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Awaken: Unifying the church to pray for and bless the city, one person at a time
In February 2019, God moved in a mighty way as hundreds of churches and tens of thousands of people set aside an entire month to pray and fast for every person—by name—living in the Greater Nashville Area. Awaken, this city-wide movement of prayer and fasting, focused...
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Ukuleles from Christ Church team to Uganda bring music to refugee camp
Al Jazeera, the largest news organization in the Middle East, published this story featuring the Bidi Bidi Refugee Camp that a team from Christ Church visited last summer. Our team took the ukuleles that the translator continues to use to teach music to the children....
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BreakThru ’20: Retreating away from distractions to draw closer to God
Guest post by Mackay Lee, Director, Student Ministries/Middle School It’s 7 p.m. on Monday night. Students are gathering outside of the chapel, anxiously awaiting the doors to open so that they can rush in to get the best seat. The doors finally open -– students storm...
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Celebrating 2019
There’s so much to celebrate as we’ve seen God at work in and through the life of our church this year. Below are just a few highlights as we close out 2019. Please consider us in your year-end giving, and if you have yet to turn in your commitment card for giving in...
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Get to know Rev. Dr. Jacky Gatliff, Director of Congregational Care
We are excited to welcome Rev. Dr. Jacky Gatliff as the new Director of Congregational Care at Christ Church. Jacky and her husband, Mike, lived in Memphis for five years until she accepted a position as the Associate Pastor of Stanwich Church in Greenwich, Conn.,...
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Join in the prayer revolution
God calls us to be a people of prayer, desperately depending on Him to move and transform hearts and lives. At the recent Gather. Train. Pray. Pastor’s Prayer Revolution Breakfast, Senior Pastor Shane Stanford challenged attendees to join him in making Christ Church a...
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Teaching kids JOY in a ‘me’-focused world
Tyree brothers recognized for service by Tennessee governor and first lady NOTE to PARENTS: Don’t miss a special opportunity to teach your children how to develop a heart for serving. Register now for our Families on Mission class on December 6-7 taught by our Local...
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Greg Spillyards lives life on vocation
Our church recently began a survey to collect vocational information. We hope to establish a database for sharing opportunities for the intersection of faith and work. We know that our work is important to God, and we are to be good stewards of the opportunities He...
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Children help the hungry by collecting food for Mid-South Food Bank
During the month of October, the Children’s Ministry mission project was a food drive for the Mid-South Food Bank. Preschool and elementary children were encouraged to bring food donations to Sunday school and Candy in the Courtyard and place the food in a box by...
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A joyful child returns home
Guest post by William Merriman, Wesleyan Fellow NOTE: William Merriman has joined the Christ Church staff as a Wesleyan Fellow. William grew up at Christ Church. He recently graduated from Sewanee and is now pursuing a master of arts in philosophy and apologetics at...
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Hurricane Dorian Relief
Emergency Field Hospital operated by Samaritan's Purse In response to the damages in the Bahamas due to Hurricane Dorian’s deadly assault, Christ Church is supporting the work of Samaritan’s Purse. This ministry is providing a temporary hospital in the area. Click...
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Alfred Kalembo to give update on wells in Zambia
Guest post by Bob Whitsitt, Former Executive Director of Serving & Outreach This Sunday, Sept. 22, our 9:45 and Table worship services will be blessed as Senior Pastor Shane Stanford interviews our longtime friend Alfred Kalembo, National Superintendent and Bishop...
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This is my story. This is my song.
Guest post by Laura Greenwell, Director of Women’s Ministry & Hospitality Laura Greenwell & Jennifer Bratton Planning the annual Women’s Retreat does not happen easily, and we take it very seriously. This year it was a lot more difficult than usual. After many...
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Christ Church welcomes new staff members
There are some new faces on the Christ Church staff, and we are excited to welcome them and their families to the Christ Church family! Ambrose Chisholm, High School DirectorAmbrose attended the University of Central Oklahoma, where he was a collegiate wrestler. He...
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Summer of service
Guest post by Sarai Grace Stanford, Communications Fellow This summer has been a busy time for our Serving and Outreach Ministry with three teams serving internationally—in Mexico, Costa Rica and Uganda. Led by our Director of Global Missions Stephanie Powell, church...
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East High Football Camp changes lives
Guest post by Sarai Grace Stanford, Communications Fellow Last weekend, the East High School football team gathered at Christ Church for a full weekend of scrimmages, worship, small groups and even life skills training in financial literacy and anger management. Yet...
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An unexpected internship
Guest post by Abby Holland, Christ Church Summer Resident NOTE: When Christ Church summer intern Abby Holland agreed to work with our Serving & Outreach team, little did she know how God was already at work making her path toward Costa Rica clear. Being open to an...
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Lending a HELPing hand
Guest post by Sarai Grace Stanford, Communications Fellow On June 7, a storm tore through the Memphis area that left 200 homes with substantial flood damage. In less than four hours, $7 million worth of uninsured flash flood damage was done throughout homes in...
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Author speaks at Men’s Prayer Breakfast
Mike Palombi The 30-year owner of a construction company, Mike Palombi has been building foundations—both for houses and for young lives. Since his release from prison, Mike has used his trade skills and experience of overcoming the entanglements of addiction and...
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Former D1 coach hired for Christ Church Athletics
Christ Church is excited to announce that Scott Cherry has been named Director of Sports Ministry. Scott spent nine years as the Head Men's Basketball Coach at High Point University and 11 years as an Assistant Men's Basketball Coach at several Division 1 colleges...
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Welcome 2019 Christ Church Summer Residents!
Guest post by Abby Holland, Christ Church Summer Resident 2019 Residents Christ Church welcomes this summer's Residents with open arms! From film production to Student Ministry, they are already engaging with Christ Church staff and learning the ins and outs of...
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What’s happening south of the border?
Our YUGO missions team has been hard at work this week in Ensenada, Mexico, building two houses and helping with Vacation Bible School. Pray that the families who live in the homes will continue to grow in their faith and that they will help build and strengthen God’s...
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Hope in Action conference lives up to name
The words hope, connection and collaboration were repeated often on evaluation forms from the recent Hope in Action conference presented by No Whispers. More than 150 educators, social workers, nonprofit directors and faith-based leaders gathered at the University of...
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Christ Church expands Young Adults Ministry with new staff member and summer events
The Christ Church Young Adults Ministry is expanding its reach, and Andrew Grissom was recently named Pastor to Single Young Adults to help with these efforts. Several events are planned this summer, and Andrew invites all young adults to join him at these events...
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