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Greg Garrison

@greg_garrison

Reporter @aldotcom covering religion, politics and Southern culture since 1985. @mujschool.

 Birmingham, Ala.
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Birmingham bishop among 12 who prayed over Trump - some facing backlash ahead of election al.com/news/2026/10/birmingh…
Birmingham bishop among 12 who prayed over Trump - some facing backlash ahead of election

Birmingham bishop among 12 who prayed over Trump - some facing backlash ahead of election

Archbishop Jeffrey Grob of Milwaukee apologized for the meeting with Trump

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Ethnic tension brews in Calera as mayor apologizes, but won’t say for what al.com/news/2026/10/ethnic-t…
Ethnic tension brews in Calera as mayor apologizes, but won’t say for what

Ethnic tension brews in Calera as mayor apologizes, but won’t say for what

After the mayor apologized, Black council members expressed disappointment, with one suggesting he consider resigning.

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Historic Cahaba United Methodist Church building sold for mission work al.com/news/2026/10/historic…
Historic Cahaba United Methodist Church building sold for mission work

Historic Cahaba United Methodist Church building sold for mission work

The Cahaba congregation was founded in 1896 and has a historic cemetery behind it.

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Restored carousel at Birmingham Zoo set to reopen this week ahead of schedule al.com/news/2026/10/restored…
Restored carousel at Birmingham Zoo set to reopen this week ahead of schedule

Restored carousel at Birmingham Zoo set to reopen this week ahead of schedule

Zoo visitors will be able to ride the restored Protective Carousel on Wednesday, Oct. 28.

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Temple Beth-El awarded $364,250 preservation grant al.com/news/2026/10/temple-b…
Temple Beth-El awarded $364,250 preservation grant

Temple Beth-El awarded $364,250 preservation grant

The funds will help renovate and preserve the 100-year-old building.

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United Methodist membership loss: is there light at the end of the tunnel? al.com/news/2026/10/more-tha…
More than half of Alabama’s United Methodist congregations disaffiliated: Is massive membership...

More than half of Alabama’s United Methodist congregations disaffiliated: Is massive membership...

United Methodists still account for about 1.1 percent of the U.S. population.

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New priest at Leeds Episcopal church follows father’s legacy after years of avoiding it al.com/news/2026/10/new-prie…
New priest at Leeds Episcopal church follows father’s legacy after years of avoiding it

New priest at Leeds Episcopal church follows father’s legacy after years of avoiding it

He resisted the priesthood for years while teaching piano in Fairhope, but now feels at home in the pulpit.

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Birmingham Zoo’s beloved carousel nears return after lengthy restoration al.com/news/2026/10/birmingh…
Birmingham Zoo’s beloved carousel nears return after lengthy restoration

Birmingham Zoo’s beloved carousel nears return after lengthy restoration

The Protective Carousel's 36 hand-carved endangered species figures are being reinstalled and should be ready to ride by November.

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$10M railroad project aims to end decades of blocked crossings in Birmingham and Trussville al.com/news/2026/10/10m-rail…
$10M railroad project aims to end decades of blocked crossings in Birmingham and Trussville

$10M railroad project aims to end decades of blocked crossings in Birmingham and Trussville

The project will build an overpass and underpass to eliminate train blockages affecting Trussville and Woodlawn, with construction expected after a two-year design phase.

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St. Symeon food and culture fair set for Saturday in Birmingham al.com/news/2026/10/st-symeo…
St. Symeon food and culture fair celebrated in Birmingham

St. Symeon food and culture fair celebrated in Birmingham

There will be a Slavic tea room with Russian tea cakes, samovar tea, and a Balkan bakery with baklava, and pierogi in the hot lunch line.

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Birmingham lawyer who fought for 1963 school desegregation dead at 95 al.com/news/2026/10/birmingh…
Birmingham lawyer who fought for 1963 school desegregation dead at 95

Birmingham lawyer who fought for 1963 school desegregation dead at 95

Vernon Patrick led efforts to keep Birmingham schools open during desegregation and built a national securities litigation practice.

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Furnace Fest at Sloss Furnace left ears ringing al.com/news/2026/10/furnace-…
Furnace Fest at Sloss Furnace left ears ringing

Furnace Fest at Sloss Furnace left ears ringing

Noise complaints filtered in from around the metro area.

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Baptist woman pastor leaves Birmingham pulpit after six years al.com/news/2026/10/she-brok…
Baptist woman pastor leaves Birmingham pulpit after six years

Baptist woman pastor leaves Birmingham pulpit after six years

After six years in Alabama, the Rev. Erica Cooper has moved on.

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Historic Alabama church welcomes young minister on a faith journey al.com/news/2026/10/historic…
Historic Alabama church welcomes young minister on a faith journey

Historic Alabama church welcomes young minister on a faith journey

The new rector preached his first sermon Sunday at the historic Gadsden church, which dates to 1888.

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Birmingham hotels fill with football fans, storm evacuees, concertgoers al.com/news/2026/10/birmingh…
Birmingham hotels fill with football fans, storm evacuees, concertgoers

Birmingham hotels fill with football fans, storm evacuees, concertgoers

Even before Hurricane Isaias took aim at Alabama’s Gulf Coast and the Florida Panhandle, occupancy was already high due to fans in town for football and concerts.

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Archbishop prays from Mobile Bay bridge before Hurricane Isaias hits al.com/news/2026/10/archbish…
Archbishop prays from Mobile Bay bridge before Hurricane Isaias hits

Archbishop prays from Mobile Bay bridge before Hurricane Isaias hits

The archbishop stood at the historical marker on the Mobile Bay bridge that explains how it was first called “Bay of the Holy Spirit” by Spanish explorers in 1519.

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Civil rights icon Andrew Young returns to Birmingham at 94: ‘Election day is judgment day’ al.com/news/2026/10/civil-ri…
Civil rights icon Andrew Young returns to Birmingham at 94: ‘Election day is judgment day’

Civil rights icon Andrew Young returns to Birmingham at 94: ‘Election day is judgment day’

The former UN ambassador who helped orchestrate the Birmingham demonstrations spoke at 16th Street Baptist Church, calling the 1963 movement the most successful nonviolent campaign for social change...

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Birmingham Greek Orthodox cathedral sees record interest after food festival al.com/news/2026/10/birmingh…
Birmingham Greek Orthodox cathedral sees record interest after food festival

Birmingham Greek Orthodox cathedral sees record interest after food festival

The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Holy Trinity-Holy Cross welcomes more than 60 people to an upcoming faith class following the annual Greek Festival, the largest response in the cathedral's history.

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Birmingham opioid settlement: $609K approved for drug abatement program al.com/news/2026/10/birmingh…
Birmingham opioid settlement: $609K approved for drug abatement program

Birmingham opioid settlement: $609K approved for drug abatement program

The city has collected $3.2 million from lawsuits against companies that benefited from the opioid epidemic and will use $609,699 to expand its Drug Nuisance Abatement Team.

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor scolds Alabama judge for arresting prospective juror who arrived late to jury pool al.com/news/2026/10/supreme-…
Supreme Court justice scolds Alabama judge for arresting late juror

Supreme Court justice scolds Alabama judge for arresting late juror

Judge May held a prospective juror in contempt of court for arriving late.

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