PASTORAL CARE AND COUNSELING
1313 ALFORD AVENUE
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35226
205-824-8320
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On I-65 take the Alford Avenue Exit, Exit Number 254.
From the south of Birmingham going north on I-65 take the Alford Avenue Exit # 254. The exit ramp is on your right. At the end of the exit ramp turn right. Go past the service station and 1313 Alford Avenue is on your right. It is a two-story brick building.
From the North going south toward Montgomery, take the Alford Avenue Exit # 254. At the end of the ramp turn left at the light. Go over the bridge and past the service station and 1313 Alford Avenue is on your right
The North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church recognizes the need for professional counseling services which are specialized and beyond the scope and training of most pastors. The counseling staff of this ministry have graduate degrees and are affiliated with appropriate national professional organizations attesting to their qualifications and specialties. 2006 marked 40 years of ministry within the North Alabama religious community. This ministry is an extension of the local churches' ministry. It is spiritually sensitive and respectful of the client's religious perspectives. Clergy (and their familes) with the North Alabama Conference health insurance are entitled to 8 free EAP (Employee Assistance Program) visits with a counselor.
Pastoral Care and Counseling services are focused on healing, sustaining, reconciling and guiding our clients in their journey. This office through the resources of religion, medicine and behavioral sciences seeks to enable our clients through counseling and education to find enrichment and/or resolution in all life circumstances.
Please call our office at 205-824-8320 for more information while our website is in progress. Or you can email us at umpcc@umccounseling.org.. You can email our Director, Sheri Ferguson, at sferguson@umccounseling.org.
Rev. Sheri S. Ferguson, Executive Director of United Methodist Pastoral Care and Counseling, has 29 years of clinical experience and 26 years of supervision experience. This includes five years at Louisville Presbyterian Seminary as Director of an AAMFT/AAPC accredited MAMFT degree program, and 15 years at University of Louisville, Department of Psychiatry, teaching family therapy to psychiatry residents.
We offer an alternative CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education) course for Resident's in Ministry with our Pastoral Care Specialist Program
UNITED METHODIST BOARD OF PASTORAL CARE AND COUNSELING
PASTORAL CARE SPECIALIST PROGRAM APPLICATION
1313 Alford Avenue
Birmingham, AL 35226
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Please submit your typewritten responses to the following items. Please keep your responses to the items to no more than a total of four pages.
1. A brief biographical account.
2. Description of your spiritual growth and development.
3. An account of a “pastoral event” in which you were the person providing the care.
4. Impressions and expectations of the CPE program.
5. What you want to learn about yourself and about ministry.
Please send the completed application to Pastoral Care and Counseling at 1313 Alford Avenue, Birmingham, AL 35226. (Alternatively, you may email it to umpcc@aol.com.)
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PASTORAL CARE AND COUNSELING
ADVANCE SPECIAL PARTNERS IN MINISTRY
CURRENT PARTNERS IN MINISTRY
Canterbury United Methodist Church
Central District, Mission and Church Extension Committee
Fayette First United Methodist Church
Morningstar United Methodist Church-Chelsea
Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church
Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church-Mission Team
Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church-JP Simmons Sunday School Class
St. Mark United Methodist Church - Northport
Trinity United Methodist Church-Birmingham
Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church
Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church Genesis Sunday School Class
MORE THAN A DECADE OF SUPPORT
OUR PARTNERS OVER 10 YEARS Canterbury United Methodist Church
St. Mark United Methodist Church-Northport
Trinity United Methodist Church-Birmingham
Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church