St. Thomas Episcopal Church

About this church

St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Birmingham holds three in-person services each Sunday, at 8:15 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., along with a Morning Prayer podcast. The 8:15 and 10:30 services include Holy Eucharist. The 5 p.m. service is typically Evening Prayer, with communion offered on occasion. Worship follows the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, usually in contemporary language (Rite II), and a bulletin directs visitors to the right pages in the prayer book and hymnal. The 8:15 service has no music, the 10:30 service uses traditional hymns on organ or piano, and the 5 p.m. service features guitar music. The parish belongs to the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama and the worldwide Anglican Communion.

Children's Sunday school meets at 9:15 a.m. during the school year and uses the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, a hands-on, Montessori-based approach. Nursery care for infants through age 4 is available Sunday mornings from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in June and July) and is located at the bottom of the staircase. Youth join adults for Sunday school in the parish hall at 9:15 a.m. Children and teens from first grade through twelfth can sing in the Youth & Junior Choir, and a tone chimes group is open to children and youth. Youth also take part in EYC events with nearby parishes and in diocesan activities. The church sits on Acton Road in the Altadena area, between Cahaba River Road and Caldwell Mill Road. Confirm current schedules on the parish calendar.

Researched from the church’s official website and reviewed October 11, 2026. Sources: Sunday service times, address and phone · Worship details, music and nursery · Children's Sunday school, nursery and choir · Youth programs, EYC and choir

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