Christ Presbyterian Church

Young Adults Christmas Party (OHB)
2024-12-13 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | 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

Young Professionals - Fall 2024
2024-12-15 07:00 - 20:30 | TN
Nashville is a transitory city for many young professionals. We desire Christ Presbyterian Church at Music Row to be a home and landing spot for you to worship, connect, and serve.

Young Professionals is a weekly, three-month program designed to help you integrate into the church and launch you into the city as a follower of Christ.

Week one will kick-off with a social gathering.
Learn More & Register HERE.

Questions? Please contact Emily McCraw.

Young Adults Coffee & Donuts
2024-12-15 07:45 - 08:45 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Old Hickory Blvd, 2323 Old Hickory Boulevard, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
The third Sunday of every month, all Young Adults are invited to join us for coffee and donuts in the Pastoral Commons before the 9 a.m. worship service! This is a time for fellowship for the young adults at church and a way to get to know young adults if you’re new to the church or ministry. We will have coffee and donuts available from 7:45 – 8:45 a.m. so come by any time during that window to hang out. We would love to see you there!

55+ Sunday School Class
2024-12-15 09:45, 2024-12-22 09:45, 2024-12-29 09:45, 2025-01-05 09:45, 2025-01-12 09:45 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Cool Springs, 325 Seaboard Ln, Suite 100, Franklin, TN, 37067
Every Sunday at 9:45 a.m.
Email Melanie Rainer (mrainer@christpres.org) for more information.

Special Needs Caregiver Support Group – Coffee & Conversation
2024-12-15 10:30 - 11:30 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Old Hickory Blvd, 2323 Old Hickory Boulevard, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
Special Needs Caregiver Support Group Coffee typically meets monthly – on the last Sunday of each month. Join us Sunday mornings during the Learning Group hour, from 10:30-11:30 a.m. in Room #113 in CPA Veritas Hall.
This time of support and prayer is geared toward families of children with varying needs, including moms, dads, and caregivers. If your son/daughter or family member doesn’t usually attend our Learning Group for Children with Special Needs and will need a buddy, please reach out to us at specialneeds@christpres.org so we can try to best meet your needs. Coffee can be found in the church lobby, and we will have light snacks for your enjoyment!

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.

Lunch Bunch for 8th-12th Grade Girls (Music Row)
2024-12-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Taco Mama, 1612 21st Ave S, Nashville, TN, 37212, United States
Lunch Bunch for 8th through 12th grade girls. December’s Lunch Bunch will be a Christmas Party at Jordan Bear and Kathleen Palmer’s home.
More info to come!

Weekly Mid-Day Worship Service
2024-12-17 13:30 - 14:00 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Old Hickory Blvd, 2323 Old Hickory Boulevard, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
Every Tuesday in 2024, Christ Presbyterian Church is hosting a mid-day worship service.These 30-minute services, which will run from 1:30-2 p.m., include a call to worship, singing, Scripture, a brief homily, and the sacrament of The Lord’s Supper. We would love to have you join us in the Sanctuary at the Old Hickory Blvd campus.

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.

Kids Nativity Play (Cool Springs)
2024-12-22 08:30 - 11:30 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Cool Springs, 325 Seaboard Ln, Suite 100, Franklin, TN, 37067
We are having a simple and fun Nativity Play! For Kindergarten through 3rd grade, performing on Sunday, December 22nd at the 8:30 am and 10:30 am services.
Rehearsals will be December 8th and 15th in between services from 9:45-10:15 a.m.
Sign up to participate here.

Weekly Mid-Day Worship Service
2024-12-24 13:30 - 14:00 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Old Hickory Blvd, 2323 Old Hickory Boulevard, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
Most Tuesdays in 2025, Christ Presbyterian Church is hosting a mid-day worship service.These 30-minute services, which will run from 1:30-2 p.m., include a call to worship, singing, Scripture, a brief homily, and the sacrament of The Lord’s Supper. We would love to have you join us in the Sanctuary at the Old Hickory Blvd campus.

