Driving Directions

Athletic Opponents' & Tournament Facilities:

The ECS Offices and Tutorial Facilities are located at 423 Thompson Road, Alabaster, behind Evangel Church, in the gym building. Enter the gym building through the double doors.

For your convenience, and the safety of all our children and drivers, please enter the parking lot via the lower entrance. This lower entrance is easily accessed from Berryhill Drive, just south of the Thompson Road church entrance. From Berryhill Drive, go to the 2nd stop sign and turn left into the lower parking lot.

From I-65, Take exit 238 (Alabaster/Saginaw) and head west . Turn left at Hwy. 119 (1st traffic light). Travel approximately 2 miles. Turn right at Thompson Rd. (Thompson Intermediate School on corner). Travel 1.6 miles. Turn right at Berryhill Drive. From Berryhill Drive, go to the 2nd stop sign and turn left into the lower parking lot.

Evangel Christian School Lightning Athletic Facilities:

Evangel Christian School has been blessed through the generosity of the City of Hoover Parks and Recreation Board to practice and play our home games at one of the following Hoover Recreational Facilities.

Please visit the City of Hoover website to donate and otherwise contribute to the City of Hoover Foundation.

Berry Middle School, 3100 Old Columbiana Rd, Hoover, AL 35226
- From I-65S:
  - Take the US Hwy. 31 Exit (Exit #252). Exit ramp "Y's". Bear left on exit ramp. Cross Hwy. 31 and proceed up Columbiana Road approx. 1 mi. Berry Middle School is on the left.
Hoover Central, 3468 Chapel Lane, Hoover, Alabama 35226-2148 (Click for Map)
- From I-65S:
  - Just south of Birmingham (Hoover), take I-459 West towards Tuscaloosa. Stay in the right hand lane to make an exit at Hwy 31 in Hoover (Galleria Mall), bearing right on the exit ramp. Turn right on Hwy 31 heading north. You will need to get over at least one lane fairly soon because you will be turning left after traveling a short distance (.2 miles) on Hwy 31. Turn left on Patton Chapel Road (2nd or 3rd light). There is a Crest Cadillac Dealership on the right at this light. Go approx. 1.5 miles on Patton Chapel Road to Chapel Lane. There is a red light and a fire station on the left at the Chapel Lane intersection. Turn left on Chapel Lane and go approx. 1/3 of a mile and the field is on the right. Enter the main park entrance and park in the main parking lot which is elevated above the field. This will be the first park entrance that you come to.
Shades Mountain Park, 1211 Al Seier Rd, Hoover, AL 35226-2008 (Click for Map)
- From I-459:
  - Exit at Hwy. 31, Galleria Exit. Travel North on Hwy. 31 (away from Galleria) approximately .75 mi. to Patton Chapel Road. (2^nd light if coming from I-459 S., 3^rd if coming from I-459 N.) Turn left onto Patton Chapel Road. (American Family Care and Crest Cadillac are on corner.) Follow Patton Chapel for about 1.5 miles. At first light turn left onto Chapel Lane. (Hoover Fire Station #2, Gwin Elementary School and Simmons Middle School will be on corners of traffic light.) Follow Chapel Lane until stop sign. Turn right at stop sign onto Al Seier Road. Follow Al Seier for about 1.5 miles. The park will be on your left.
Spain Park Sports Complex, 4700 Valleydale Rd, Birmingham, AL 35242
- From I-65:
  - Take ShelbyCR-17 / VALLEYDALE RD exit- EXIT 247. Travel approx. 3.7 miles on CR-17 N / VALLEYDALE Road Turn left in to parking lot, just beyond (northeast of) Spain Park High School.
- From US-280:
  - Take Shelby CR-17 / VALLEYDALE Road Travel approx. 3.0 miles on CR-17 N / VALLEYDALE Road Turn right in to parking lot, just before (northeast of) Spain Park High School.

We have also been blessed to be granted use of the following excellent facilities and want to extend our gratitude to these churches and schools.

