Contributor Index

Alphabetical Index of Contributors to Magic City Religion

Ackerman, Lucas – Temple Beth-El
Adams, Gabby – Homewood Masjid
Allen, Katie – Hoover Crescent Islamic Center, Vestavia Hills Baptist Church Sunday Worship
Bagatin Lopes, Matheus – St. George Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Bailey, Wheaton M. – Mountaintop Church’s Sunday Worship Service
Bains, David R. – creator and editor, editor’s essays
Bass, Gabby – Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church: A Landmark Church and Center for the Latin Mass in Birmingham, Holy Rosary Catholic Church: A Church for the Community
Beall, Anne Sterling – Cathedral of Saint Paul: Enriching Faith and Community Through Music 
Beall, JD – St. George Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Beaudry, Anna K. – Chancel Windows by Margaret Gaudin, Mountain Brook Baptist Church
Bentley, Zach – Corpus Christi Faith Church
Boleyn, Erica – First Baptist Church of Birmingham
Borcherding, Ellie – Reformation Day
Borman, Jeremy – Muslim Garden: An Islamic Cemetery in Birmingham
Boulton, Micaiah – Dawson Memorial Baptist Church’s Sunday Morning Worship
Bowman, Caroline – Beth Hallel Messianic Synagogue: Messianic Jewish Worship, Beliefs, and Service Structure 
Brady, Sarah G. – Church of the Highlands: “Passionate about God”
Brown, Alex – Knesseth Israel Congregation: The Only Orthodox Synagogue in Alabama
Bruce, Grier – Latter-day Saints in Birmingham: Sunday Gatherings and Beliefs 
Buckles, Emma – Great and Small: Ten Religious Sites in Birmingham  Greater Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, Sunday Worship Service, Jesus and the Theotokos of St. Theodore, assistant editor, 2020-21
Callis, Sarah Grace – Damballah / St. Patrick
Cannady, Sterling – Beth Hallel Messianic Synagogue: Messianic Jewish Worship, Beliefs, and Service Structure 
Cardwell, Liv – Alabama Buddhist Vihara
Carlisle, Will – Hindu Temple & Cultural Center of Birmingham
Carr, Adam – Church of the Highlands, Grants Mill Campus
Carroll, Lilly – Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church: A Landmark Church and Center for the Latin Mass in Birmingham
Cartee, Drew – West Side Masjid
Cash, Jordan – Pentecost with Saints Paul and Francis Xavier
Center, Lauren – Zion Star A.O.H. Church of God; Annotations on Map of Avondale for Avondale Church of Christ, Christ Episcopal Church, First Baptist Church of Taylor Hill, Holy Cathedral Church of God in Christ, Zion Star AOH Church of God; assistant editor 2019-20
Clapp, Will – Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church Smithfield, Sunday Worship: One Big Christ-Led Family
Cleveland, Tim – Alabama Buddhist Vihara
Clevenger, Heath – West Side Masjid
Craig, Delaney – Hoover Crescent Islamic Center
Criswell, Libby – Cathedral of Saint Paul: Enriching Faith and Community Through Music 
Cournoyer, Andrea – Grace Episcopal Church in Woodlawn, First United Methodist Church of Birmingham, Sanctuary Service: More Than a Building: Using History to Focus on the Future
Dauwen, Riley – Cahaba River Sangha: An Online Meditation Community
Domescik, Davis –Trinity Windows
Dreher, Anna – Redeemer Community Church’s Easter Worship Service
Duck, Braeden – Church of the Highlands, Grants Mill Campus
Dunn, Alex – Holy Trinity – Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral
Durden, Jonathan – Cahaba River Sangha: An Online Meditation Community
Durden, Megan –Fred Shuttlesworth by John Rhoden
Dyleski, Kate G. – First Christian Church, Sunday Morning Worship
Easterling, Olivia – Woodlawn United Methodist Church
Emerson, Joseph –Ganesha, Silver Coin Indian Grill
Farmer, SK – Homewood Masjid
Figueroa, Rafael – Peter and John Heal a Man Who Was Lame
Fisher, Anna – The Teaching Window at Mountain Brook Baptist
Fisher, Kaylee R. – The Church at Brook Hills’s Good Friday Service: Corporate Confession and Hope
Fleming, Glenn – Latter-day Saints in Birmingham: Sunday Gatherings and Beliefs 
Flint, Avery – Church of the Highlands, Woodlawn Campus
Foncea, Jane – St. Symeon Orthodox Church; Annotations on Map of Avondale for Avondale Mills, Grant A.M.E. Chapel, Faithful Few Baptist Church, Living Waters Ministries
Fraser, Riley – St. George Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Graffeo, Carol – Birmingham Friends Meeting; Annotations on Map of Avondale for Avondale United Methodist Church, Birmingham Friends Meeting, Christian Service Mission, Avondale Samaritan Place, and Avondale Methodist Episcopal Church, South (original site).
