and walking humbly with God through lifting up the oppressed held captive through poverty? Join like-minded Christ followers at Oak Tree Ministries. We labor together with the 2500+ people of the Marks Village housing project in Gate City. We address physical, psychological and spiritual needs through Gospel-centered ministries on paths of relationship, restoration, relief and rehabilitation. The Bible Club is the ministry's first and largest initiative engaging 100+ students with over 30 community volunteers joining the effort. Volunteers build relationships and disciple the kids through free play, worship, large and small group study of the Word, prayer, and a meal. No experience needed, just a heart to obey the Lord and make disciples among His people. If you’re  thinking of jumping in on Sunday afternoons with Bible Club, sign up to come visit!

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