Holiday Service Guide
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MEDICAL DENTAL UNIT (MDU) WELCOME HOME From a destructive way of life in addiction to alcohol and drugs to an abstinencebased, sober-living community of healing and wholeness, men who enter Welcome Home Ministries' alcohol and drug recovery program are welcomed in with open arms, compassion, and grace. Welcome Home Ministries is built upon the foundation of Jesus Christ. Our missions is "to enter worlds of brokenness in order that all might experience wholeness in Jesus Christ." welcomehomemin@comcast.net WelcomeHomeMin.org CLICK HERE FOR A STORY!
FREEDOM REIGNS This ministry provides mentor sessions to children and young adults who have experienced trauma and other life challenges. The Ranch also serves as a foster home for horses recovering from abuse and neglect in Middle Tennessee. Participants have the opportunity to assist in rehabilitating and caring for these horses.
This ministry extension of Brentwood Baptist Church began in 2013. It is a mobile unit customized to provide free, limited medical and dental care to those in need, all for the purpose of sharing the gospel. volunteer@medicaldentalunit.com MedicalDentalUnit.com
HOPE CLINIC FOR WOMEN This clinic equips women, men, and families dealing with unplanned pregnancies, pregnancy loss, postpartum depression, and more. They also provide medical care, professional counseling, education classes, mentorship, and practical support regardless of age, race, religion, or ability to pay. swilliamson@hopeclinicforwomen.org HopeClinicforWomen.org
MERCY COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE Mercy Community Healthcare exists to reflect the love and compassion of Jesus Christ by providing excellent healthcare to all and offering support to their families. CindyS@mercytn.org MercyTN.org
THE NEXT DOOR This is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving women in crisis, equipping them for lives of wholeness and hope. The Next Door provides services to women who have been impacted by addiction, mental illness, trauma, and incarceration. maryspencer.veazey@thenextdoor.org TheNextDoor.org
FreedomReignsRanch.com
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SILOAM This faith-based, non-profit organization shares the love of Christ by providing low-cost, high-quality, whole-person care to the uninsured in Middle Tennessee, as well as health promotion among the immigrant and refugee communities. wes.harrell@siloamhealth.org SiloamHealth.org
SERVANT GROUP INTERNATIONAL
HISPANIC FAMILY FOUNDATION
Based here in Nashville, Servant Group International has worked for over 20 years to encourage and equip the body of Christ to love and serve our Middle Eastern neighbors.
The mission of this ministry is to work through the platforms of economics, education, social services, advocacy, and culture to provide programs that strengthen Nashville's Hispanic community.
john.nelson@servantgroup.org ServantGroup.org
ESL Each Sunday night, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., The Church at Station Hill offers free English classes for beginner, intermediate, and advanced learners. Our teachers have been through a certification process and are eager to help their students learn the skills needed to be successful in an English-speaking environment. StationHillChurch.com/esl
tegan@hffus.org HispanicFamilyFoundation.com
URBANPROMISE NASHVILLE This is ministry is working to raise up the refugee youth of Nashville into Christian leaders who are passionate about restoring their communities and advancing the Kingdom of God. The mission is to help refugee youth heal, learn, and direct their own future for good. info@urbanpromisenashville.org UrbanPromiseInternational.org
INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP COALITION (ILC) This ministry helps discover and equip international leaders for transformational ministry in global cities. grace@ilcoalition.com ILCoalition.com
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SCARLET HOPE We exist to share the hope and love of Jesus with women in the Adult Entertainment Industry.
MEN OF VALOR This ministry reaches out to incarcerated men and helps them re-enter society as men of integrity. Their goals are evangelism, relationship-building, discipleship, and equipping them to become the men, husbands, fathers, and members of society God created them to be. adam@movnashville.com MenOfValor.org CLICK HERE FOR A STORY!
