upcoming events
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Learn what to do before EMS arrives.
- Unconsciousness, choking, bleeding, AED use
- Led by Don Arnold in Barr Conference Room
- After services: Apr 12 & 19, June 7 & 28
- Healthcare pros: Want to help? Contact don.arnold@vumc.org
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6:00 PM: Dinner in Wilson Hall
6:45 PM: Program
Adults: Room 211
Youth: Rooms 117, 118, 119, 120
Children: Rooms 101, 102
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Basic Essentials Collection
Support the GraceWorks Ministries Food Pantry year-round through donations to the Basic Essentials Cart. April’s highlighted collection is Asher’s Animals, a ministry created in memory of Asher that provides stuffed animals to children experiencing illness or trauma. Help share comfort and keep his legacy alive by donating a new, tagged stuffed animal (small to medium size) to the cart.
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Soul & Spirits fundraising event April 9 from 6-8 PM at:
Nashville Food Project
5904 California Avenue
Nashville, TN, 37209
Your gift of...
$150 supports a month of coffee fellowships with our students
$300 sends a student to Montreat College Conference
$500 provides annual materials for Joy & Justice programming
$1000 rents our worship space for the full school year
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ADULTS 55+
Adults 55+ Storytelling
Monday, April 13 at 11am in Barr
Diane Fender will present on the art of storytelling- why & how we tell stories. The 55+ team will provide a soup and salad lunch. No signup needed.
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Exploration Sunday School Class
EXPLORATION SUNDAY SCHOOL
Sundays at 9:00 AM
Book: Wrestling with Doubt – Finding Faith by Adam Hamilton
Location: Room 209 & Zoom | Contact: Doug Halleen
Does your faith make room for questions?
Where is God when bad things happen?
Does God hear our prayers?
Is there a heaven?
Join us as we dive into best-selling author Adam Hamilton book as he explores doubt and shows how trust in God can grow through hard questions.
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Hymn Fest
Join us April 19 for a service of worship featuring favorite hymns with special guest instrumentalist Adam Troxler.
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A fun evening of fellowship on Thursday, April 23 at 6:30 PM! Sign up and join us and a dozen or so Vandy and Belmont students at the St. Augustine's Chapel on the Vanderbilt Campus. No need to cook, our meal will be provided by Guac and Queso, Eric England’s food truck, w/ gluten/dairy/vegan options built in~ just sign up & come and join us round the table! Staying for worship is always an invitation as well. Rev. Mary Sellers Shaw, Executive Director and Campus Minister of UKIRK Nashville- will be there and loves seeing old friends!
Questions: cmccall@comcast.net
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Join us on April 25 as we partner with Room In The Inn to serve lunch to the men of the Guest House community. We will prepare and pack lunches in the FPC kitchen at 8:00 AM, then arrive at RITI at 10:00 AM. to set up, plate, and serve a table lunch to 75 guests. Join the team by signing up here.
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Join us for a church workday at the Hard Bargain Association on Saturday, May 2, from 9:30 AM–1:00 PM. We will meet at Ty’s House (608 Mt. Hope Street in Franklin) before heading out to work on projects in the community. Volunteers will help with yard work, painting, and minor construction or repair projects. If you’d like to participate, please sign up in advance. Questions? Contact Mike Anderson.
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FPC Worship & Arts
Come for a special performance by Concert Organist Alcee Chriss Sunday, May 17 at 3:00 PM.
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Make a difference. Save a life. Sign up to donate blood at our next Red Cross Blood Drive Sunday, May 31.
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Sign up today to donate the worship flowers in honor or memory of someone. The worship flowers remind us of the beauty of God's creation and are then rearranged into smaller vases and delivered to members as a reminder of God's love and the love of their church family.
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The Men's Bible Study group is currently studying the book of Psalms. Join them in the Parlor any Saturday. For more information contact Duke Ellis.
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Sisters in Spirit small group meets Fridays in the parlor.
If interested, please contact Martha Johnson.
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Holy Stitches
Do you enjoy knitting or crocheting? Holy Stitches is the new name for our expanded prayer shawl ministry which now includes scarves and hats for our Mountain T.O.P. mission partner and blankets for new FPC babies. We’re looking for new members—whether you’d like to join our monthly gatherings or contribute items from home.
Learn more by contacting Karen Hanson. Join us the second Monday of each month from 1-2:30 PM in the Church Parlor.