Christ Presbyterian Church

Trunk or Treat (Music Row)
2024-10-20 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Scarritt Bennett Center, 1110 19th Ave S, Nashville, TN, 37209, United States
Christ Pres Music Row is hosting its first ever Trunk or Treat! All families are invited to attend and join us in the Scarritt Bennett Center parking lot for games, snacks, and candy. We are also seeking volunteers to help make this event run smoothly! All attendees and volunteers are asked to RSVP.

RSVP here.

Men's 2nd Annual Chicken Wing Fling
2024-10-22 18:30 - 20:00 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Old Hickory Blvd, 2323 Old Hickory Boulevard, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
All men are invited to the second annual Men’s Ministry Chicken Wing Fling! Bring yourself, bring a friend, and bring your favorite hot sauce to share for a time of food, fun, connecting, and a little bit of learning, too! Find us on the outdoor Breezeway behind the church. Though not required, we do have a $10 suggested donation to help cover food.
Register/Pay Here

Men's Group Workout (Music Row)
2024-10-26 09:00 - 11:00 | TN
Join other men from Music Row for a group workout! Gerard Franks and Aaron Sheats will lead a group workout session at an outdoor location in East Nashville—address will be sent after RSVP. Free to attend but RSVP required!
RSVP here.

Something on a Saturday - Fall 2024
2024-10-26 14:00 - 20:00 | TN
Something on a Saturday is a fun-filled day for 6th – 12th graders! Show up, dive in, and join us for a *surprise* event. 2 things you need to know — it’s always fun, and it’s always on a Saturday. Cost is $30 and includes one meal and one activity.
Learn more and sign up here.

Fall Family Bonfire (Cool Springs)
2024-10-27 16:30 - 21:00 | The Yoders’ Home
All are invited to join us at the Yoders’ for a Fall bonfire! We’ll have smoked meat and drinks. If your last name starts with A–M, please bring a side dish. If your last name starts with N–Z, bring dessert!
No need to RSVP; just show up! If you need the Yoders’ address, please contact Melanie Rainer.

4th/5th Grader Bonfire
2024-10-27 17:00 - 18:30 | TN
All 4th and 5th graders are invited to a bonfire happening at the Simmons’ house! This will be a night of fun, friends, and of course, s’mores!
RSVP here.

The Unchanging God Has Spoken - Westminster Conference
2024-11-01 - 2024-11-03 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Old Hickory Blvd, 2323 Old Hickory Boulevard, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
How does one think rightly about God? What is he like? What are his characteristics? Thankfully, when it comes to all these complex and deep questions, God speaks for himself. Join us as we hear from over half of the Westminster faculty engage these heavily debated topics. They will point us back to the source of answering doctrine of God questions with precision and accuracy; God’s own word.
“The Unchanging God Has Spoken” from Westminster Theological Seminary is being hosted at Christ Presbyterian’s Old Hickory Blvd campus, with Interim Senior Pastor David Filson as one of the speakers. During this conference, attendees will dive into the theology of who God is and how we should view him over the course of two days, with lectures from various speakers. The conference will be Friday night, Saturday, and finish with a sermon Sunday morning.
Cost for attending is $100 for both days, $30 for Friday only, and $75 for Saturday only. Use promo code CHRISTPRES at checkout in “coupon code” section for 75% off ticket price.
Find more information and register below.
Register here.

Hymn Sing
2024-11-03 16:00 - 17:30 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Old Hickory Blvd, 2323 Old Hickory Boulevard, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
Sunday, November 3 at 4:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary at Old Hickory Blvd
Through the power of music, hymns glorify God, uniting people in faith and spreading joy. It is to him and about him that we sing! Singing has such a unique way of bringing your heart, soul, mind, and strength together to focus entirely and completely on God. Helping lead this special night of musical worship will be church member, Gordon Mote. Gordon, a long-time member of our congregation, is a three-time Academy of Country Music award winner for his piano and keyboard skills. Known for his remarkable talent and deep faith, Gordon’s music is a powerful testimony to God’s faithfulness and goodness. We look forward to worshiping together through song—come ready to sing and lift our praises high!

