Presented by: Rev. Melissa Self Patrick

Workshop description:

Prayer changes us.  Through prayer, we grow closer to God through Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit at work in and through us.  We also grow closer to one another and we are transformed for ministry within and beyond our communities and comfort zones.  Come and hear stories of Urban Ministry’s experiences of prayer and action among those who are poor and marginalized in Birmingham’s West End Community.  With the Gospel of Luke and Jesus’ life of prayer as our guide, we will explore how a life of prayer and faithfulness to God moves us to action with our brothers and sisters challenged by urban poverty.

Time: Saturday 2 to 4 p.m.

Bio: Rev. Melissa Self Patrick is a United Methodist minister serving her first appointment at Urban Ministry, Inc. in Birmingham, Alabama.  Melissa also leads weekly worship at Table of Grace, a house church of Community Church without Walls UMC, which meets at Urban Ministry in Birmingham’s West End Community.  A 2010 graduate of Candler School of Theology at Emory University, Melissa was the recipient of a UMC Georgia Harkness Scholar Award which allowed her to travel to Honduras in 2009 to talk with Methodist women in ministry there.  Before entering the ministry, Melissa was an active member of First UMC Birmingham and was on staff with several area non-profit organizations.  Melissa is married to Bentley Patrick (22 years) and is mother to Mary Rose (15) and Sarah Lib (11).