Guzik, Logan – The Illumination of Esther in the Saint John’s Bible
Hahne, Kearra – Sikh Temple of Alabama
Hall, Jayla – Holy Trinity – Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral
Hamilton, John – Redeemer Community Church
Hamilton, John – Redeemer Community Church; Annotations on Map of Avondale for Redeemer Community Church
Hansen, Emily – Cathedral of Saint Paul: Enriching Faith and Community Through Music 
Harper, Will – Latter-day Saints in Birmingham: Sunday Gatherings and Beliefs 
Hawkins, Abigail – Hindu Temple & Cultural Center of Birmingham
Hearn, Sidney – Christ of the Nations, St. Stephen the Martyr Catholic Chapel
Hebert, Michayla – Holy Trinity – Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral
Hedden, Robbie – Labyrinth at Trinity United Methodist Church
Henderson, Jesse – Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Sunday Worship
Henry, Luke – Temple Emanu-El
Herrera, Amanda – Temple Emanu-El
Higby, Sophie – Female Power Figure with Nails, Birmingham Museum of Art
Hogue, McKenzie – Restoration Anglican Church’s Pre Launch Gathering: True to Its Name
Holmes. David – Groveland Baptist Church: Emphasizing the Communal Aspect of Christianity in Woodlawn
Hood, Caroline – Beth Hallel Messianic Synagogue: Messianic Jewish Worship, Beliefs, and Service Structure 
Howard, Will – A Birmingham Community’s Spiritual Journey
Hummer, Kara – Sikh Temple of Alabama
Jackson, Madeline – Messiah
James, Eden C. – Cathedral Church of the Advent’s Band-Led Service
Johnson, Grace Haulie – Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church: A Landmark Church and Center for the Latin Mass in Birmingham
Johnson, Mickey – Knesseth Israel Congregation: The Only Orthodox Synagogue in Alabama
Johnson, Sarah – BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir: A Hindu Presence in Birmingham
Jones, Ian – Cahaba River Sangha: An Online Meditation Community
Kaloper, Payton – Alabama Buddhist Vihara
Kellum, Jack – Church of the Highlands, Grants Mill Campus, Shades Mountain Baptist Church: Like You Never Left Home
Kennedy, Avery — Canterbury United Methodist Church’s Contemporary Worship Service: Individual Relationships in Community
Kilgore, Jadyn – Justice is Blind, Old South, and New South
King, Nathan – Corpus Christi Faith Church
Knauff, Carson – Church of the Highlands, Grants Mill Campus, Woodlawn United Methodist Church
Knight, Knyla S. – Sunday Worship at The Abbey: Enacting Community
Kutsko, Anna – Shambhala Meditation Center; Annotations on Map of Avondale – for Birmingham Shambhala Meditation Center, New Bethel Baptist Church, St. Mark Baptist Church,  St. Symeon Orthodox Church, and World War II Memorial
Laney, Drew – Mountain Brook Baptist Church’s Contemporary Worship Service
Ledbetter, Wesley – Saint Elias Maronite Catholic Church: History, Liturgy, and Architecture
Loftus, Brendan – St. George Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Long, Clayton L.  – Zion Spring Baptist Church; Annotations on Map of Avondale for Firm Foundation Church, Fortieth St. Methodist Church, Lakeview Park, Mt. Moriah United Methodist Church, Site of First Alabama Auburn Game, Zion Spring Baptist Church
Looper, Hannah – First Baptist Church of Birmingham
Martin, Sam – Saint Elias Maronite Catholic Church: History, Liturgy, and Architecture
Marsh, Rebekah – Church of the Highlands, Woodlawn Campus, Double Oak Community Church, Mt. Laurel: A Church that Values Community
May, Grant – Briarwood Presbyterian Church, Sunday Worship: A Beautiful Culture of Excellence
McCallister, Clara Grace –
Sardis Missionary Baptist Church, Sunday Worship: Transformation in Tradition
McCasland, Jessica – Wales Window for Alabama
McCrary, Susanne – Homewood Masjid
McDaniels, Corey – Muslim Garden: An Islamic Cemetery in Birmingham
McGhee, Shelbi – Holy Rosary Catholic Church: A Church for the Community
Miller, Taylore – The Abbey; Annotations on Map of Avondale for Taylore Miller, Avondale Park Villa, The Abbey, Red Mountain Church, St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church
