Wender·Vista
Church of the Highlands
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileAlabama · United States
headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama

Church of the Highlands

— — the room where Birmingham gathers, week after week.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“Church of the Highlands meets across more than twenty campuses in Alabama, with its central campus at Grants Mill in suburban Birmingham. Founded in 2001 by Pastor Chris Hodges, it has grown into one of the most-attended churches in the United States. The light comes up over Red Mountain on a Sunday morning, and the parking lots begin to fill.

from the studio
Church of the Highlands
— bring it home

Church of the Highlands, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Church of the Highlands

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Church of the Highlands is an evangelical Protestant multi-site church headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. It was planted on 4 February 2001 by Pastor Chris Hodges with about 350 people meeting at Mountain Brook High School. By the early 2020s it had grown to more than twenty campuses across Alabama and a weekly attendance reported in excess of 50,000, placing it among the largest churches in the United States. The Grants Mill campus in suburban Birmingham serves as the broadcast and administrative centre.

— the visit

Weekend services run across the network on Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings, with Grants Mill carrying the broadcast feed. The church practises a small-group model it calls Highlands Small Groups and runs a 21-day prayer and fasting season at the start of each calendar year. Highlands College, a two-year vocational ministry school, sits on the same Birmingham campus. Visitors are welcomed at every site; no reservation is required for standard weekend services, and dress is intentionally casual.

— the year

The yearly calendar at Highlands turns on a small number of large moments. The 21 Days of Prayer in January opens the year. Easter and Christmas Eve services fill the largest rooms in the network and draw the year's highest attendance. The GROW Conference each summer brings pastors from across the country to Birmingham. Baptism Sunday, held in stadiums and outdoor pools, is one of the most attended single events the church holds each year, regularly counting thousands of baptisms in one day.

— where
United States · Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
10 km W
Birmingham
Alabama city
8 km W
Red Mountain
ridge over Birmingham
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Church of the Highlands
Birmingham
Red Mountain
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Church of the Highlands — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Church of the Highlands is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, with its central campus at Grants Mill in suburban Birmingham. The church operates more than twenty additional campuses across the state of Alabama.

The church was founded on 4 February 2001 by Pastor Chris Hodges. Its first service was held at Mountain Brook High School in suburban Birmingham with about 350 people in attendance.

Chris Hodges is the founding senior pastor. He planted the church in 2001 and continues to lead the teaching team. Campus pastors share weekend preaching across the multi-site network.

Reported weekly attendance has exceeded 50,000 across the multi-site network, placing it among the largest churches in the United States by attendance. Numbers vary across the calendar and across campuses.

Church of the Highlands is non-denominational and evangelical Protestant. It is affiliated with the Association of Related Churches (ARC), a church-planting network co-founded by Chris Hodges in 2000.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. It has been meaningful for members, small-group leaders, staff, and Highlands College alumni. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio carries well as a birthday, baptism, or anniversary gift.

The composition holds up in warm Traditional rooms with wood and leather, in the soft palettes of Modern Farmhouse interiors common across the South, and in quieter Transitional spaces around an entry or office.

Yes. Many of our church-themed pieces have been given as ordination, anniversary, and thank-you gifts to pastors and ministry staff. A Medium or Large carries the weight of an office wall; a Keepsake reads warmly on a desk.

A single Large carries a sofa or long console on its own. For a fuller foyer or church-office wall, the 4-tile or 9-tile Mural extends the painting across more architectural space.

Yes, in Dura Satin or Matte. Both finishes are scratch-resistant and handle the humidity, temperature swings, and splashes of bathrooms, kitchens, and church coffee-bar installations without trouble.

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