ScarletHope.org
431 MINISTRIES Our mission is to tend to the needs of the overlooked and underserved women of Middle Tennessee by providing safety and stability and giving them hope and a plan for an independent future. Through discipleship, professional counseling services, and the love of Jesus in all areas, we help women build a support group to rely on for the rest of their lives. rachel@431house.org 431house.org
TRAUMA HEALING TRAUMA HEALING Since trauma is the mission field of the 21st century, how do we walk with people in their trauma? Learn how to engage this topic as a believer, or sign up to be a part of a class as you work to unpack trauma of your own. Everyone’s story is unique, but Christ can be made known in the midst of each unique story. vickiaskew@comcast.net
BEGIN ANEW This adult education ministry serves the working poor in Middle Tennessee. Students leave the program with a strong belief in Christ and a confidence in themselves to create a better life. Volunteers partner with students to encourage, pray, and help them reach their goals. heather@beginanew.org BeginAnew.org
THE NASHVILLE ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING MISSIONAL COMMUNITY (NAHT) With more than 40 churches represented, NAHT is a non-profit, multidenominational missional community bringing the hope and healing of the gospel to all who have been impacted by the human trafficking industry. Their mission is to educate, engage, and embrace. mary@nahtcoalition.org NAHTCoalition.org
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GRACEWORKS This grace-driven, collaborative ministry is a dedicated community resource in Williamson County that helps people with food, rent, utilities, and other needs. It’s neighbor serving neighbor, by the power of God’s grace. esaurers@graceworksministries.net GraceWorksMinistries.net
CUL2VATE
THE BRANCH OF NASHVILLE From a foundation of Christian values, this ministry serves struggling families and individuals of any ethnicity and culture in the Antioch community by helping them find paths to self-sufficiency through food support, education, and job assistance. volunteer@thebranchofnashville.org TheBranchOfNashville.org
The two-fold mission is to: 1) grow food, providing produce to those who live in food deserts and helping to alleviate hunger; and 2) grow people, offering part-time jobs, job readiness and life-skills training, and spiritual development to those who could use a second chance. info@cul2vate.org Cul2vate.org CLICK HERE FOR A STORY!
THE WELL OUTREACH This ministry supports those in need through spiritual, emotional, and physical growth. Through their food pantry, they offer food assistance to residents of Spring Hill, Thompson Station, College Grove, Santa Fe, and parts of northern Columbia. shelly@springhillwell.org SpringHillWell.org
CARE KITCHEN OUTREACH
PROJECT CONNECT NASHVILLE
This ministry helps families in the Nashville and Middle Tennessee community who are facing food insecurity. Programs include food recovery, food distribution, and community care.
This ministry builds relationships with individuals and families who are stuck in the cycle of poverty. This ministry connects them to the faith community, who will encourage and guide them, provide assistance when needed, and educate and equip them for life and new opportunities.
roncamacho1@gmail.com CareKitchenOutreach.com
hanahkehrer@projectconnectnashville.org ProjectConnectNashville.org
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PEOPLE LOVING NASHVILLE
ROOM IN THE INN This ministry serves the homeless community in the Nashville area throughout the year. During the cold weather months, churches are able to help serve by hosting men, women, and families overnight. jon.mowry@roomintheinn.org RoomInTheInn.org To serve on the Brentwood campus throughout the cold weather season, reach out to Van Moffatt. vmoffatt@outlook.com
Inspired by the love and words of Jesus, we go to where the most vulnerable of Nashville can be found to create a place for relief and cultivate a healthy community, as well as bring education, development, and restoration. We also provide uncomplicated connection to solutions, both immediate and long-term. PeopleLovingNashville.com
CAMPUS FOOD PANTRIES Learn more about how to get connected to local food distributions happening through our campuses! Here's what is happening at The Church at Harpeth Heights: "Each week, we distribute food directly to individuals and families in need. We also host a one-day, largescale distribution set up similar to a farmers' market. A typical mobile pantry provides one to two weeks of groceries to approximately 300 families, distributing more than 20,000 pounds of food. This will be a drive-through food pantry where guests will drive up and have their trunks loaded with bags and boxes of fresh food."
WILLIAMSON COUNTY HOMELESS ALLIANCE (WCHA)
HarpethHeightsChurch.com sfoster@harpethheightschurch.com
WCHA was founded in 2019. Its overall vision is to provide holistic services attending to mental health, housing, and employment needs.
AveSouthChurch.com mpage@avesouthchurch.com BrentwoodDeaf.org bcorey@brentwoodbaptist.com
kevin@franklincommunitychurch.org
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YOUNG LIVES
TENNESSEE BAPTIST CHILDREN’S HOME (TBCH) TBCH provides Bible-based, Christcentered residential, foster, and family care. Programs are approved by the State of Tennessee, but TBCH does not accept funding from the government. Their ministry exists and continues because of the generosity and support of churches and private donors. office@tennesseechildren.org TennesseeChildren.org
TENNESSEE ALLIANCE FOR KIDS (TAK) TAK meets the emergent and ongoing needs of children and youth in foster care, those at-risk of going into foster care, and those aging out of the system. This donor-funded organization serves as the liaison between the community and State of Tennessee.
