Welcome to The Downtown Presbyterian Church
If you haven't visited us before...Welcome!
Join us sometime soon at one of our weekly get togethers. Our historic building on the corner of Church & 5th is an impressive landmark, but the "church" is the people - including you!
We have services on Tuesday at 4.45 p.m. in the lower chapel (Taizé - a meditative, quiet service), a Wednesday homeless lunch and chapel service at 12.00 p.m. (all are invited!), and Sunday Service at 11.00 a.m. - our grand feast of worship.
You can park for free on Sunday Mornings at the Premier Parking lot to the side of the church on 5th Avenue. Tell the attendant you are "here for church" and he or she will probably wave you through OR will give you a ticket you can have validated in the church building (church office).
We look forward to welcoming you.
Latest Sermon
Acts 2:1-21; Romans 8:14-17
In 1400 and 92, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. What would the world look like if Columbus had said, “These ships of three aren’t enough. I need a dozen so I can have plenty of redundant backups just in case something goes wrong.” Fortunately, Columbus was made of sterner stuff. He was brave and bold and “found new worlds”.
Charles Lindbergh became the first person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. Others had...
Upcoming Events
| 05/28/2013 - 4:45pm | Taize Service |
| 05/28/2013 - 12:00am | Tuesday Bible Study |
| 05/27/2013 - 11:30am | AA Meeting |
| 05/26/2013 - 11:00am | Sunday Worship |
| 05/26/2013 - 9:45am | Christian Education |
| 05/26/2013 - 9:45am | Choir Rehearsal |
| 05/26/2013 - 9:30am | Nursery Opens |
| 05/26/2013 - 8:30am | Sunday Breakfast |
| 05/25/2013 - 9:00am | Think Factory Media |
| 05/23/2013 - 11:30am | AA Meeting |
| 05/23/2013 - 11:00am | Nashville Bar Association/Sanctuary |
| 05/22/2013 - 12:20pm | Wednesday Lunch |
| 05/22/2013 - 12:00pm | Wednesday Chapel |
A Place @ The Table
Nashville Food Bloggers invite you to Dinner and a Movie to Fight Hunger: A screening of “A Place at the Table” and Food Advocacy Fair hosted by Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee, The Tennessean and Delvin Farms at 6 p.m. in the Downtown Presbyterian Church chapel.
“A Place at the Table,” a documentary film by the people who brought us “Food, Inc.,” follows three families struggling with food insecurity to show how hunger poses serious economic, social and cultural implications.
You Are Invited
Everyone - if you can be here you are invited to our breakfast with our homeless brothers and sisters at 9:00 on Easter Sunday morning. Seriously, everyone is invited. Please come and help break down some barriers. There will be an Easter Egg hunt in the midst of it all. Our Easter Sunday service will begin at 11:00. May the blessings of Easter be with you!
Holy Week Prayers
Beloved - as we move through Holy Week to the joy of Easter, please join me in prayer that our ministries will be living and vital this week. May our Tuesday Bible Study be marked by clear and humble thought. May our Taize Tuesday Service be a time of meaningful reflection. May our Wednesday Lunch ministry be marked by peace among those whom we serve. May our Good Friday Cottage Dinners be filled not just with food to nourish our bodies but food to nourish our spirits as well. May our congregational/homeless breakfast be a time of genuine fellowship, where barr
Ash Wednesday, February 13!
The holy season of Lent begins on Wednesday, February 13th. We will celebrate the start of Lent with a Lenten supper of red beans and rice at 6:00 in the fellowship hall. At 7:00 we will gather in the chapel for our annual Ash Wednesday service which will include communion and the imposition of ashes. If you are unfamiliar with this type of service my best advice is to simply come and see for yourself. I believe you will find yourself strangly moved. Ken. (kenlocke@dpchurch.com)
Lent
Lent is usually a time of fasting and deprivation. This is not so much so that we can identify with Jesus' suffering - let's face it, giving up chocolate is not the same as death on a cross - but so that we can be more often reminded of what Jesus did for us. Every time we don't smoke that cigarrette or eat that chocolate we remember that Jesus lived and died and was raised again for us.
Art in Advent
A couple of updates on what we're up to this week & diary reminders from the Worship & Arts committee as the liturgical season of Advent & Christmas fast approaches:
The "Works From Home" Show is now hanging in the Fellowship Hall. Many thanks to all who have donated pieces for the exhibition. The pieces will be labelled by the time the doors open for Waffle Shop. We hope you enjoy exploring each other's contributions. As always, it's a very interesting & eclectic mix.
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