Lessons & Carols – Old Hickory Blvd (3 & 5 p.m.)
2024-12-24 15:00 - 18:30 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Old Hickory Blvd, 2323 Old Hickory Boulevard, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
Come, as we celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ with a special, candlelight service on Christmas Eve at Old Hickory Blvd. “Lessons and Carols” is a traditional service celebrated by churches throughout time and across the globe. It began in the late 1800s in the Cathedral of Turo in the UK, and was later performed regularly at Kings College in Cambridge beginning in 1918. There are seven lessons from Scripture, leading us from Isaiah’s prophecy of the Messiah’s birth to the annunciation to the visit of the magi. Carols are sung by the congregation in response to each lesson.
WATCH HERE
3:00 p.m. Service

Our friends with special needs and their families can enjoy worship with buddy support from the Window Room (livestream TV available). Please notify Gigi Sanders if you have need of a buddy.
Nursery available.
A Wiggles and Giggles room will be available for those who need it.

5:00 p.m. Service

Our friends with special needs and their families can enjoy worship from the Window Room (livestream TV available) if desired.
No Nursery or Kids programming available.
A Wiggles and Giggles room will be available for those who need it.

No ASL interpretation will be available at either service.

Register to serve on the Hospitality team at one/both services.
Register to serve in the Nursery at the 3 p.m. service.

Lessons & Carols - Music Row
2024-12-24 16:00 - 17:00 | Scarritt Bennett Center, 1110 19th Ave S, Nashville, TN, 37209, United States
Join us for a Lessons & Carols candlelight service on Christmas Eve!
“Lessons and Carols” is a traditional service celebrated by churches throughout time and across the globe. It began in the late 1800s in the Cathedral of Turo in the UK, and was later performed regularly at Kings College in Cambridge beginning in 1918. There are seven lessons from Scripture, leading us from Isaiah’s prophecy of the Messiah’s birth to the annunciation to the visit of the magi. Carols are sung by the congregation in response to each lesson.
No Childcare or Kids Programming available.

Lessons & Carols - Cool Springs
2024-12-24 17:00 - 18:00 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Cool Springs, 325 Seaboard Ln, Suite 100, Franklin, TN, 37067
Join us for Lessons & Carols services at 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve!
“Lessons and Carols” is a traditional service celebrated by churches throughout time and across the globe. It began in the late 1800s in the Cathedral of Turo in the UK, and was later performed regularly at Kings College in Cambridge beginning in 1918. There are seven lessons from Scripture, leading us from Isaiah’s prophecy of the Messiah’s birth to the annunciation to the visit of the magi. Carols are sung by the congregation in response to each lesson.
Nursery for ages 2 and under will be available.

Winter Break Mini Bowling
2025-01-02 10:00 - 12:00 | Franklin Family Entertainment Center, 1200 Lakeview Dr, Franklin, TN, 37067, United States
Join us for mini bowling before winter break ends! We’ve reserved all six lanes for two hours. Kids can mini bowl for free (small lanes with pins on strings) and no bowling shoes are required. Food and drinks will also be available for purchase at the bowling alley. This is a family event, but the whole church is invited! No RSVP required.

First Fruits Food Drive
2025-01-05 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Cool Springs, 325 Seaboard Ln, Suite 100, Franklin, TN, 37067
The first Sunday of every month, we’ll be having a food drive for GraceWorks Ministries, one of our Missional Partners. Help feed those in need by bringing non-perishable food items on the first Sunday of the month!

Wednesday Night Live — Winter/Spring 2025 Launch
2025-01-08 18:00 - 21:00 | Hope House at Christ Presbyterian, 2301 Old Hickory Blvd, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
Come for the food and fun; stay for the fellowship. Our motto is “Show Up, Dive In, Lead On.”
Student Wednesday Nights includes free dinner, an array of games, grade-level small groups, large group worship.
Games include: 9 square, ping pong, video games, and more!
Middle School – 6:00-7:30 p.m.
High School – 7:30-9:00 p.m.

CANCELED – Special Saturday (January 2025)
2025-01-11 09:00 - 11:30 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Old Hickory Blvd, 2323 Old Hickory Boulevard, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
Due to a winter storm warning for January 11th, we’ve canceled this month’s Special Saturday.

