10:15am - Sunday School/Small Groups for all ages
African Worship - 10:00am - Fellowship Hall
Haitian Worship - 10:00am - Heritage Chapel
11:15am - Sanctuary
Join us at 11:00am for Coffee and Fellowship at the Woodland Cafe before the service.
Emmaus Fellowship: 5:30pm - Fellowship Hall - To volunteer to serve, contact Pastor Jimmy Blackman or Corey Garcia.
THERE IS NO 5:30PM - SUNDAY NIGHTS @NASHVILLE1ST THIS WEEK.
Join us next Sunday night, September 11, as we say thank you and farewell to Pastor Bruce and Peggy Oldham.
GOD OF THE CITY - A Heart for Greater Nashville
We begin a five week sermon series on September 11 in our morning worship services focusing on our role as a church in this location. Nashville First Church of the Nazarene has always been and remains today an Urban Church. Never before has it been more important to understand our base of ministry location but also our reach of ministry across Middle Tennessee, hence the "Greater Nashville" in the subtitle.
Nèos (Youth+College+Young Adults) - SUNDAY NIGHT SUCCESS!
Recently, in the restructuring of our Youth, College and Young Adult programs, we changed formats in our approach to Sunday Nights. Sunday nights for the past several years have been opportunities to serve our community. With those outside service opportunities shifting to every 6-8 weeks on Wednesday evenings, it left us with an opportunity to re-imagine our Sunday evening programing. The major shift comes in giving youth, college and young adults the opportunity to invest back into their church. So twice a month, on Sunday Nights students gather together in four different groups: 1. Mission/Service Projects; 2. Worship Band Practice; 3. Game Development; 4. Tech Team. Each of one these tracks provides students with hands on opportunities to learn and serve our Wednesday evening programming. It’s been incredible to watch college students teach middle schoolers, for example, how to program and run the worship projection slides. It’s also, fun to watch a middle schooler blow away a young adult with a service project idea! One month in we’ve grown about 50% in attendance over last fall. We still need more adults with experience in one of four of these categories to help train and enrich these opportunities. Feel free to contact
Pastor Matt Taylor if you’d be interested in serving!
NFCN YOUTH IN LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES
We are so proud of
John Henry Knotts! Congratulations to the Goodlettsville All-Stars who finished fourth overall and was the United States runner up in the
Little League World Series!
PLAN NOW FOR THESE UPCOMING EVENTS!
As Fall quickly approaches, we are preparing for two great all-church fall events:
- Harvest Celebration & Chili Cook-Off - Saturday, October 15 at Galloway Farm
- Fall Fest - Wednesday, October 26 in NFCN gym and parking lot
Make plans now to be a part of these great events - for information about how you can volunteer, click
HERE. Watch for more information soon!
WE HAVE FOUND A FAMILY HERE
In our new vision here at NFCN, we have made a commitment to our city: "You can find a family here." The intention of that is for people seeking God and friends, to let them know they will be received and loved among us.
I have had the privilege of being your pastor now for five years. When Karen and Christy and I moved here in 2011, our middle daughter Carissa had returned after graduating that year from Trevecca to the Chicago area, and therefore had no real relationship with our new church. She has only been able to worship here a few times when visiting us.
Yet, last Sunday the ladies of NFCN threw a bridal shower and embraced our daughter and her sisters as if she'd lived her all her life and grown up among you. We have seldom if ever experienced such an outpouring of love and care. She was literally overwhelmed, caught beyond words by your care for and interest in her.
One line in one of her thank you cards struck me: "We are so blessed to be a part of this church family." Part of this family. Eight hours away! Hardly ever here. But part of the family.
Maybe this is Vision fulfillment? I think it's one expression of it!
THANK YOU for loving our family. THANK YOU for being the Body of Christ to them! And remember, when we are a family to others, we deepen our own relationships. What an idea! What a concept! Yes, Nashville and beyond. You Can Find a Family Here!
Pastor Ulmet
SENIOR ADULT DINNER - SEPTEMBER 8
The September Senior Adult Dinner will be on Thursday night the 8th at 6:00pm in the Fellowship Hall at NFCN. Music will be by NFCN Youth Choir. Bring a dish and bring a friend.
NASHVILLE 1ST MEMBERSHIP CLASS
Saturday, September 17 from 9:00am to 12:00pm there will be a membership class for anyone interested in learning more about NFCN, the church of the Nazarene and Christianity Please click HERE for more information or to sign up for the class.
PARENTS NI
GHT OUT
Parents Night Out is back! Friday, September 23 from 6:30-9:30pm. Cost is $5/child. Children through 5th grade may participate. For dinner we serve pizza, juice cup, and a cookie. Register on-line at http://nfcn.org/parents-night-out. Enjoy an inexpensive date night; you deserve it!