Green Valley Baptist Church, 1815 Patton Chapel Road, Hoover, AL 35226

From I-65S:
- Just south of Birmingham (Hoover), take I-459 West towards Tuscaloosa. Stay in the right hand lane to make an exit at Hwy 31 in Hoover (Galleria Mall), bearing right on the exit ramp. Turn right on Hwy 31 heading north. You will need to get over at least one lane fairly soon because you will be turning left after traveling a short distance (.2 miles) on Hwy 31. Turn left on Patton Chapel Road (2nd or 3rd light). There is a Crest Cadillac Dealership on the right at this light. Go approx. 0.6 mi. on Patton Chapel Road. Green Valley Baptist Church is the second church on the left.

Mountain Brook Community Church, 3001 Highway 280 E, Birmingham, AL 35243

Traveling from the North:
- Take Highway 31 South. Exit onto Highway 280. Travel East on Highway 280 towards The Summit. Take a right at the Cahaba River Road traffic light, and then an immediate right into the parking lot.
Traveling from the South:
- From I-459, exit onto Highway 280 West (Towards downtown Birmingham). Pass The Summit and take a left at the next traffic light onto Cahaba River Road. Once on Cahaba River Road, take an immediate right into our parking lot.

Pelham High School, 2500 Panther Circle | Pelham, AL 35124

From I-65
- head west on Valleydale Road (Shelby County 17). Continue for 0.7 miles to junction of Valleydale and Highway 31. Proceed through intersection (Valleydale changes to Alabama 261) 1.4 miles to intersection with North Chandalar Drive. Proceed through intersection 0.8 miles to junction of Bearden Road (Shelby County 105) and ALA 261 (Pelham High School sign on right). Turn Left on Bearden Road proceed 0.5 miles to top of hill and turn right at Pelham High School Sign.

Samford University / Seibert Hall, 800 Lakeshore Dr, Birmingham, AL 35229, Phone: (205) 726-2050

Map of Samford University Campus

Southcrest Baptist Church, 4317 South Shades Crest Road, Bessemer, Alabama 35022

located at South Shades Crest Road, and Morgan Road.
- From I-459, take exit 6 toward Helena. Turn right at the third traffic light (approximately 2 miles).
- From Helena, take Highway 52 toward Bessemer and turn left at the traffic light onto South Shades Crest Road, the church is on the left.

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Evangel Christian School Lightning Opponents' Facilities:

Scroll down to locate by city or Click here to locate by school/team:

