ABOUT US
OUR PASTOR
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Rev. Patrick Hitchman-Craig is the Pastor of Foundry Opelika. Patrick earned a degree in Religion from Wofford College and a Master of Divinity from Duke Divinity School. Patrick lives in Opelika with his wife, Rev. Kelli Hitchman-Craig, and their labradoodle, Florence.
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
In 1739, John Wesley acquired an old, dilapidated cannon foundry in London and converted it into a chapel. This former war foundry soon became the cradle of the Methodist revival which birthed a movement that changed the world. We take our name, therefore, from the first physical place of worship in the Methodist movement.
YOU BELONG!
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
YOU BELONG!
We believe that you belong. No bait and switch. No asterisks. There is a place for you at Foundry. Whether church is your thing, used to be your thing, or has never been your thing, you belong here and we pray that you'll find a community of grace & peace that is rooted in Christ for the renewal of all things.
WHAT WE DO
GATHERINGS
GATHERINGS
GATHERINGS
We would love for your to join us at one of our weekly gatherings. We gather every Sunday at 10:00AM to sing, pray, listen, wrestle with scripture, and receive communion. These are practices that root us in the good news of Christ's life, death, and resurrection and help us encounter God's grace & peace.
TABLES
GATHERINGS
GATHERINGS
Tables are where strangers become friends and friends become family. We all crave connection and are hard-wired for it, but finding community can be hard. We model our tables after a common practice of Jesus -- sharing a meal around a table and growing in relationship together. It's around tables that we encourage and equip one another to live lives of grace & peace.
STREETS
GATHERINGS
STREETS
Streets are where we meet our neighbors on common ground for the common good. As a church we desire to love our neighbors and our neighborhood as we participate in God's renewal of all things by extending the grace & peace of Jesus Christ to our neighbors.