Christ Presbyterian Church

Advent Quiet Hours
2025-12-04 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-12-11 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-12-18 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Christ Presbyterian Church – Cool Springs, 325 Seaboard Ln, Suite 100, Franklin, TN, 37067
This Advent season, we’ll have the Sanctuary available from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. for anyone to spend time in quiet reflection, stillness, and prayer. We’ll also have a prayer guide and prompts.

C. S. Lewis & The Pursuit of Joy: A Holiday Seminar with Dr. David Filson
2025-12-04 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-12-11 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-12-18 18:30 - 20:00 | CPA – Lumen Hall (Upper School), 2323 Old Hickory Blvd, NASHVILLE, TN, 37215-5311, United States
C.S. Lewis & The Pursuit of Joy: A Holiday Seminar with Dr. David Filson
Dates: Nov. 13, 20, Dec. 4, 11, and 18
Location: Lumen Hall (CPA Upper School) Library
Time: 6:30-8 p.m.
C.S. Lewis and his quest for “sensucht” – the German word for inexpressible joy – in Christ can be found everywhere from his literary work to the friendship turned courtship of his dear wife Joy Davidman. Dive into Lewis’s life and thought as he begins to discover that while he was in pursuit of joy, joy was in pursuit of him. This library lecture series is open to the public, and is best enjoyed with curiosity and a hot tea.

Newcomers' Dinner
2025-12-05 18:00 - 20:00 | TN
The Escue’s will be hosting dinner at their home the first Friday of every month for both newcomers to Christ Presbyterian, Music Row and regular attenders since the Escue family are newcomers in their own way! Select a date that works best for your family, but please note space is limited each month.
Sign up here.

Jingles & Jammies
2025-12-06 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.

First Fruits Food Drive
2025-12-07 | 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!

Donation Collection for Preston Taylor Ministries (Music Row)
2025-12-07 | Scarritt Bennett Center, 1110 19th Ave S, Nashville, TN, 37209, United States
Join us this Christmas season in serving one of our Missional Partners, Preston Taylor Ministries, through a donation collection for their Nativity Store! We will be collecting items the morning of our worship service on Sunday, December 7. You can also sign up to volunteer at their Nativity Store.
Donation item ideas, including toys and wrapping supplies like:

Craft supplies
Board/card games
Sports equipment
Dolls and stuffed animals
Fidget toys
Small lego kits
Wrapping paper
Ribbon
Gift bags
Gift tags

Sign up to volunteer here.

Room in the Inn Serving Opportunity
2025-12-07 17:00 - 19:00 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Old Hickory Blvd, 2323 Old Hickory Boulevard, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
It’s that time of year when Christ Pres joins churches across Nashville to serve our neighbors without homes through the Room in the Inn winter shelter program. Now in our 14th year, Christ Pres will again provide meals, fellowship, overnight lodging, and the love of Christ on ten Sunday nights between November and March. Volunteers from all three worship locations are invited to serve at our Old Hickory Blvd site, with opportunities ranging from cooking and hospitality to devotional leadership, overnight hosting, and more. Together, we get to extend warmth, dignity, and welcome in Jesus’ name.
Sign up here.

Women's Christmas Party (Music Row)
2025-12-07 19:00 - 21:00 | TN
Celebrate the Christmas season and get to know other women from Music Row! Join us for fellowship, celebration, and a favorite things gift swap.
When: Sunday, December 7th at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Mary Catherine Berg’s home (address will be listed in RSVP confirmation page)
What to bring:
– An appetizer or dessert
– Think of your “favorite thing” from the year worth $15 or under and bring 2 unwrapped identical versions of it to the gift exchange!
RSVP here.

Women's Christmas Reflection | A Silent Night
2025-12-08 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-10 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 8 and 10 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.

Helping Public Schools Succeed Serving Opportunity
2025-12-09 17:00 - 21:00 | TN
The Helping Public Schools Succeed City Group invites all to help serve at Lawson High School Wrestling Team home meets! This opportunity has two-hour slots to serve light concessions and provides time to encourage teens and their families from across the greater Nashville area.
The heart behind the Helping Public Schools Succeed City Group is to walk beside the teachers, staff, and students of Metro Nashville and Franklin Special School District to encourage and assist in the education process.
Sign up here.
Learn More and Contact Linda Nelson for more details.

Young Adults Christmas Party (Music Row)
2025-12-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Tailgate Brewery Germantown, 915 3rd Ave N, Nashville, Tennessee, 37201, United States
All young adults are invited to join us for our Young Adults Christmas Party at Tailgate Brewery Germantown on Thursday, December 11th at 7 p.m.! No RSVP needed; just show up.