Auburn:
- Ballard Christian School
- 1415 Moores Mill Road, Auburn, AL, 36830
  - Map
Bessemer:
- Flint Hill Christian School
  - 1630 Powder Plant Rd, Bessemer, AL 35022, 205-424-2630
  - From I-459
    - Take EXIT 1 toward MCCALLA. 0.2 miles
    - Turn LEFT onto EASTERN VALLEY RD / CR-18. 0.1 miles
    - Turn RIGHT onto MCADORY SCHOOL RD / CR-54. 0.8 miles
    - Turn RIGHT onto OLD TUSCALOOSA HWY / CR-20. 0.2 miles
    - Turn LEFT onto POWDER PLANT RD / CR-47. 0.9 miles
Birmingham:
- Central Park Christian Basketball:
  - 1900 43rd St Ensley, Birmingham, AL 35208
    - starting at Exit 120 from I-59/I-20 in Ensley onto 20th Street. (If you need directions from another location, click on the link and type in the address you're leaving from.)
      - From 20th Street, turn onto ENSLEY 5 POINTS W AVE. 1.1 miles
      - Turn RIGHT onto BESSEMER RD / US-11 / AL-5 / AL-7. 0.6 miles
      - Turn RIGHT onto AVENUE S. <0.1 miles
      - Turn RIGHT onto 43RD ST ENSLEY. <0.1 miles
      - End at 1900 43rd Street Ensley, Birmingham, AL 35208
Conyers, GA:
- Thompson Field of Dreams (site of I.C.S.G.A. Baseball and Softball Conference/State Tournaments 2007, 2008)
- 1355 Sigman Rd NW, Conyers, GA 30012-3537: Click to MapQuest
Columbus, GA:
- Columbus State University (Frank G. Lumpkin Jr. Center on campus)
  - 4225 University Ave, Columbus, GA 31907
  - Map
Dayton, TN:
- NACA Tournaments (Fort Bluff Camp, 423.775.0488):
- I-59 towards Chattanooga. Near Chattanooga, take I-24 East. Go 10 miles on I-24 E. to Hwy. 27 North in Chattanooga. Take Hwy. 27 N. , 35 miles to Dayton. At the 5th light in Dayton, turn left on Hwy 30 West. Go to the first light and turn right. At the next light, turn left. Go 4.5 miles on Hwy 30 West to the top of the mountain. Turn left on Hwy 443 West (Make sure you do not take 443 East). NACA is one mile on the left (see signs for Fort Bluff Camp).
Douglasville, GA:
- Harvester Christian Academy Baseball:
  - Fairplay Ball Park
  - Go I-20 East (toward Atlanta) To Post road at Exit 30
  - take a right at the top of the ramp. go approximately 8 miles To Highway 166
  - Turn left and approx. 3/4 of a mile the entrance of Fairplay ball field will be on the right.
- Harvester Christian Academy Football:
  - Deerlick Park: 2105 Mack Road, Douglasville, GA 30135
  - From I-20 East towards Atlanta
  - Exit #37 Douglasville / Fairburn Road (GA-92).
  - Turn right onto Fairburn Road (toward Fairburn). Go 2.2 miles to Mack Road.
  - Turn left onto Mack Road. go 0.3 mi. (Deerlick Park on left.)
  - Turn left into park entrance and follow road to back of park. field at back of park on right.
- I.C.S.G.A Conference Championship Football 2007
  - Jessie Davis Park, 6593 Brown Street, Douglasville, GA 30134
    - Take I-20 East towards Atlanta.
    - exit at Exit #36 Douglasville / Chapel Hill Road / Campbellton Street. Take a left off exit onto Campbellton Street (back over I-20).
    - Follow Campbellton Street through Douglasville. After crossing some railroad tracks, you will go ½ to 1 mile and turn right onto Brown Street.
    - Follow Brown Street to a 4-Way Stop and turn left at the stop. The football field (Jesse Davis Park) is on the right.
    - NOTE: Parking is limited at the field. You may also park at the Alice Hawthorn Center across from the field. This is a different field than where we played Harvester earlier in the season.
Fairfield
- Restoration Academy Basketball
  - 4600 Carnegie Ave., Fairfield, AL 35064
  - From I-59 South (towards Tuscaloosa)
    - Take the Richard M. Scrushy Parkway Exit - #119A and turn left. Go under the interstate, thru an S shaped curve, which will turn into Gary Avenue (in between a Texaco & Chevron Gas Station.)
    - Go to the 4th traffic light and turn left between Fairfield Memorial Park and Church of the Reconciler, CEC.
    - The school is directly behind Church of the Reconciler, CEC on Gary Avenue.
  - From I-459 to I-59 North