DISCIPLESHIP DAY 2016 - CARING FOR EACH OTHER - TOGETHER
Saturday, September 24, 9:00– 1:00
Fellowship Hall, Nashville 1st Church of the Nazarene
Keynote speaker: Dr. Rick Underwood
Mark your calendars now for this year’s Discipleship Day, an event with life-changing potential for your own life and in the lives of others. We will experience and explore what it means to reach inside and outside our congregation with the love of Christ for people who are hurting. Hear some of Middle Tennessee’s most qualified caregiving professionals leading interactive presentations to help us enhance our caregiving ministry. Our keynote speaker is Dr. Rick Underwood, Director of the Center for Pastoral Health at Trevecca Nazarene University. Breakout session leaders/topics include:
Children and Adolescents Issues – Dr. Amy Frew
Grief, Crisis and Trauma – Lisa Lawhon
Marriage and Family - Jan Harvey
Senior Care and Spirituality – Dr. Mike Courtney
Emotional and Spiritual Health – Dr. Richard Parrott, PhD
Physical Health and Spirituality – Bret Reeves
To register, click HERE, use the printed forms in your Sunday School class or at the Reed Lobby Info Center, or contact the church office. You may view and print the registration form by clicking HERE.
2016 MIDSOUTH DISTRICT WOMEN'S RETREAT - SEPTEMBER 16, 17, 18
The 2016 MidSouth District Women's Retreat is scheduled for September 16-18 at Garner Creek Retreat Center. Registration forms are available at the Information Desk and by clicking HERE. Registration will be coordinated through NFCN Women's Ministries.
REST STOP MINISTRIES 4TH ANNUAL FUNDRAISING GALA
A TASTE OF THE FARM! is Friday, September 16 at The Mill at Lebanon. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased by clicking HERE.
KROGER REWARDS RE-ENROLLMENT
Due to your willing to enroll in the Kroger Community Cares program, Kroger donated $8,122.71 benefiting our Youth Group over the last year! In order to have a chance at that again, we need you to re-enroll on their website. Click HERE to go to Kroger rewards then click enroll and search for Organization # “35793”. T
SINGLE ADULT MINISTRIES
The summer edition of The Bridge Newsletter is available by clicking HERE. Find out more about Single Adults Ministries at NFCN!
ANNUAL CHURCH GOLF FELLOWSHIP SCRAMBLE
Saturday, October 1, 8am at Pebble Brook Golf Course
Cost is $60 per player or $240 per team. Breakfast and lunch provided
All proceeds to go to East Nashville Life ministries at Nashville 1st Church of the Nazarene
Contact Pastor Matthew Dunlap to sign up.
COME TO THE FIRE WOMEN'S CONFERENCE RETURNS TO NASHVILLE THIS FALL. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! CLICK HERE TO BE DIRECTED TO THE REGISTRATION FORM. CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER TO HELP US HOST THIS GREAT EVENT.
INTERESTED IN BROADCAST MINISTRIES?
Did you know that each of our live-streamed services are viewed an average of 200 times? We hear countless stories from folks on how the option to view our services has touched their lives. If you have an affinity to technology and would be willing to serve in a rotation with our Broadcast Ministries, we would love to have you! Please contact Buz Harrison with any questions or stop by the Broadcast room to say "hi" to the team!
WORSHIP MEDIA MINISTRIES NEEDS YOU!
We are currently in search of volunteers to assist with lighting and slide presentation during our worship services. If you have an interest in learning more about this opportunity, we would love to talk with you! Please contact Pastor Andrea Garcia or Susan Badley.
COFFEE ORDERS FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES
If your Sunday School class would like to start getting coffee from the Woodland Cafe Click HERE for an order form. Drop off at cafe Sunday mornings for pick up before Sunday School. Contact Pastor Matthew Dunlap for any questions.
7TH ANNUAL TREVECCA CELEBRATION FOR SENIOR ADULTS
OCTOBER 21, 2016 | 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Registration forms and details will be available at the information desk Sunday morning or click HERE.
"THE REAL LIFE" - Nashville First Nazarene's televised service on Cable Channel 19 in Davidson County (Public Access television - NECAT), times are:
Monday - 12:00pm
Nazarene in the Philippines. Pastor Oldham has been elected the President of Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary. We will miss them greatly but we are excited about what God will do through them in the future. On Sunday, September 11 we will be receiving a special missionary offering for the Oldhams. The 5:30pm evening service will be an opportunity to say farewell beginning in the sanctuary and then moving to the Woodand Street Mall for a special reception. We welcome you to any and all of our upcoming services!
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