Special Saturday (November 2024)– Music & More for Kids/Adults with Special Needs
2024-11-09 09:00 - 11:30 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Old Hickory Blvd, 2323 Old Hickory Boulevard, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
Kids & adults with special needs (and their siblings) are invited each month to enjoy an uplifting time of Bible stories, music, and crafts. To learn more, contact specialneeds@christpres.org.

Participant Registration Here.
One amazing way to love families with children and adults with special needs is by serving at a Special Saturday.
Volunteer Registration Here.

Mark your calendar for all our upcoming Special Saturdays during this school year:

November 9
December 14
January 11, 2025
February 8, 2025
March 1, 2025
April 12, 2025

City Serve Day (Music Row)
2024-11-09 09:00 - 12:00 | TN
We will have four locations/opportunities for Music Row members to spend a Saturday morning serving our Missional Partners followed by a lunch afterwards! There are opportunities to serve with three different missional partners: Salama Urban Ministries, Preston Taylor Ministries, and Special Saturday with the Special Needs Ministry at our Old Hickory Blvd location. We will gather for lunch together afterwards at the Greenwood’s home. Please register and find more details at the link below!
Register and receive the address.

Cool Springs Families with Special Needs Lunch
2024-11-10 12:00 - 13:30 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Cool Springs, 325 Seaboard Ln, Suite 100, Franklin, TN, 37067
We will host a Families with Special Needs Lunch at Cool Springs on November 10th. We’ll provide childcare for all kiddos, and provide lunch for your whole family! This will be a time of togetherness and celebration of the beautiful lives of your kids who were made in the image of God, and the unique blessings and difficulties of your families.
RSVP here.

Sharing the Journey: A Night of Supper & Stories
2024-11-12 18:30 - 20:00 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Old Hickory Blvd, 2323 Old Hickory Boulevard, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
Join Women’s Ministry as we gather to learn more about one another’s God-given stories through food, fellowship, and games. Jenny Lark Lindman will lead us in sharing bits and pieces of who we are, where we’ve come from, and how God is at work – starting with our Christ Pres Care Team of Cheryl Roach, Ren Hartog, and Ansley Zahurancik. We hope that as we share these sips of stories, all will find laughter, connection, maybe some tears, and true biblical joy.
Tuesday Night, Nov. 12, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. A $10 donation is suggested, but not required, to help cover the food cost.
Register here.

Men's Overnight Hike - Cool Springs
2024-11-15 - 2024-11-16 | TN
Cool Springs men, do you like to backpack? All men are invited to join us for an overnight hike happening November 15-16. It’s our fifth annual men’s hike in the Savage Gulf Wilderness area. This 16-mile round trip trek is a moderate to strenuous hike along a ridgeline overlooking the Savage Gulf in the South Cumberland Wilderness of southern Tennessee. We’ll leave early Friday morning and be home by dinner on Saturday.
Register Here.

Young Adults Friendsgiving (OHB)
2024-11-15 18:30 - 20:00 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Old Hickory Blvd, 2323 Old Hickory Boulevard, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
All Young Adults are invited for a Friendsgiving dinner! This will be a night of friends and thankfulness as we have fun and celebrate the season. RSVP is required by Tuesday, November 12 in order to account for food. We are asking for a $10 donation per person or for you to bring a dish to share.
Please bring a side dish if your last name starts with A-M.
Please bring a dessert if your last name starts with N-Z.

Email Lyndie Rush with any questions!

RSVP here.

Lunch Bunch for 4th-8th Grade Girls (November)
2024-11-17 11:15 - 12:15 | Scarritt Bennett Center, 1110 19th Ave S, Nashville, TN, 37209, United States
Lunch Bunch at Panera Bread for 4th through 8th grade girls.
Details:

Meet outside Wightman Chapel to walk together after 10:00 a.m. Worship Service
Staff will walk with kids and eat with them
Please bring money for lunch
Parents – please pick up at Panera Bread at 12:15 p.m. (406 21st Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203)
No registration required

Lunch Bunch for 4th-8th Grade Girls
2024-11-17 11:15 - 12:15 | Scarritt Bennett Center, 1110 19th Ave S, Nashville, TN, 37209, United States

Young Professionals Friendsgiving (Music Row)
2024-11-17 18:00 - 20:00 | TN
All Young Professionals are invited for a Friendsgiving dinner! This will be a night of friends and thankfulness as we have fun and celebrate the season. We will be at the Perez’s home and address will be provided upon RSVP.
RSVP here.