    - you'll exit #118, then go to Gary Avenue and turn next to Fairfield Memorial Park. From there follow the directions above.
Franklin, TN:
- Battleground Academy Football:
  - 336 Ernest Rice Lane, Franklin, TN 37069-0370 - Map
    Go I- 65 N to Exit # 65 (TN-96). From ramp, Take LEFT on Murfreesboro Rd (TN-96). Continue on Murfreesboro Rd for 1.4 miles, then take RIGHT on Mack Hatcher Memorial Pkwy. Continue on Mack Hatcher for 3.2 miles, then take RIGHT on Spencer Creek Rd., then immediately turn RIGHT on Ernest Rice Lane to Battle Ground Academy
- Franklin Classical School Football:
  - Cowboy’s Field/Jim Warren Park: I -65 North toward NASHVILLE, Exit #65. Turn left onto HWY 96 W at end of exit ramp. Go to 10th traffic light and turn left onto Church Street. Turn right onto 5th AVE. SOUTH (2nd 4-way stop). 0.2 miles. Turn left back onto HWY 96 W at 3rd traffic light. 0.6 miles. Turn left onto Boyd Mill Ave. at 2nd light. (Freedom Intermediate School will be on your right.). Stay on Boyd Mill Ave. and take the 3rd entrance into Jim Warren Park. (You will pass the baseball fields). 0.3 miles. Football field will be on your right after you enter the park. Andy Welch , Athletic Director, 615.512.9178 (C), 615.794.8728 (H)
Gardendale:
- Tabernacle Christian Baseball:
  - Mount Olive Ballpark
    - Coming from I-65 S, take exit 272 (Mount Olive Exit). Turn left and go back over the interstate. Continue for about 3 miles. Mount Olive Baptist Church is on the left. Continue past the church and a lumber yard on both sides of the road. Mount Olive Ballpark will be on your left.
    - Coming from I-65 north take Exit 272 (Mount Olive Exit) and turn right, then follow above directions.
- Tabernacle Christian Basketball:
  - 2649 Decatur Hwy, Gardendale, AL 35071-2115
    - From I-65 N: Take the MT OLIVE RD. Exit (#272). Merge onto CR-112 E toward GARDENDALE. Turn LEFT onto DECATUR HWY / US-31 N / AL-3 N. School is 1.1 miles on right.
- Tabernacle Christian Football:
  - Moncrief Park (Football Field of the Tabernacle Torches)
    - From I-65 take Mount Olive Rd Exit and travel east. Go through two red lights, the second light will be Hwy 31. Once you go through the light at Hwy 31 you will be on Moncrief Road. Go approximately ½ mile and you will see tennis courts on the left. Take the next road to the left just before a big cemetery. The football field will be back off of the hill to the left of the big parking lot.
Huntsville:
- Covenant Falcons Baseball:
  - Mastin Lake Park, Buttrey Dr NW, Huntsville, AL 35810
    - I-65N to I565 toward Huntsville. Take the Jordan Lane exit and turn left onto Jordan Lane. Go about 3-4 miles to Intersection of Jordan Lane and Mastin Lake Road (3 gas stations on corner: Liberty 2000, Conoco, & Shell [or BP]) Turn right onto Mastin Lake Road Go 3/10 of mile to top of small hill and turn right onto Buttrey Dr . Take first left into park.
- Covenant Falcons Basketball:
  - Friendship Baptist Church,3217 Village Drive, Huntsville, AL 35805 (256) 881-0253
    - Take I65 N to Exit 340, I565 Huntsville/Madison. Continue East toward Huntsville. Once you pass the Space and Rocket Center get off at Exit 17B, Governor's Drive. Go 0.9 mi
    - Turn right on Triana Blvd. Go past 1st light (9th Ave.) then through the main (4-lane) intersection light (Bob Wallace Ave.) and the next intersection light (Drake Ave. approx 1.6 mi). Go 0.4 miles, past some apartments on the right. You will see the sign also on the right, for "Friendship Baptist Church".
    - Turn right onto Village Dr., immediately after the last apartments and before the sign for the church The church gym is the last building on the left.
- Freedom Academy Football:
  - Butler High School Practice Field
    - From I-65 N, take I-565 E (exit 340). Travel appx 17 miles. Merge onto Governors Dr SW (exit 17B). Left onto 14th St NW. Right onto Holmes Ave NW