Special Saturday (December 2025)– Music & More for Kids/Adults with Special Needs
2025-12-13 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:

December 13
January 10, 2026
February 14, 2026
March 7, 2026
April 11, 2026

Our Savior, Emmanuel: A Choral Christmas Program & After-Party!
2025-12-13 16:00 - 18:30 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Old Hickory Blvd, 2323 Old Hickory Boulevard, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
This all-church family event celebrates the birth of Jesus through music and songs from our very own adult choir with expanded orchestra. Invite your friends & neighbors as we celebrate an hour of worship about a Savior who would bring hope . . . peace . . . and salvation . . . to all people.
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!

The Window Room will be available for our families with special needs.
No childcare will be available.

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Kids Nativity Play (Cool Springs)
2025-12-14 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 14th at the 8:30 am and 10:30 am services.
Rehearsals will be November 30th and December 7th in between services from 9:45-10:15 a.m.
Preschoolers are welcome to bring an animal costume and join in the play too — no rehearsals necessary. Just arrive a few minutes early and find Ms. Abbie Ridley before the service.
Sign up to participate here.

Special Needs Caregiver Support Group – Coffee & Conversation
2025-12-14 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
2025-12-14 10:30 - 11:30 | Fellowship Hall, Lower School, 2323 Old Hickory Blvd, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
During the Sunday School Group hour at 10:30 a.m. on December 14, 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.

The Ascent (December 14, 2025) – for Adults with Special Needs
2025-12-14 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.
*Christ Presbyterian Church will host The Ascent on the 4th Sunday of the month. West End Community Church will host The Ascent on the 2nd Sunday of the month. They have a number of serving opportunities you can select from. We’d love to see you there!

Participant Registration
Volunteer Registration
Dinner Volunteer Registration

Mark your calendars for all our Ascent events for the 2025-2026 year:

December 14-Christ Presbyterian Church
January 11, 2026-West End Community Church
January 25, 2026-Christ Presbyterian Church
February 8, 2026-West End Community Church
February 22, 2026-Christ Presbyterian Church
March 8, 2026-West End Community Church
March 22, 2026-Christ Presbyterian Church
April 12, 2026-West End Community Church
April 26, 2026-Christ Presbyterian Church
May 3, 2026-West End Community Church

Blue Christmas Service
2025-12-17 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.

Youth Christmas Party (Music Row)
2025-12-17 18:30 - 20:00 | TN
All 6th-12th graders are invited to a Christmas Party just for them! Come dressed in your most festive Christmas attire, enjoy a White Elephant gift exchange ($15-$20 at most), games, snacks, dinner, and invite your friends! We’ll meet at the Hobday’s home and address will be provided upon RSVP.
RSVP here.

Winter Break Parents' Night Out (Cool Springs)
2025-12-19 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’ Night 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.

Carols & Cocoa
2025-12-19 16:00 - 18:30 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Old Hickory Blvd, 2323 Old Hickory Boulevard, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
Join us for a night of delicious hot cocoa and festive caroling! We will be partnering with The Cookery to do a winter hat drive. Bring a new or gently used adult beanie, gather in the Fellowship Hall and grab a cup of cocoa. We will then separate into groups, and head out on buses to our caroling destinations.

When: Friday, December 19 from 4:00pm to 6:30pm.
Where: The Fellowship Hall
Bring: New or gently used winter hat (beanie) for The Cookery
Wear: Your most festive Christmas attire!

Please RSVP by Monday, December 15 to help us plan group assignments and transportation.

RSVP here.

Family Worship Service (Music Row)
2025-12-21 09:30 - 11:00 | Scarritt Bennett Center, 1110 19th Ave S, Nashville, TN, 37209, United States
We will be having a family worship service at our 9:30 a.m. service! There will not be childcare or Kids programming. Wiggles and giggles are welcome!

Hope. Peace. Salvation. : A Christmas Eve Candlelight Service – Old Hickory Blvd (3 & 5 p.m.)
2025-12-24 15:00 - 18:30 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Old Hickory Blvd, 2323 Old Hickory Boulevard, Nashville, TN, 37215, United States
Hope. Peace. Salvation.
A Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Join us on Christmas Eve for candlelight services at 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. as we celebrate the birth of Jesus together. These family-friendly services will feature traditional carols and inspiring words from our pastors as we reflect on the true meaning of Christmas about a Savior who would bring hope . . . peace . . . and salvation . . . to all people.
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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.
A Wiggles and Giggles room will be available for those who need it.

No ASL interpretation will be available at either service.

Lessons & Carols - Music Row
2025-12-24 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 (4:30 & 7 p.m.)
2025-12-24 16:30 - 20:00 | Christ Presbyterian Church – Cool Springs, 325 Seaboard Ln, Suite 100, Franklin, TN, 37067
Join us for Lessons & Carols services at 4:30 and 7 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.
