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Who Are We?


 "I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit." (John 15:5)
We desire to be a community that seeks to
abide in CHRIST,
branch out in COMMUNITY, and 

bear fruit in  COMPASSION.



abide in CHRIST

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We first desire for our community to experience devotion in following Jesus. Jesus magnetically drew people to Himself with two powerful words- “Follow Me” (Mark 4:17). We believe the first step in following is spending time with Him in devotion, or in Jesus' own words "Abide in Me, and I in you." (John 15:4). At Magnolia we encourage everyone from toddlers to the golden agers to open our hearts to Jesus daily through Scripture, prayer, meditation, and worship.

branch out in COMMUNITY

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​After devoting ourselves daily to Him, it seems natural to ask- “what now?” This is
 why we believe God has given us the church. We are able to find our direction in life together.  Jesus said, "I am the vine, you are the branches." (John 15:5). At Magnolia, we want to help build each other up for the journey, drawing strength from the same Vine, branching out with each other in community.



bear fruit in COMPASSION

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"Whoever abides in Me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing." (John 15:5). As we abide in Him and branch out into our world, we seek to bear fruit in our compassion toward others. We cannot do this alone. We understand that Christ will lead us as the Good Vine, and bear fruit in us. We trust Him, and believe His words "By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples." (John 15:8). At Magnolia, we desire to not be a Christian by name only, but to invest in bearing fruit in our service within the Shoals, and beyond.



A Covenant of the Body of Christ at
Magnolia Church of Christ
In a holy act of faith in Jesus Christ and a sincere desire to fully obey Our Lord according to His Word as we are enabled by His Holy Spirit:
  • We covenant before God to follow and serve our Lord Jesus Christ in harmony with one another.
  • We covenant to pray for one another asking God to bless the personal life and family of each of our brothers and sisters at Magnolia and to richly bless the ministry of each individual.
  • We covenant to employ our energies, time and resources to be effective witnesses of our Lord by encouraging and building up our brothers and sisters at Magnolia, thus building up the entire body of Christ.
  • With the help of God, we will not speak negatively or in a degrading manner about the life or ministry of any of our fellow members at Magnolia.
  • ​Together in Christ we will grow in effective service in His Kingdom to reach all people for Jesus Christ!

Meet Our Team

Ministries and Leaders:

2:42 Groups
- Diane Tomlinson
Adult Education - Billy Ray Warren
Benevolence - William Freeman, Lynda Greenhill, Rita VanDyke, Patsy Abernathy, Kandace Robinson
Administrative Committee - Fred Starkey, Joe Hackworth, Will Motlow, Johnny Faulkner, Walter Patterson
Bundle of Blessings - Rita VanDyke, Linda Greenhill, William Freeman
Blankets of Blessings - Rita VanDyke
Children's Minister - Laurel Smith
Emergency/Safety - Jonathan Summers, Bonnie Starkey
Finance - Lindon Ezell, Cindy Alexander
Food Ministry - Glenn Rikard
Ladies Ministry (including food) - Cindy Alexander
Magnolia Classics (men and women 55+) - Roger and Sherry DePoyster

Minister - Grant Azbell
Mobile Food Ministry - Glenn Rikard
Security Team - Rod Methvin, Jimmy Dowdy
Shepherds - Tony Alexander, Eric Behel, Seth Galloway, Jim Greenhill, Gary Shannon, Dennis Smith, Joe VanDyke
Technology/Media - Evan Stokes
Worship - Glenn Rikard
Youth Minister - Evan Stokes


Jim & Linda
​Greenhill
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Linda: Bundle of Blessings, Benevolence Committee
​Jim: Shepherd

Tony & Cindy Alexander
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Tony: Shepherd
​Cindy: Ladies Ministry & Finance
Johnny & Peggy Faulkner
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Johnny: Admin Committee
Joe & Rita
​VanDyke
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Rita: Benevolence Committee, Bundle of Blessings, Blankets of Blessings;
​ Joe: Shepherd
Eric & Carol
​Behel
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Eric: Shepherd​
Roger & Sherry DePoyster
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Magnolia Classics
Evan & Kaylee
​Stokes
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Evan: Youth Minister, Technology/Media

​Glenn Rikard
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Food Ministry, Worship
Dennis & Brenda
​Smith
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Dennis: Shepherd

​Patsy Abernathy
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Benevolence Committee

​Kandace Robinson
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Benevolence Committee

​William Freeman
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Benevolence Committee, Bundle of Blessings
​Will & Amanda
Motlow
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Will: Admin Committee
​Fred & Bonnie
Starkey
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Fred: Admin Committee
​Joe & Cindy
Hackworth
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Joe: Admin Committee
Walter & Norma Patterson
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Walter: Admin Committee
Seth & Alana  
​Galloway
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Seth: Shepherd

email: office@magnoliashoals.org 
​phone: 256.767.6776
​address: 2650 Vulcan Avenue. Florence, AL. 35633
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