Mills, MaryGrace – Muslim Garden: An Islamic Cemetery in Birmingham
Milton, Carissa – Sikh Temple of Alabama
Morris, Kaitlyn – Iron City Church’s Worship Service
Mulder, Maggie – Cathedral of Saint Paul: Enriching Faith and Community Through Music 
Muller, Elena – Temple Beth-El
Nicholas, Anna – Temple Beth-El
Nott, Lauren – BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir: A Hindu Presence in Birmingham
Osburne, Noah – Temple Beth-El
Parker, Eva – Wales Window for Alabama
Patton, Jacob – Messiah
Pawlik, John – Holy Trinity – Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral and Bethel Baptist Church of Collegeville’s Worship and Preaching
Pease, Grayson – The Good Shepherd, Cathedral of St. Paul (Roman Catholic)
Pinon, Lily – First Baptist Church of Birmingham
Queen, Mary Thomas – Church at Brook Hills’s Easter Worship Service
Rapp, Sam – Independent Presbyterian Church; Annotations on Map of Avondale for Avondale Presbyterian Church (1890), Avondale Presbyterian Church (1955),  Independent Presbyterian Church, Mount Lebanon Missionary Baptist Church (first site), Mount Lebanon Missionary Baptist Church (second site), New Pilgrim Towers
Reed, Madison – Crucifix at Outdoor Altar, Saint Michael’s Catholic Cemetery, Brookside
Richardson, Kelsey – Hoover Crescent Islamic Center, Worship at Beloved Community Church
Roach, Caroline – Alabama Buddhist Vihara
Rowan, Patrick – Temple Emanu-El
Russo, Olivia – Sikh Temple of Alabama
Rutledge, Caroline – Psalms 42 and 121 Window at Mountain Brook Baptist Church
Rossnagel, Abby – King’s Way’s Sunday Service: Making Room for the Holy Spirit
Sanders, Alston – Knesseth Israel Congregation: The Only Orthodox Synagogue in Alabama
Shelton, Brennyn – Hindu Temple & Cultural Center of Birmingham
Shinholster, Mollie – Holy Trinity – Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral
Simmons, Mary Harper – Hindu Temple & Cultural Center of Birmingham
Sinex, Ben – Knesseth Israel Congregation: The Only Orthodox Synagogue in Alabama
Smith, Alli – Hoover Crescent Islamic Center
Smith, Cole – Auburn Community Church, Birmingham: Relentless Pursuit
Smith, Susannah  – Homewood Masjid
Stake, Abigail – Saint Elias Maronite Catholic Church: History, Liturgy, and Architecture
Tane, Emmy –  Christ Fellowship Church: Worshipping as God’s People
Tarleton, John Michael – Grace Episcopal Church in Woodlawn
Thompson, Patrick – South Avondale Baptist Church; Annotations on Map of Avondale for M-POWER Ministries, New Hope Avondale Campus and Child Development Center, New Hope Baptist Church (first site), New Hope Baptist Church (second site), New Hope Baptist Church (third site), Shepura Men’s Center of the Jimmie Hale Mission South Avondale Baptist Church
Toy, Addison– BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir: A Hindu Presence in Birmingham
Treanor, Margaret – Three Ministers Kneeling by Raymond Kaskey, Kelly Ingram Park
Tyson-Long, Jalon – West Side Masjid
Vines, Anne Marie – Jesus and the Theotokos of St. Theodore, Trinity United Methodist Church’s “Contact” Worship Service
Ware, Demarcus – West Side Masjid
Weaver, Corbin – Sudhana Visits Avalokitesvara
Welch, Emma – Beloved Community Church; Annotations on Map of Avondale for Avondale Lodge No. 476, Baha’i Center, Magic City Spiritual Community, Beloved Community Church, Pilgrim Church United Church of Christ
Wells, Maison – Latter-day Saints in Birmingham: Sunday Gatherings and Beliefs 
Westmoreland, Sarah – Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church: A Landmark Church and Center for the Latin Mass in Birmingham
White, Livi – St. George Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Whorton, Jackson – Groveland Baptist Church: Emphasizing the Communal Aspect of Christianity in Woodlawn
Willyerd, Jackson – Temple Emanu-El
Wood, Rori – First Baptist Church of Birmingham
Wynn, Myles – Saint Elias Maronite Catholic Church: History, Liturgy, and Architecture