- Randolph School Football (1005 Drake Avenue, Huntsville, AL 35802, 256.881.1701):
  - Garth Fields
    - From I-565, exit on South Memorial Parkway (Exit 19A). Take the Drake Avenue exit at Parkway Place Mall and turn left, traveling east, for approximately 2 miles, until you reach the four-way stop at the Garth Road intersection. Turn right, traveling south, for approximately .05 miles. Randolph School Garth Fields will be on your left.
Jemison:
- Chilton Christian Academy Basketball:
  - 23240 Us Highway 31, Jemison, AL 35085
  - From I-65S: Bear right onto the I-65 S entry ramp to Montgomery - go 18.9 mi 18.9 mi (15 mins). Take exit 219 to Jemison/Thorsby - go 0.3 mi 0.3 mi. Turn right at CR-42 - go 3.8 mi 3.8 mi (7 mins). Turn left at US-31 - go 1.4 mi 1.4 mi (2 mins).
Marietta, GA:
- Cumberland Christian Academy Basketball:
  - Trinity Fellowship Church, 2115 Pair Road, Marietta, GA 30008
  - From Interstate 20 take Thornton Road exit 44 towards Austell/Powder Springs. Go 1.3 miles to Maxham Road. Turn right and go approximately 5 miles (Maxham becomes Austell Rd.) Turn left on East-West Connector. Proceed another 2 miles to Powder Springs Rd. Turn right. Go 1.1 miles to Pair Road. Make a right onto Pair Road. Trinity Fellowship is on the right.
- Cumberland Christian Academy Football:
  - From I-20 E.
    - Take Exit 44 (Thornton Road). This is a long exit to the right. Two lanes turn left and one lane turns right when you get to the traffic light at the end of the exit. Stay in the right lane of the two lanes that turn left (so you're turning left at the traffic light at the exit). This will put you in the right lane going over I-20 heading north on Thornton Road. Go about 2 miles and you'll come to Maxim Road.
    - Turn RIGHT onto Maxim Road. There is a Wendy's on the left corner and a Walgreens (or other brand drug store) on the right side of this intersection. After you turn right onto Maxim Road, this will turn into Austell Road after a few miles. You'll come to a Kohl's shopping center on your left and a large shopping center on your right after about 3-4 miles. This is a major intersection and is the intersection of Austell Road and the East-West Connector (there is a Krystal's on the far right corner). Go through this light. You'll go through 2 more traffic lights and at the third is a Checkers Drive-through on your right and a Burger King on your left. This 3rd traffic light after the East West Connector is Hurt Road.
    - Turn RIGHT onto Hurt Road. Go through a traffic light on Hurt (Floyd Road). Staying on Hurt Road, go about 1/3 mile and the park is on your left. It is just past a bend in the road to the left. Our field is at the very back of the park. The visitors side is on the far side from the gate leading onto the field. Home side is closest to the concession stand.
McDonough, GA:
- New Creation Center Basketball
  - Southern Crescent Baptist Church, 334 Lake Dow Rd, McDonough, GA 30252
    From I-20 E toward Atlanta. In the Atlanta area, merge onto I-75 S via exit 57 toward Macon/Montgomery. Stay on I-75 to exit 218, and then travel east towards McDonough on Hwy. 20/81. On Highway 81, go through the McDonough Square and after passing through the square, go 1.5 miles to Lake Dow Road (McDonald's is on the corner). Take a left on Lake Dow Road, and Southern Crescent Baptist Church is 1/4 down on the right.
Millbrook:
- New Life Christian Academy Baseball, Basketball & Football:
  - 4230 Highway 14, Millbrook, Al 36054, (334) 285-6996, (334) 285-5615), nlca@newlifemillbrook.org
  - I-65S to ext. #181 (Prattville, Wetumpka, Hwy 14). At the end of the exit ramp, turn left . Go about 3.3 miles into Millbrook. Go through 2 lights and past the Winn Dixie (Grandview Pine's Shopping Center). New Life Christian Academy is on the right. Baseball and football fields are to the right of school, the gym to the left.
Montgomery:
- Evangel Family Christian Academy Baseball:
  - I-65S to North Blvd exit 173 to (US-231). This is the zoo Exit. Park is the public recreational park on zoo property.
Palmetto, GA:
- Heritage Christian School Baseball:
  - Wilkerson Mill Farris Park, 8095 Wilkerson Mill Rd., Palmetto, Georgia 30268, (770) 463-6300
    - from I-20 E toward Atlanta
    - Take exit 30 for Post Rd (0.3 mi)
    - Turn right at Post Rd (7.3 mi)
    - Turn left at GA-166 (2.0 mi)
    - Turn right at Capps Ferry Rd (3.2 mi)
    - Continue on S Fulton Pkwy (2.7 mi)
    - Turn right at Rico Rd (3.4 mi)
    - Turn left at Hutcheson Ferry Rd (154 ft)
    - Turn left at Atlanta Newnan Rd (1.2 mi)
Powder Springs, GA:
- Praise Academy
  - 4052 Hiram Lithia Springs Road, Powder Springs, GA 30127
    - from I-20 E toward Atlanta
      - Once in Georgia, take Exit 37 (Fairburn Rd/Ga-92) toward Douglasville. (0.20 miles)
      - Merge onto Fairburn Rd/Ga-92 toward Fairburn. (0.12 miles)
      - Turn left on Vansant Rd. (0.53 miles)
      - Turn sharp left onto Midway Rd. (0.23 miles)
      - Stay straight to go onto Burnt Hickory Rd. SW. (4.96 miles)
      - Turn slight right onto Brownsville Rd. SW. (2.32 miles)
      - Turn slight left onto Hiram Lithia Springs Rd SW. (1.35 miles)
      - End at Praise Academy, 4052 Hiram Lithia Springs Rd, Powder Springs, GA 30127
Sharpsburg, GA:
- Heritage Christian School (I.C.S.G.A Office):
  - 3613 Hwy 34 East, Sharpsburg, GA 30277 map
    - Heritage Christian School is located between Newnan, Georgia, and Peachtree City, Georgia on Hwy. 34 in Sharpsburg, Georgia. We are approximately 4 miles from Newnan and approximately 4 miles from Peachtree City. Our main entrance is one mile east of the intersection of Hwy.154 and Hwy. 34 at Thomas Crossroads. We are directly across from Thomas Crossroads Elementary School. As you come down the drive, Heritage Church is located in building one and Heritage Christian School is located in building two.
Smyrna, GA:
- Cumberland Christian Academy Baseball:
  - Chuck Camp Park, 2270 Benson Poole Road, Smyrna, GA 30082 (Coach Jeff LeMay, 678.994.8372)
  - from I-20 E:
    - Take exit 51B for I-285 Bypass N toward Chattanooga/Greenville
    - Merge onto GA-407 N/I-285 N (4.5 mi)
    - Take exit 15 for S Cobb Dr/GA-280 toward Smyrna (0.2 mi)
    - Turn left at S Cobb Dr SE (6.1 mi)
    - Turn left at Benson Poole Rd SE (0.1 mi)
    - Park is directly behind Cobb Center Mall on South Cobb Drive.
Trussville:
- Trussville "15-18" Park League:
  - I-59N, take Exit 143 (Deerfoot Parkway). At the top of the ramp there is a stop sign. Go straight across Deerfoot Parkway to Happy Hollow Road Follow this winding road about 1.5 miles. When Riverview Baptist Church is on your right, take the next left onto Riverbend Road. Follow Riverbend Road until you see tennis courts on your right and our field and parking lot is the next left. (don't park directly across from the tennis courts) We are on field #6.
Tuscaloosa:
- T.H.E. Warriors Baseball:
  - Follow I59/20 through Tuscaloosa and proceed across the Black Warrior River. At the first intersection after crossing the river bridge, Fosters, AL, exit and go right at the end of the exit ramp. You will dead end at a caution light that is on Highway 11. Turn right toward Tuscaloosa and proceed about ½ mile. The ball fields will be on the right. (You can see the field from the top of the bridge when you cross the Black Warrior if you look to your right across the open field.)
- T.H.E. Basketball
  - Echols Middle School
    2701 Echols Ave
    Northport, AL 35476
    (205) 342-2884
    - I-59 S, take the Hwy. 69 exit North EXIT 71B). After passing over the Warrior River into Northport, turn left at the third light (24th Street, by Northport Church of God and First Free Will Baptist). Go through one stop sign. the school is on the right. Just follow the road around the school. The gym is in the rear.
    - Alternate directions
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