Our Restorative Yoga Class meets Mondays at 4:30 pm. All are welcome! If you’d like more information about the class and pricing please contact the church office!

This Sunday, May 26th we are so excited to welcome guest minister Dr. Tammy Lewis Wilborn to our pulpit!

Dr. Tammy Lewis Wilborn is a retired board-certified licensed professional counselor-supervisor with 20+ years of professional experience. Among other accomplishments during her long career, Dr. Wilborn owned and managed a mental health private practice, held faculty appointments at the University of New Orleans and Xavier University of Louisiana, founded the annual Black Women’s Wellness Conference of New Orleans, and author of Playing A New Game: A Black Woman’s Guide to Being Well and Thriving in the Workplace. As a mental health and wellness expert and professional keynote speaker, Dr. Wilborn has informed, inspired, and ignited audiences of all types to be well, whole, and free as God intended.

Dr. Wilborn holds a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, a Master of Science in Counseling, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Loyola University of New Orleans. She is also a 2021 graduate of Loyola University of New Orleans’ Women’s Leadership Academy.

Dr. Wilborn answered her call to ministry in 2020 and is a 3^rd year Master of Divinity student at  Vanderbilt Divinity School with a concentration in Pastoral and Prophetic Congregational Leadership. She is on the ordination track for the United Church of Christ and is a member of Howard Congregational United Church of Christ.

Dr. Wilborn has been married for 14 years to her husband and best friend Juan and is the mother of two adult sons and a 12-year-old son who thinks he’s an adult. 

All are welcome to join us for regular worship on Sunday, May 12th when we will honor Mothering Sunday. This is a shift from the focus on Mothers to a focus on how we care for one another. This shift is because “Mother’s Day” can be hard for people for many different reasons, and by shifting our focus we can name that difficulty, honor and be gentle with it, and still honor the craft of mothering. Because we have postponed Nature Sunday we will not be having a Potluck for Mothering Sunday. 

Nature Sunday Postponed Announcement:

We have decided to postpone our Nature Sunday service on 5/12 due to concerns about the burgeoning cicada invasion of 2024. We will reschedule for a date this fall when the weather will be a bit cooler, and nature more hospitable for us to enjoy together thoroughly. Stay tuned for an announcement about that event later this year and thank you for being flexible in our worship schedule together.

A great gathering of Nashville’s three UCC churches will occur at Holy Trinity Community Church at 11:00 AM for a Spring potluck brunch.  Special Guest Speaker:  Rev. Heather Fosburgh, Associate Conference Minister of the Southeast UCC Conference!  Participating too is the recently formed Nashville UCC Choir!  Event’s theme:  “Prayer as Self-Care & Care for Others”.  All are invited to bring family, friends, and favorite brunch items for great UCC fellowship & inspiration!

For the next 3 months, starting April 8th, we will have yoga class on Monday afternoons at 4:30 pm. This class will continue with recordings from our beloved yoga teacher, Ali Sperry, while she is on maternity leave. So grateful for all who attend regularly. We are building a lovely group of yoga devotees! Consider joining us! Class cost reduced while we are using the recordings. Contact the church office for details.

Our next trip to the Project CURE Warehouse is scheduled for Saturday, April 6th from 9:30 am – 12 pm. We will be sorting medical supplies. Newcomers are very welcome! For planning reasons we need a head count for our group prior to volunteering. Please RSVP to the church office ASAP if you plan to attend. Thanks and see you there!

*Save the Date! Sunday, April 28th we will be having a Dedication Service for the new garden at 10:30 am!

We still need help locating relatives who had family members interred in the original memorial garden so they can be invited to our upcoming dedication service on Sunday, 4/28. If you know any of these individuals, or would like to receive the full list of names of folks who are honored there, please contact Adora, Mike or Jon.

We continue to welcome and receive the generosity of our congregation and community toward our Capital Campaign to build our beautiful memorial garden. Consider how you might support and sustain the work and growth of God’s work in our midst. This garden, built for memorial and meditation, serves as a reminder of our foundation and our future. The Garden Capital Campaign has raised $10,618 as of February 29, 2024. We are so appreciative and grateful for those who have contributed and continue to do so!