Hope’s Bridge keeps displaced children out of the foster system with a noncustodial alternative. Hope’s Bridge works with the Department of Children’s Services to place children in Christcentered homes until reunification or adoption can be achieved. Our purpose is to love, serve, and live in community with families who have boldly opened their homes to these vulnerable children in the name of Jesus Christ. hopesbridgemiddletn@gmail.com amanda@hopesbridgetn.com
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NashvilleYoungLives.com
franmaynard@tnallianceforkids.org TNAllianceforKids.org
BOTH HANDS HOPE’S BRIDGE
Nashville YoungLives is Young Life's local ministry for teen moms. We engage in relationships with pregnant and parenting teens and their babies by entering their world, displaying the unconditional love of Christ, and calling them into their role as women and mothers who have been deeply purposed by God.
The mission of this ministry is to fulfill James 1:27 by serving orphans, widows, and Christian adoptive families. They help Christian adoptive families fund their adoptions by coordinating service projects to fix up widows' homes. BothHands.org
YOUNG LIFE CAPERNAUM This ministry is a branch of the global ministry of Young Life that seeks to build meaningful relationships with teens with intellectual and developmental disabilities, introduce them to Jesus Christ, and help them walk in their faith. YLC volunteer leaders meet these teens where they are and build friendships with them in hopes of sharing the love that Jesus has for them. wilcoylcapernaum@gmail.com
PATH UNITED FRANKTOWN OPEN HEARTS Located in Franklin, this ministry serves at-risk children in Williamson County. Six days a week, school-age children (grades 1-12) are picked up from their neighborhood, tutored, fed, taught life and job skills, and mentored by Christian volunteers.
This project works with kids (pre-K through grade 12) living in Franklin Estates, a mobile home community in downtown Franklin, to guide them on a path towards graduation and realizing their God-given dreams for their future. margaretjane@pathproject.org PathUnited.org CLICK HERE FOR A STORY!
allanhardin@gmail.com FranktownOpenHearts.com
YOUTH ENCOURAGEMENT SERVICES (YES) Each year, YES gives hundreds of lowincome families the opportunity to shop for their children during the holidays. Each mother selects an outfit and new toys for each child in her home, and she receives a gift card and large box of groceries for a complete holiday meal. samantha@youthencouragement.org YouthEncouragement.org
FRONT PORCH MINISTRY Through living in the neighborhood, this ministry seeks to make a long-term impact on the lives of kids and single mothers. In 2004, Thom and Michele Hazelip bought a home in inner-city Nashville only a few blocks from the projects. In a short amount of time, they opened their home and front porch to provide care and support. info@frontporch.house FrontPorch.House
BAREFOOT REPUBLIC This ministry facilitates Christ-centered relationships between individuals from diverse racial, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds through an equally diverse platform of artistic, athletic, and team-building programs to reflect God's pursuit of His children through interests and passions, interpersonal relationships, and equipping students with tools for exploring and discovering God's presence in their lives. jenny@barefootrepublic.org BarefootRepublic.org
EPIC GIRL This ministry exists to empower girls to reach their full potential through educational programs, mentoring, counseling, and community activities. We focus on defining our past and recognizing how it can shape us, while not allowing it to define our futures. We believe every girl is one meaningful connection away from becoming the hero she is meant to be. contact@epicgirl.net EpicGirl.net
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WHITSITT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WARNER ARTS MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Located in Nashville's Woodbine neighborhood, Whitsitt Elementary is a microcosm of our city: a vibrant, growing community with a diverse population of students from all walks of life, including English Language Learners (mostly Spanish-speakers), who are making gains and integrating into the community.
This school partnership addresses the needs of students, families, and staff. Volunteers give help through outreaches, prayer support, food distribution, and more.
chris.echegaray@mnps.org Whitsitt.mnps.org/our_school
JAMES CAYCE HOMES We partner with the community to provide fresh food and vegetables, have gospel conversations, and bring the hope and love of Jesus to our neighbors. tsimpson@lockelandspringschurch.com
CARTER LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL (CLEMS) This school partnership addresses the needs of students, families, and staff. Volunteers give help through mentorships, prayer support, food distribution, and more. mpage@avenuesouthchurch.com
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tsimpson@lockelandspringschurch.com
CLUBHOUSE MINISTRIES This is a Christ-centered ministry that desires to reach the lost in Guatemala. They assist with discipleship and education, as well as provide for physical needs such as medical and dental care, school supplies, needs around the home, and much more. mike@clubhouseg.com ClubhouseG.com
2021
Mission Journeys BRAZIL | November 1-8 ENGLAND | December 14-21 TENNESSEE | December 15-17 TENNESSEE | December 16-18 GUATEMALA | December 27 – January 2
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