Christ Presbyterian Church

Jingles & Jammies
2024-12-07 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Newcomer Coffee
2025-01-19 10:30 - 11:15 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Old Hickory Blvd, 2323 Old Hickory Boulevard, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
If you are new to Christ Presbyterian Church or perhaps visited multiple times, we invite you to join us at the Newcomer Coffee to meet several of our church staff and elders, and find out more about the church and how to connect. Please reach out to care@christpres.org if you have any questions!
RSVP here.

4th-7th Grade Girls Bible Study (Launch)
2025-01-19 12:00 - 13:30 | TN
4th-7th grade girls will meet for Bible study every other Sunday beginning on January 19th. We will meet at the Camp’s Home or the Patton’s Home after the 10:30 service.
RSVP here for more information.

Wednesday Night Weekly Dinners (Launch)
2025-01-22 17:30 - 18:30 | Fellowship Hall, Lower School, 2323 Old Hickory Blvd, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
Everyone is invited to join us for dinner before all Wednesday Night Programming!
More information and sign-ups coming soon.

Adults Study in Acts (Launch)
2025-01-22 18:30 - 19:30 | Fellowship Hall, Lower School, 2323 Old Hickory Blvd, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
A group of bewildered apostles stood gazing toward heaven as their Savior ascended from their sight. Jesus charged them with spreading the gospel to the earth’s four corners and starting the Church as we know it. How did they do it? The book of Acts details the Church’s early frontier as the apostles went from bewildered to empowered by the Holy Spirit—and the Church went out. Join pastors David Filson and Lee Eric Fesko as they walk us through the earliest years of the Christian Church in The Acts of the Apostles and how those acts give us definition, meaning, and structure for the Church of today. We’ll meet every Wednesday in the Fellowship Hall beginning January 22.
RSVP here.

Adult & Kids Choirs (Launch)
2025-01-22 18:30 - 20:00 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Old Hickory Blvd, 2323 Old Hickory Boulevard, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
Adult and Kids Choirs are restarting for the Winter/Spring beginning January 22!
All adults are welcome! No audition or experience needed – just drop by and check it out – if you have a heart to sing, please join us. We meet weekly in the Choir Room located behind the Sanctuary from 6:30-8 p.m.
Kids Choir is for grades K-5 and meets weekly 6:30-7:30 p.m. No prior music training is required – just bring a heart to sing. Plus, there are opportunities for parents and older teens to volunteer.

Kids Ministry Serving Partner Training (Music Row)
2025-01-26 10:00 - 10:30 | Scarritt Bennett Center, 1110 19th Ave S, Nashville, TN, 37209, United States
We will be holding a training for all our Kids Ministry Serving Partners in-between services on January 26! Individuals and families are invited to serve.
RSVP here.

Women's Bible Study (Music Row)
2025-01-27 19:00 - 20:30 | TN
This semester, the women of Music Row will be studying the Psalms! We’ll be going through the book “Psalms: At His Feet” by Hope Blanton and Christine Gordon. Meetings will be every other Monday beginning January 27th.
RSVP, purchase your book, and receive the address below!
RSVP here.

Women's Bible Study (Music Row)
2025-01-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Music Row House, 1412 17th Ave S, Nashville, TN, 37212, United States
All women are invited to join us for Bible Study this Summer! Becky Kiern will lead and we’ll meet at the Music Row House. We’ll be going through “Christ in the Shadows,” a Christ Pres study on Jesus in the Old Testament. Books will be provided and no RSVP needed.

Memorial Service & Visitation for Dr. W. Wilson Benton
2025-01-31 13:00 - 16:00 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Old Hickory Blvd, 2323 Old Hickory Boulevard, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
It is with both sorrow and hope in the Lord that we share the passing of our beloved former interim senior pastor, Dr. W. Wilson Benton Jr. (1941–2025), who entered the presence of his Savior on the morning of January 26 at the age of 83.
A visitation and service will be held here at Christ Presbyterian Church, Old Hickory Blvd., on Friday afternoon.

Service: 1:00-2:00 p.m. – View Service Livestream
Visitation: 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Dr. Benton faithfully served as our interim senior pastor for five consecutive years, leaving a lasting legacy of wisdom, compassion, and Christ-centered leadership in our church community. His decades-long ministry extended beyond Christ Presbyterian Church, with pastoral service at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Cleveland, MS, and Kirk of the Hills Presbyterian Church in St. Louis, MO. An ordained minister since 1966 and a recipient of a doctorate from the University of Edinburgh, Wilson’s life reflected a deep commitment to the gospel and a genuine love for God’s people.
We extend the sympathy of our congregation to his loving wife, Pam Benton, his children Louis Benton, Paige Brown, and Laura Pearson, and his treasured grandchildren. We are comforted by the assurance that Wilson woke to the face of our Lord, but we lift his family and friends in prayer for peace and guidance during this season of both grief and hope.
Please join us as we celebrate Wilson’s life and honor his faithful service to the Lord and His church. To share this event with friends, please direct them to christpres.org/benton
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CPC101 – Old Hickory Blvd (Spring 2025)
2025-02-02 10:30 - 11:30 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Old Hickory Blvd, 2323 Old Hickory Boulevard, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
CPC101 for Old Hickory Blvd is an informative and interactive 11-week session (Sundays during Learning Group hour, 10:30-11:20 a.m., February 2 through April 13, 2025) that walks you through our church mission/vision/values, the Presbyterian faith, and is the first step in our membership process. Our facilitators lead adults through lessons supported by our CPC101 workbook, which you’ll receive a copy of upon arrival. Membership is not required once you complete CPC101, but for those wishing to become members, participation in CPC101 is a prerequisite. Information on our membership process and baptism can be found here.
This session will have 8 weeks of content, with 2 weeks of elder interviews for those wishing to become members. There will also be one week off.
Register here.
