Give & Help our Students Get to Birmingham this summer!

On the board are envelopes with special numbers representing different amounts that will get us closer to the Discipleship Tour to Birmingham in 2025! Choose a lucky number, go in with a friend or group from church, or pick a few envelopes!

  1. Pick an envelope with a number on it.

  2. Put that many (or more!) dollars in the envelope or…

  3. Give the amount ONline!

For your generosity, we’ll hold you in our prayers throughout our trip. You’ll receive a postcard from a student during the Discipleship Tour sharing about how their faith has grown.

Discipleship Tours are a chance for high school students to practice being a disciple of Christ as they serve the world, build friendships, learn about the world around them, and have the chance to reflect on the trip and where they see God moving in their lives. These trips change lives and we cannot do it without the support of our community! Your contributions provide scholarships for students who could not attend without help, provide meals, help cover the cost of transportation and lodging, and offset other expenses.

Thank you for your generosity!

Pick an envelope!

DTour Fun Facts & Lucky Numbers

2          Buc-ee’s on the route between Loveland and Birmingham

4          bins in the Grace Klein compost system

5          number of days of our trip

6          times Pastor Hannah has accidentally searched Birmingham, England instead of Alabama

6          years Martin Luther King Jr. served as the pastor at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church

7 for July, the month we’ll depart

7.5       hours to drive from Loveland to Birmingham

7.5       hours to drive from Birmingham to Loveland on our way back

8 for August, the month we’ll return

14        the age of one of our participants

14        the age of one of our participants

15        the age of one of our participants

15        the age of one of our participants

15        the age of one of our participants

15        the age of one of our participants

15        the age of one of our participants

16        meals will be shared during the Discipleship Tour

16        the age of one of our participants

17        the age of one of our participants

17        the age of one of our participants

18        the age of one of our participants

18        the age of one of our participants

18.46   the year Montgomery became the capital of Alabama

19.55    the year Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery

19.64    the year Martin Luther King Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize

20        cups of coffee needed, per day, to keep the adults going

20.23 the year the Equal Justice Initiative opened a health clinic to provide screenings and service for people released from prison

20.25   the current year

21        the age of the LoveLady Center in 2025

22 the LoveLady Center provides more than 22 thousand meals for the homeless a year

22        Alabama was the 22nd state of the union

25        people can fit in the big house at Grace Klein (with more in the guest house!)

30        players on the Montgomery Biscuits Minor League Baseball Team

31        age of one of our guides

34        different communities in Birmingham

41        people served at Grace Klein last summer—that’s how we got to know them!

41        Alabama has 41 state emblems

50        miles between Selma and Montgomery

50 for the $50,000 grant the Equal Justice Initiative gave to Birmingham food banks to create a community market and strengthen their mobile food bank

54 times a day someone will comment that it’s hot and humid outside!

56 communities served by the Equal Justice Initiative’s hunger relief program

79        thousand diapers changed at the LoveLady Center daycare a year

87        miles from Birmingham to Selma

91      miles from Birmingham to Montgomery

91        degrees is the average temperature in Birmingham in July

82        the number of times someone will ask "are we there yet?"

101      POP’s Address

128 for the address of the church in Birmingham where Lee and Judy Eilert worked

146      places in Birmingham on the National Register of Historic Places

259      locations partner with Grace Klein for food distribution

500 the cost for one student to go on the Discipleship Tour