Here at The Vine Birmingham, our mission, Touching People, Changing the World, is accomplished by empowering people, inspiring community action, and helping transform your life through the love of Jesus Christ. Every week we get to enjoy one another and do life together. Together, we see our church as a place where barriers are broken through the love of Jesus. We see our church as a place where the spiritually hungry, thirsty, broken, bound, and overlooked find solace each week. We see a place where social and cultural barriers are broken through worship and all people are doing life together through the love of Jesus. Can you see it? Consider joining us this weekend. There is a place here for you!
Meet Our Pastors
Jordan, George, Faith, and Joshua Whitlock
Bishop George Whitlock III
Sr. Pastor
George is passionate about helping people discover, develop, and walk in their God-given, creative purposes. As an energetic and enthusiastic servant of the Lord, dynamic speaker, and progressive thinker, he deeply believes your best life is only one decision away! He has dedicated his heart to see generational and cultural gaps bridged on Sunday mornings and beyond the workplace into homes. He fights for freedom and unity in the body of Christ.
George self-describes as “a student of life.” He earned a B.S. in Political Science, Minor in Pre-Law. In his pursuit of knowledge, George completed a Masters of Education (M.Ed.) at the University of Montevallo in Counseling and Guidance, Concentration in Marriage and Family Therapy. He is also a certified speaker, trainer, and coach with the John Maxwell Team.
Pastor Faith Whitlock
Pastor of Affirmation
Faith Whitlock is the Co-founder of The Vine Birmingham. Faith serves a dual kingdom assignment through her local church and educational community. Pastor Faith loves seeing individuals grow to new heights in the Faith. In addition to her local church, Mrs. Faith loves seeing children reach new levels of knowledge. She is a high functioning, National Board Certified, elementary educator with over 17 years of classroom experience. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from the University of Montevallo and a Master’s of Science in Education from the University of Alabama-Birmingham. Her talents and skills with children and special needs have not gone unnoticed in the community. In fact, Mrs. Faith was the 2013-2014 District Elementary Teacher of the Year for the Homewood City School system. Most recently, Pastor Faith joined the staff of I3 Academy in the Woodlawn community to aid in community transformation.