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.

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

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

January 11
February 8
March 1
April 12

CPC101 – Cool Springs
2025-01-12 11:45 - 14:00 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Cool Springs, 325 Seaboard Ln, Suite 100, Franklin, TN, 37067
Are you interested in learning more about Christ Presbyterian Church at Cool Springs and what it means to be a member? CPC101 is a class on our mission, values, and core beliefs. Membership is not required once you complete CPC101, but for those wishing to become members, participation in CPC101 is a prerequisite. The class will be after the 10:30 a.m. service and lunch will be provided.
Register here.
For more information, please contact Melanie Rainer.

The Ascent (January 12, 2025) – for Adults with Special Needs
2025-01-12 17:30 - 19:00 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Old Hickory Blvd, 2323 Old Hickory Boulevard, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
The Ascent is a group that meets twice a month on Sunday evenings with a time of fellowship, amazing worship, a fun activity, and a message geared toward adults with special needs.
We’d love you to consider volunteering with us. You can serve by helping provide the meal, or coming to spend time getting to know our friends with special needs.

Participant Registration
Volunteer Registration

Mark your calendars for all our Ascent events for the spring 2025 semester:

January 12
January 26
February 9
February 23
March 9
March 23
April 13
April 27
May 4

Sip & Serve
2025-01-15 09:30 - 11:30 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Old Hickory Blvd, 2323 Old Hickory Boulevard, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
Grab a cup of coffee or tea from the East Lobby and join us in the Gathering Room to connect with each other as we prep crafts for Kids Ministry. We’ll even have a little something to nibble on! This event is designed for women 55+, but all are welcome.
Register here to receive monthly reminder emails.

Chili Cook-Off Kickoff + City Serve Day
2025-01-15 17:30 - 19:30 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Old Hickory Blvd, 2323 Old Hickory Boulevard, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
City Serve Day for Kids/Students and families has now been combined with the churchwide Chili Cook-off Kickoff on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 5:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.
Everyone is encouraged to RSVP and join us for plenty of warm chili, grilled cheese sandwiches for kids, fellowship and encouragement, and an opportunity to help us fill 500 five-gallon buckets with hurricane-recovery supplies in coordination with Mission to North America (MNA) Disaster Relief.
Childcare will be provided for children ages three (3) and under.
RSVP here.

Learn more about our Wednesday Nights programming and offerings at christpres.org/wednesdays.

Kids & Students City Serve Day (RESCHEDULED)
2025-01-15 17:30 - 20:00 | TN
City Serve Day is now part of our Chili Cook-Off Kickoff on Wednesday, January 15! Join us as we launch Wednesday Nights for Winter 2025 with a night of encouragement and service. Enjoy a chili dinner (with grilled cheese for kids) and help pack 500 disaster-relief buckets. This evening sets the stage for upcoming Wednesday Night Dinners, Adult Study in Acts, Adult & Kids Choir Rehearsals, and more starting Jan. 22! Whether you’re eating, serving, or both, please RSVP below.
Find more information and RSVP here.

Christ Pres Leadership Development Training
2025-01-18 08:00 - 10:00 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Old Hickory Blvd, 2323 Old Hickory Boulevard, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
Christ Pres’ Leadership Development Training begins mid-January. This training is required for all elder, deacon, and deaconess nominees, although all adults are welcome to attend! This training cycle will be different from years past in that it will largely be self-guided with video supplements; however, there will be monthly Saturday morning gathering/lectures (breakfast provided) that the participants will be required to attend. The first gathering will be on January 18 at 8:00 a.m. at the Old Hickory Blvd campus. The Saturday sessions are scheduled as follows, all at 8:00 a.m.:

January 18
February 15
March 22
April 26
May 17

The required reading will mostly center around The Truths We Confess, by R.C. Sproul, and the Presbyterian Church in America’s Book of Church Order. You may want to obtain these materials and get a head start on the reading.
If you would like to attend the training, please sign up here no later than January 10, 2025.
