Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church in Hueytown is a community focused, gospel centered family where you can belong, grow, and thrive. We are a Southern Baptist church in the southwest Birmingham and west Bessemer area. Open Positions. Preschool Teacher Part Time

Ridge: Small Groups. Gathering: Most of our small groups meet on Sunday mornings between 9:00-10:15a. If you would like to participate in a small group, see one of our greeters to help you find a small group. Connect: Small Groups are the best way to get connected. We have several opportunities for you and your family to connect through small groups. During Small Groups, you will get to know people, invest in one another's lives, find encouragement, and study the Bible. Purpose: The purpose of Small Groups is to provide a place to discuss the Scripture’s impact and relevance to our lives. We believe that every Christian possesses valuable insights that can edify the group. Curriculum Small Group Material — Sundays Our Sunday Morning Small Groups offer a offering community where individuals can deepen their faith and build meaningful connections. These gatherings meet before our main worship service, providing a space for discussion, prayer, and personal growth. Whether you're new to the church or have been attending for years, our small groups offer a great opportunity to engage with others, explore Scripture, and find discipleship in this life. Small Groups Our Sunday corporate gathering holds significant importance, yet part of our commitment that helps us follow Jesus and make disciples is found in the regular meeting of small groups. We encourage both our members and regular attendees to actively engage and participate in these groups to confess sin, celebrate joys, mourn together, and foster a culture of prayer and biblical understanding. Our groups are centered on biblical truth, fostering intentional community, evangelistic fervor, and growth. For information on which group would be good for you, please visit here . Ridge Kids Preschool - 5th Grade Ridge Students Ages: 12-18 College/Young Adult Co-Ed McLellan Group Men's Group Davidson Group Women Group Kirby Group Co-Ed Stringfellow Group Women's Group Amerson/Hayes Group Co-Ed

Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church in Hueytown is a community focused, gospel centered family where you can belong, grow, and thrive. We are a Southern Baptist church in the southwest Birmingham and west Bessemer area. Jake Kersh Jake has been in ministry since 2010. He has served as a student pastor across the state of Alabama. He grew up in Adamsville, Alabama in a small mining community called Bayview. He graduated from Southeastern Bible College (2017) with a major in Bible and Theology. He graduated from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (2022) with his Masters of Divinity. Jake has been married to Natasha since July 2014. They have two children. He enjoys reading studying, and arguing about biblical theology, missions, and progressive covenantalism. His passion in ministry is discipling students. He thoroughly enjoys going into the backcountry to camp, hunt large animals, and catch three-inch fish in far-off places. Jake's pastoral role at Pleasant Ridge includes: teaching, preaching, and overseeing the pastoral care of middle school and high school students, maintaining the various media of the church. Email Jake

Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church in Hueytown is a community focused, gospel centered family where you can belong, grow, and thrive. We are a Southern Baptist church in the southwest Birmingham and west Bessemer area. Work in Progress! 205.491.3771 1343 Hueytown Road Hueytown, Alabama 35023 About Pleasant Ridge Pleasant Ridge is a community of believers whose mission is to glorify God by making disciples in their homes, community, and in the world. Service Times: Sundays—10:30a Wednesdays—6 :00p Links in the Meantime: GIVE PRESCHOOL LIVESTREAM

Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church in Hueytown is a community focused, gospel centered family where you can belong, grow, and thrive. We are a Southern Baptist church in the southwest Birmingham and west Bessemer area. Membership. If you are a Christian, we cannot tell you that you need to join Pleasant Ridge, but we can tell you that you need to join and immerse yourself in the life of a church family that faithfully teaches the Scriptures and cares for her members. If you are not convinced, here is a list of reasons to join a church . Membership Class. The Pleasant Ridge Membership Class is your opportunity to become acquainted with our church – specifically, our mission, philosophy, and vision for ministry. This class is required for membership at Pleasant Ridge. if you have questions about membership, what to expect for a Membership Class or to register for an upcoming class, Email Kyle . 2025 Membership Classes: Sunday, March 2nd Sunday, September 21st Click here to view the Pleasant Ridge Membership Orientation booklet.

Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church in Hueytown is a community focused, gospel centered family where you can belong, grow, and thrive. We are a Southern Baptist church in the southwest Birmingham and west Bessemer area. Giving. Ways To Give. Giving Online GIVE ONLINE Text Text "PLEASANTRIDGEBC" to 73256 In-Person You can give in person every Sunday when the ushers pass the offering plates or find one of our drop boxes by the entrances. "Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it." Malachi 3:10 Why do I give? The Bible teaches Christians to be generous givers of our resources (Acts 2:42-47). Giving is an aspect of personal worship (Gen. 4:3-5; Matt. 12:41-44), and we should give with joy (2 Cor. 9:6-8). Scriptures provide a standard of giving in the Old Testament called the tithe (Mal. 3:10). The New Testament does not abolish the tithe; however, the emphasis becomes the ready participation of Christians to generously give to meet needs (Acts 4:36-37; 2 Cor. 8:2-5). Therefore, we understand giving to be our Christian duty, and we give our tithe to the Lord joyfully as a means of worship. Where does your money go? 8% of all tithes go to Cooperative Program 2% of all tithes go to the Birmingham Metro Baptist Association .5% of all tithes go to local ministries: Sav-A-Life Bessemer & The Grace Place The remaining tithes go to fund the operating expenses and ministry of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church.

Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church in Hueytown is a community focused, gospel centered family where you can belong, grow, and thrive. We are a Southern Baptist church in the southwest Birmingham and west Bessemer area. Ridge: Kids. Note to Parents: Every child is cherished and every parent is supported in their faith! We're thrilled to invite your children to join our community filled with fun activities, engaging lessons, and loving guidance. Together we can nurture and grow their faith in God's Word. Security Safety is paramount. All our workers and volunteers undergo thorough background checks through Ministry Safe . We ensure children are always in the care of two or more unrelated adults, offering an extra layer of protection for every family. Sickness We prioritize the health and well-being of every child. We regularly disinfect the children's areas, notifying parents promptly of illness, and kindly asking to keep sick children at home for everyone's safety. Sundays : 9:00am | Wednesdays : 6:00-7:00pm Curriculum Standing in Wonder In this series, kids will discover how much God loves them and how special they are to Him! They’ll learn that God made them with a purpose, and that Jesus came to show God’s incredible love. By trusting in Jesus, kids can become part of God’s family and follow the Holy Spirit, who helps them grow and become more like Jesus every day. Through fun stories and activities, kids will understand that they are known, loved, and led by God. They'll learn that God created them to reflect His wonder and share His love with others. Every child is a unique masterpiece in God's eyes, and they get to be a part of His amazing story! Study Series August/Sept Think Again Word of Wonder: 2 Timothy 2:13 Sept/Oct Problems and Promises Word of Wonder: 1 Chronicles 16:15 Oct/Nov Kings and Prophets Word of Wonder: Psalm 46:10-11 Nov/Dec The Jesus Family Tree Word of Wonder: Isaiah 7:14 Ridge: Kids Opportunities Think Again Coming Soon... Ridge: Kids Opportunities 1/3 Kids Events. Every Sunday The Gospel of Mark / Learn more Every Sunday Paul Revere’s urgent warning saved the colonial militia from disaster, but even that message is insignificant compared to the news Christians carry. In a world oppressed by sin and darkness, we bear the urgent announcement that Jesus Christ has conquered the enemy and offers salvation. Share Every Wednesday Wednesday Night Meals / Learn more Every Wednesday Gather, eat, and connect! Join us for Wednesday Night Meals and enjoy good food and fellowship midweek. Share

Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church. Join us this Sunday at 10:30 am. We gather to equip the saints to make disciples in our homes, in our community, and in the world. We Are Pleasant Ridge. MISSION AND VISION GET INVOLVED SERMONS EVENTS Join us. Every Sunday Every Wednesday 10:30 AM 6:00 PM Location 1343 Hueytown Road Hueytown, Alabama 35023 Phone 205.491.3771 Welcome to Pleasant Ridge Pleasant Ridge is a community of believers whose mission is to glorify God by making disciples in their homes, community, and in the world. WHAT TO EXPECT? Learn more about what to expect at our Sunday services from attire, order of service, and how to get connected. WHAT TO EXPECT KIDS AND STUDENTS Visiting and want more information about Ridge: Kids and Ridge: Students? Find more about family ministries here. MINISTRIES SMALL GROUPS So much of what we are called to do as followers of Jesus is lived out during the week through small groups. SMALL GROUPS Sermon Series. Sermon Series The Gospel of Mark On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere rode through the night to warn the colonies of approaching danger—because news that urgent must be proclaimed. Yet the message entrusted to the church is far greater. In the Gospel of John, Jesus is revealed as the eternal Word made flesh, the Light shining in the darkness, who came so that sinners might have life in His name. Humanity lies in spiritual darkness, enslaved to sin and under judgment, but God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. Through His death and resurrection, Christ has conquered sin and death and now calls all people to repent and believe. LEARN MORE The Gospel of Mark Every Sunday LEARN MORE Wednesday Night Meals Every Wednesday LEARN MORE Student Kickoff Night '26 Wed, Aug 12 LEARN MORE Chat

Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church in Hueytown is a community focused, gospel centered family where you can belong, grow, and thrive. We are a Southern Baptist church in the southwest Birmingham and west Bessemer area. Statement of Beliefs. Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church exists to glorify God by making disciples of Jesus Christ. Our beliefs are rooted in the Holy Scriptures and are summarized below. As a cooperating church of the Southern Baptist Convention , our doctrine is consistent with historic Baptist theology as expressed in the Baptist Faith & Message (2000). If you have questions about these beliefs or would like to know what it means to follow Jesus Christ, we'd love to connect with you. THE BIBLE The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is God’s revelation of Himself to man. The Bible is our absolute authority . All Scripture is completely true and trustworthy. All Scripture is a testimony to Christ, who is Himself the focus of divine revelation . THE TRINITY There is one and only one living and true God. The eternal triune God exists as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, with distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence, or being. God as Father sovereignly reigns with care over His universe, His creatures, and the flow of the stream of human history according to the purposes of His grace. Christ is the eternal Son of God . In His incarnation as Jesus Christ, He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He honored the divine law by His personal obedience, and in His substitutionary death on the cross, He made provision for the redemption of men and women from sin. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God fully divine. He exalts Christ. He convicts men of sin, righteousness, and judgment. He enlightens and empowers the believer and the church in worship, evangelism, and service. HUMANITY Humanity is the unique creation of God in His own image. He created them male and female as the crowning work of His creation. Humanity sinned against God and brought sin into the world. Though sin separates humanity from God, Christ died to remove the wrath of God toward sinners by dying on the cross in substitution for man. Humanity experiences salvation by belief in Christ and His atoning work made manifest in the Gospel. SALVATION Salvation involves the redemption of the whole person and is offered freely to all who believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Jesus, by His own blood, obtained eternal redemption for the believer. Salvation includes regeneration, justification, sanctification, and glorification in its broadest sense. THE CHURCH A New Testament church is an autonomous gathering of baptized believers, associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the gospel, observing the two ordinances of Christ (Baptism and The Lord’s Supper), governed by His laws, exercising the gifts, rights, and privileges invested in them by His Word, and seeking to extend the gospel to the ends of the earth. Each congregation operates under the Lordship of Christ through democratic processes. Each member is responsible and accountable to Christ as Lord in such a congregation. BAPTISM Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water. It is an act of obedience symbolizing the believer’s faith in a crucified, buried, and risen Savior, the believer’s death to sin, the burial of the old life, and the resurrection to walk in newness of life in Christ Jesus. LORD'S SUPPER The Lord’s Supper is an act of obedience whereby members memorialize and participate in the death of the Redeemer and eagerly anticipate His second coming. CHRISTIAN DUTY It is the duty and privilege of every follower of Christ and every church of the Lord Jesus Christ to endeavor to make disciples of all nations. ESCHATOLOGY God, in His own time and in His own way, will bring the world to its appropriate end. Jesus Christ will return personally and visibly . The dead will be raised, and Christ will judge all people in righteousness. The unrighteous will be consigned to hell. The righteous will receive their reward and will dwell forever with the Lord in Heaven. FAMILY God has ordained the family as the foundational institution of human society. It is composed of persons related to one another by marriage, blood, or adoption. Marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant commitment for a lifetime. It is God’s unique gift to reveal the union between Christ and His church and to provide for the man and the woman in marriage the framework for intimate companionship, the channel of sexual expression according to biblical standards, and the means for procreation of the human race. The husband and wife are of equal worth before God, since both are created in God’s image. The marriage relationship models the way God relates to His people. A husband is to love his wife as Christ loved the church. He has the God-given responsibility to provide for, to protect, and to lead his family. A wife is to submit herself graciously to the servant leadership of her husband even as the church willingly submits to the headship of Christ. She, being in the image of God as is her husband and thus equal to him, has the God-given responsibility to respect her husband and to serve as his helper in managing the household and nurturing the next generation. Children , from the moment of conception, are a blessing and heritage from the Lord. Parents are to demonstrate to their children God’s pattern for marriage. Parents are to teach their children spiritual and moral values and to lead them, through consistent lifestyle example and loving discipline, to make choices based on biblical truth. Children are to honor and obey their parents.

Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church in Hueytown is a community focused, gospel centered family where you can belong, grow, and thrive. We are a Southern Baptist church in the southwest Birmingham and west Bessemer area. Kyle Sullivan Kyle Sullivan has served in Southern Baptist churches for ten years. He began serving as Senior Pastor at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church in July 2021. Kyle is originally from the Dothan, AL area (Wicksburg, AL) but relocated to Birmingham in 2012 to attend school. He received his Bachelor's in Bible and Theology from Southeastern Bible College (2016), his Master of Divinity from Beeson Divinity School (2020), and his Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching and Strategic Leadership from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (2024). Kyle loves people and he loves pastoring the people of PRBC. Kyle is married to his wife Caroline, and together, they have three children (Asher, John, and Grace). Kyle loves spending time with his family, whether 'vacationing together or spending quality time together at home. Kyle is an avid Alabama fan! He loves watching Alabama football & basketball. His favorite hobbies are golf and any game his children want to play. Kyle’s pastoral roles at Pleasant Ridge include: preaching, teaching, pastoring, and providing general oversight of the church’s ministries and operations. Email Kyle

Ministries. Preschool Ages: 2-4 years old Ridge: Kids Ages: Birth-5th grade Ridge: Students Ages: 6th-12th grade. Ridge: Small Groups Ages: All Ages

Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church in Hueytown is a community focused, gospel centered family where you can belong, grow, and thrive. We are a Southern Baptist church in the southwest Birmingham and west Bessemer area. Events. Our Sunday corporate gathering holds significant importance, yet part of our commitment that helps us follow Jesus and make disciples is found in the regular meeting of small groups. We encourage both our members and regular attendees to actively engage and participate in these groups to confess sin, celebrate joys, mourn together, and foster a culture of prayer and biblical understanding. Our groups are centered on biblical truth, fostering intentional community, evangelistic fervor, and growth. For information on which group would be good for you, please visit here. Spirit Month 2026 Wed, Sep 02 More Info The Gospel of Mark Every Sunday More Info Wednesday Night Meals Every Wednesday More Info