Friends & Family Worship Night
2024-11-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Cool Springs, 325 Seaboard Ln, Suite 100, Franklin, TN, 37067
Have you ever wondered what a night of Youth Group is like in Student Ministry? The whole Cool Springs church family is welcome to join us for Friends & Family Worship Night! We will have dinner, games, as well as time together in worship, fellowship, & God’s Word. We hope this will be an opportunity to foster intergenerational relationships and for the LORD to bind us together through the joy of worshipping, learning, and playing together.
All ages & stages welcome!
RSVP Here.

Churchwide Tailgate & Turkey Bowl 2024
2024-11-24 11:30 - 14:30 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Old Hickory Blvd, 2323 Old Hickory Boulevard, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
Join us for our annual Churchwide Tailgate and Turkey Bowl! We’ll have a time of food and fellowship after the Learning Group hour from 11:30 a.m. until we run out of food. The entire church is invited to potluck-style tailgate on the Breezeway with BBQ and burgers provided. Once you’ve registered below, families with last names A-N are encouraged to bring a side dish and last names O-Z are encouraged to bring a dessert.
Turkey Bowl MMXXIV will be held on the CPA Soccer Field with games beginning around 12:30 p.m. and ending by 2:30. Everyone from 4th Grade to 12th grade, college, young adults, and anyone else willing to play, is invited to join a team for this flag football tournament! Teams will be mixed ages with a focus on fun and safety. You can also join in the fun as a football official to keep games “in bounds,” throw flags when necessary, and help keep score (minimal math skills required).
Register Here for Lunch and/or for Turkey Bowl Flag Football

Senior Adults Thanksgiving Soup Luncheon
2024-11-26 12:00 - 13:30 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Old Hickory Blvd, 2323 Old Hickory Boulevard, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
All Senior Adults are invited to join us for a time of fellowship and soup lunch in the Gathering Room beginning at Noon on Tuesday, Nov. 26th.
To RSVP, please email Jeanne Ellen Graham.

Women's Christmas Parish Parties
2024-12-05 19:00 - 21:00 | TN
Celebrate the Christmas season and get to know women in your parish! We will have three parties—East and South will be together in East. Each party will be a appetizer/dessert potlock and will be collecting gifts for Salama Urban Ministries’ Christmas shop! Please RSVP for the address of your party and more information.
University Parish — December 5 at 7 p.m. at Kim Perez’s home
West Parish — December 5 at 7 p.m. at Jan Dickerson’s home
East and South Parishes — December 10 at 7 p.m. at Mary Becker Bowden’s home
RSVP here.

Jingles & Jammies
2024-12-07 09:00 - 11:00 | Hope House at Christ Presbyterian, 2301 Old Hickory Blvd, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
Join us for pancakes, games, crafts, and Christmas cheer! Bring your family and friends and wear your Christmas jammies! This event will be held at the Hope House at Christ Presbyterian, Old Hickory Blvd and is geared towards families, but all are welcome.
RSVP here.

Community Christmas
2024-12-07 16:00 - 17:30 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Old Hickory Blvd, 2323 Old Hickory Boulevard, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
Community Christmas is an all-church family event! Invite your friends & neighbors as we celebrate the season with an hour of worship and stories presented by our very own Christ Presbyterian Church Worship & Arts team. Come enjoy an incredible bluegrass style band as we sing along to familiar Christmas carols, hear the kids choir and other special songs and short stories as we worship the birth of our Savior in this special service. Representatives from all three of our campuses will also be helping to lead the worship experience!
A festive After-Party on the Breezeway will immediately follow the service. Don’t miss sampling a variety of soups, cookies and hot cocoa as you gather with friends afterward and enjoy time together! There are also opportunities to serve on the Host Team for this event.
Accessible seating will be available in the Sanctuary and room for families with special needs will be available in the Window Room.
Livestream available here.
Sign up to serve on the Host Team here.

