Episcopal Church of the Ascension
Episcopal Church of the Ascension is a church in Vestavia Hills, AL 35216. It is one of 26 churches in Vestavia Hills.
At Ascension our mission statement is informed by John 13:35:“By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”To Make Christ Known by our Love for All
The Episcopal Church of the Ascension has been a spiritual home in Vestavia Hills since 1953. We're a mid-sized parish — rooted enough to have real depth, small enough to know your name. Whether you're new to faith, returning after time away, or simply looking for a place to belong, you'll find a community here shaped by prayer, honest questions, and genuine welcome.
Vestavia Hills, AL, 35216Service times
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 8:30am · through
- Friday 8:30am
Episcopal Church of the Ascension is part of the Anglican and Episcopal family of churches in The American Church Story. 114 congregations of the Anglican and Episcopal family gather across Alabama — 6,341 across the United States on The Church Map.
Anglicans gave the English-speaking church the words it still prays in: the Book of Common Prayer, and a translation of Scripture that shaped four centuries of worship, writing, and speech. Holding evangelical, catholic, and liberal convictions inside one communion has made them a long school of patience for every tradition that came after.
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The community around Episcopal Church of the Ascension
Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. Nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.
- Social Isolation: 33.6%
- Depression: 23.5%
Source: CDC PLACES (2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Vestavia Hills city is served by 16 churches — about one congregation for every 2,290 residents.
Churches near Episcopal Church of the Ascension
- Redstone Church — 0.4 mi away
- Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Southminster Presbyterian Church — 0.7 mi away
- The Lutheran Church of Vestavia Hills — 0.8 mi away
- First Church of the Nazarene — 0.8 mi away
- Shades Mountain Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away
- Grace Fellowship — 1 mi away in Homewood, AL
- Second Presbyterian Church Birmingham — 1.1 mi away in Birmingham, AL
- Haven Field Community Church — 1.1 mi away
- Christ Temple Holiness Church of the Apostolic Faith — 1.2 mi away in Birmingham, AL
More Anglican churches nearby
- Christ The King Anglican Church — 1.3 mi away in Birmingham, AL
- All Saints Episcopal Church — 2 mi away in Birmingham, AL
- Disciples Fellowship — 2.9 mi away in Hoover, AL
- St. Thomas Episcopal Church — 3.3 mi away in Birmingham, AL
- St Peter's Anglican Church — 3.7 mi away in Mountain Brook, AL
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