All three of our campuses – Old Hickory Blvd, Cool Springs, and Music Row – are encouraged to join us for our first ever All-Church City Serve Day! We'll have numerous opportunities across our city for all ages to participate in serving several of our Missional Partners.
Details
Saturday, April 18
Members of all three of our campuses are invited to join us at our Old Hickory Blvd campus to start our morning*. We'll have breakfast and coffee, as well as a time of prayer, before heading to serve locations! Opportunities are available for all ages and at both the Old Hickory Blvd campus and across the city of Nashville.
Breakfast will begin starting at 7:30 a.m. Volunteers will then head to their serve location and regroup with their team to begin working! More details for each team will be sent as we get closer.
*Volunteers serving with Graceworks will meet at their facility.
Missional Partners & Serving Opportunities
GraceWorks Food Pantry is part of GraceWorks Ministries. Their mission is “Neighbor serving Neighbor, by the power of God’s grace,” and they live out that mission to every neighbor who comes to their door. Established in Williamson County in 1995, the pantry fills cars with carts of food, with qualifying families able to receive a full shopping cart monthly. GraceWorks also allows families to shop for their own groceries: families can make appointments to shop in-person or pick up their groceries curbside. In addition to food ministries, GraceWorks as a general organization also assists with housing and offers retail clothing and furniture for sale, among other services.
We will be serving at their Mobile Food Pantry, as well as fully sponsoring the food pantry this day.
Quick Facts
- Location: Fairview
- Time: 7 a.m. - 9 a.m.
- Ages: All ages welcome
New Hope Academy is a Christ-centered school dedicated to educating students from diverse socio-economic and racial backgrounds. Its mission is to establish a Biblical worldview and prepare each child to thrive academically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually. A third of students receive scholarships, and two-thirds receive financial aid, with a 14:1 student-to-teacher ratio which allows for the holistic cultivation of individual students. Founded as part of an outreach from Christ Community Church (CCC), New Hope Academy began as Franklin Community Ministries to serve low-income areas in Franklin. The nonprofit elementary school now offers pre-K through 6th grade education, with 16 classrooms, a library, and spaces for art and music.
We'll be assisting with several projects at the Academy, including indoor and outdoor tasks.
Quick Facts
- Location: Franklin
- Time: 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
- Ages: Ages 12 and up
Oak Cottage Incarceration Ministry, located in Franklin, TN, has a mission “to love and meet the needs of women formerly imprisoned in the Tennessee prison system” and to provide them with a safe residential home to re-enter society as productive citizens. The ministry aims to create a balanced spiritual, physical, vocational, and emotional foundation for daily living through Christ-centered, compassionate care. Inspired by Isaiah 61:1-3 (“They will be called Oaks of Righteousness”), Oak Cottage currently operates two homes, one opened in 2020 and another in 2022, collectively housing 15 residents plus staff.
We'll be painting the kitchen and a bathroom at one of homes.
Quick Facts
- Location: South Franklin
- Time: 9 a.m. -11 a.m.
- Ages: Ages 12 and up
Salama Urban Ministries serves underprivileged youth in the Greater Nashville area with programs in academics, performing arts, and spiritual growth. Their vision is to see "children are transformed by love, instilled with hope, and equipped with knowledge to reach their full potential." The organization is centered around the values of being Christ-centered, a safe place, service- and community-focused, and providing holistic development.
We'll be helping them clean out their costume shop on 8th Ave.
Quick Facts
- Location: West Nashville
- Time: 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
- Ages: All ages
BrightStone Special Needs is dedicated to providing a comprehensive community of work, social support, and residence for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Their mission is to expand the potential of these individuals, helping them develop mentally, physically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually. BrightStone’s programs are designed to offer personalized support, including vocational training, art education, life skills development, and more than ten elective programs to cater to each individual's needs.
We'll be washing buses and/or patio furniture for them.
Quick Facts
- Location: Franklin
- Time: 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
- Ages: All ages
The Next Door is a faith-based treatment center with a mission “to provide a continuum of evidence-based substance abuse and mental health services for women in an environment of faith and healing to restore hope and a lifetime of recovery,” including and especially expecting mothers. With locations in Nashville and Chattanooga (the latter focusing on societal re-entry for incarcerated women), The Next Door provides a comprehensive range of services including inpatient, outpatient, re-entry, and aftercare programs. The center uses a treatment model that integrates 12-step programming, faith, and evidence-based practices, aiming to address the needs of the whole woman—mind, body, and spirit.
We'll be packing Welcome Bags for women, along with making cards for the recipients. Plus, we're also holding a drive for the supplies we'll be packing! See the below section for more details.
Quick Facts
- Location: Christ Presbyterian Church
- Time: 9 a.m.- 11 a.m.
- Ages: All ages
Countless people in our community were impacted by the Ice Storm that hit Nashville in January 2026, and cleanup is still needed at many homes and locations. We'll be serving families in our communities by clearing branches and trees for those who still need help.
Quick Facts
- Location: Various
- Time: 9 a.m.- 11 a.m.
- Ages: Ages 16 and up
Supplies Drive
While we encourage everyone to serve with us on April 18, we also have an opportunity to serve in advance by purchasing supplies for the Next Door Recovery Welcome Bags! You can buy supplies directly from an Amazon wishlist and they will be delivered to Old Hickory Blvd campus to be packed on the Serve Day.
Also, please join us in prayer! We are expectant for this to be a day full of joy and community for both our church and the Missional Partners we’ll be serving.