Gift Wrap Drive & Serving for Graceworks Manger
2024-12-08 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Cool Springs, 325 Seaboard Ln, Suite 100, Franklin, TN, 37067
Bring wrapping paper, bows, tape, etc. to the lobby to help serve our community at the Graceworks Manger Wrapping Room. We will be collecting supplies from November 24 – Dec 8.
All supplies will be donated to the GraceWorks Manger Wrapping Room taking place from December 12 & 13 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.
If you’re interested in serving at the Manger Wrapping Room, please contact Melanie Rainer.

Women's Christmas Reflection | A Silent Night
2024-12-09 18:00 - 21:00 | TN
This night provides the women of our church an opportunity to reflect, in a quiet place, on the meaning and importance of Christmas. The evening itself involves several stations where you are asked to reflect on a specific quality or aspect of Christ’s birth. The true meaning of Christmas.
Please bring a journal to write your thoughts as you ponder the questions at each station. The nights offered are December 9, 11, and 12th and will be held at Jenny Cleckner’s home. For those interested, please sign up for your preferred time.
Note: Time slots are organized as follows 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm; then 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm; and 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm with 10 slots per hour.
Sign up here.

Young Adults Christmas Party (OHB)
2024-12-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Old Hickory Blvd, 2323 Old Hickory Boulevard, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
Young adults are invited to come celebrate the Christmas season together with snacks, music, and games! Wear your most festive Christmas attire and let’s party! We’ll meet in the Gathering Room.
RSVP here.

Special Saturday (December 2024)– Music & More for Kids/Adults with Special Needs
2024-12-14 09:00 - 11:30 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Old Hickory Blvd, 2323 Old Hickory Boulevard, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
Kids & adults with special needs (and their siblings) are invited each month to enjoy an uplifting time of Bible stories, music, and crafts. To learn more, contact specialneeds@christpres.org.

Special Saturday for December 14th is now full for participants! If you would like to be added to a waitlist for attendance, click here.
One amazing way to love families with children and adults with special needs is by serving at a Special Saturday.
Volunteer Registration Here.

Mark your calendar for all our upcoming Special Saturdays during this school year:

December 14
January 11, 2025
February 8, 2025
March 1, 2025
April 12, 2025

4th & 5th Grade Christmas Party
2024-12-15 10:30 - 11:30 | Fellowship Hall, Lower School, 2323 Old Hickory Blvd, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
During the Learning Group hour at 10:30 a.m. on December 15, 4th & 5th graders are invited to a Christmas Party just for them! This will be a morning of fun and friends as we celebrate the season in the Fellowship Hall. We’ll decorate cookies, have a cereal bar, and do a white elephant gift exchange! Please bring a unwrapped box of cereal to eat and a wrapped box of cereal to participate in the white elephant game.

Blue Christmas Service
2024-12-18 18:30 - 20:00 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Cool Springs, 325 Seaboard Ln, Suite 100, Franklin, TN, 37067
Blue Christmas is a traditional contemplative service during the Advent season for those experiencing grief, loss, and suffering. Cool Springs will host our Blue Christmas service as an open-house style time of guided prayer and quiet. Several people will be on hand to pray with you, if you’d like. Please join us for a quiet evening during the hectic holidays to lament while we hold on to hope for the coming of our good King Jesus.

Winter Break Parents' Day Out (Cool Springs)
2024-12-20 15:00 - 18:00 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Cool Springs, 325 Seaboard Ln, Suite 100, Franklin, TN, 37067
Christ Presbyterian Cool Springs Children’s Ministry hosting a Parents’ Day Out! Parents can drop off kids (ages 6 months to 5th grade) from 3-6 p.m. and we will provide childcare via volunteers, staff, and student volunteers. We’ll play a family friendly Christmas movie, have some pizza, simple crafts, and possibly a group game! Kids are also invited to wear PJs!
RSVP here.
