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Over time, we have developed relationships with local Gospel-centered organizations we trust, and with whose vision we find alignment. With some of these organizations, we help financially to assist them in accomplishing their mission. With others, we encourage our people to serve and give their lives away in the name of Christ, providing each of us with opportunities to live “on mission” in our community.
Siloam Health is a local, faith-based clinic that serves Nashville’s most medically vulnerable—those without access to healthcare. They work with a number of refugees, undocumented, and local individuals and families. Siloam Health’s mission is to share the love of Christ by serving those in need through healthcare, seeing “whole-person healthcare ministry” among the poor as a catalyst for the flourishing of a whole, new Nashville. There are a number of volunteer opportunities for both groups and individuals in clinical, patient support, and refugee health promotion initiatives.
As an individual:
As a group:
To learn more, contact Katie Richards
Fellowship Bible Church’s Nashville campus meets on Sundays at 10:00am at Waverly-Belmont Elementary School acquiring folks from both the 12 South and Edgehill neighborhoods. Waverly-Belmont's School leadership welcomes church volunteers to serve alongside them in their school. Fellowship has partnered with Waverly-Belmont to assist its staff and the families whose children attend the school. There are great opportunities to volunteer on a one-time basis or long-term.
Ways to serve:
Being barefoot is a sign of vulnerability, our humanity, as well as a sign of our brokenness. It is only when we admit that we are barefoot, that we are able to comprehend our need and receive God’s provision. Barefoot Republic is a vehicle of hope. It offers a glimpse of Heaven to a population of kids in need of the ability to dream of what God can do with their lives by uniting them with their parents, community, and the church to help them define God’s eternal purpose for each one of them. Barefoot strives 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. Learn more by watching this introductory video.
Opportunities:
Volunteer during a camp, organize a work day, serve on a committee, donate towards a camp scholarship or building fund.
Contact:
John Damschroder
Cul2vate seeks to engage poverty at the point of hunger and deliver nutritional food to those in need. Its work is founded upon two principles intertwined for the betterment of its farmers. The first is the most important 1) providing for the nourishment of the body and the soul! This is done through food production in its greenhouses, Cul2vate provides superior quality vegetables and nutritional accessibility to those who are hungry. And 2) creates an opportunity for future full-time employment for Cul2vate’s farmers by providing much needed life-skills and business-skills training. These greenhouse sites are the training grounds for those who want to break the generational cycle of poverty by learning to feed themselves and others through agriculture and employment. There are a number of ways to get involved.
Opportunities to serve:
To learn more, contact Emily Sutherland
A missional, Spanish-speaking church located in the Brentwood area, El Shaddai Christian Church consists of over 300 members from 16 different nationalities, primarily from Latin American countries. Their vision is to partner alongside other churches in the area to reach the growing Spanish-speaking community and equip leaders to make disciples for the Kingdom both here and abroad. (El Shaddai is currently meeting at Concord Community Church of the Nazarene, 9826 Concord Road, Brentwood, TN 37027.)
Opportunities to serve alongside El Shaddai:
Contact:
Ce Ce Wilkes
Franktown Open Hearts is a faith-based organization that serves inner-city youth primarily in Franklin by giving them educational and vocational tools to positively impact their lives. Franktown’s goal is to “be Jesus” in the lives of children. They have a variety of programs for volunteers to serve in varied capacity in the afternoons, evenings, and weekends throughout the year. If you have a gift, skill, or talent and a desire to impact youth, Franktown needs you!
Programs where you can serve:
To learn more, contact Mark Gaw
Hope Clinic for Women is a unique and special place, located in the heart of downtown Nashville. Established in 1983, Hope Clinic provides comprehensive care for women, men and families dealing with unplanned pregnancies, prevention (education in community and onsite wellcare services) pregnancy loss (miscarriage, stillbirth, infant death, and abortion) and postpartum depression. They offer medical services (free or nominal fees), professional counseling (sliding scale), education, spiritual mentorship, and practical support (maternity and baby items) regardless of age, race, religion, or ability to pay.
Words like safe, confidential, homey, merciful, gentle, kind, compassionate, and caring are just some of the many ways clients describe the setting and what they feel when they arrive. Hope Clinic has a rare way of reaching women of all backgrounds and beliefs by simply listening, loving, and helping their clients however possible.
Opportunities:
Volunteer opportunities are available for women and men.
Contact:
Missi Mitchell
(615) 627-2790
HopeClinicForWomen.org
Men of Valor is committed to winning men in prison to Jesus Christ and discipling them. Their purpose is to equip the men to re-enter society as a man of integrity—becoming givers to the community rather than takers. Men of Valor encourages them with the hope of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, welcomes them into the family of God, trains them in the Biblical principles of manhood, and with a very structured plan, helps them to become the men, husbands, fathers, and members of society that God created them to be.
Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church is an inner-city church located near the Tennessee State Fairgrounds in south Nashville. This church is committed to providing hope to their community through strategic outreach efforts, equipping, and spreading the gospel of Christ. They oversee a non-profit organization, Star Ministries, Inc., that operates to meet both the physical needs of the neighborhood through the operation of a food bank, clothing and toy drives and the spiritual needs of the community through equipping and encouragement classes.
Opportunities:
There are many opportunities to volunteer including serving at the Star Ministries Food Bank, connecting with various ministry programs—family/marriage conferences, women's ministry, men's ministry, prison mentoring programs, and student/child ministries.
Serving at the Star Ministries food bank:
The Star Ministries Food Bank is open on the third week of each month on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings from 4:00-6:30pm. If you are interested in volunteering, help is definitely welcome, but please call first and verify positions are available.
Note: The food bank is located directly east of the church's back parking lot, located at 19 Hart Street, Nashville, TN 37210.
Kent Starwalt
Email Kent Starwalt
21 Hart Street
Nashville, TN 37210
MorningStarNashville.com
Delores Williams
(615) 977-2246
Following God's command to love our neighbor as ourselves, Nashville Rescue Mission (NRM) seeks to help the hurting of Middle Tennessee by offering food, clothing and shelter to the homeless and recovery programs to those enslaved in life degrading problems. Nashville Rescue Mission's goal is to help people know the saving grace of Jesus, and through Him, gain wisdom for living, find fulfillment in life and become a positive part of the community.
Fellowship connects with Nashville Rescue Mission throughout the year with various opportunities to serve, equip, teach and build relationships that provide hope, in the name of Christ, for many who have lost hope. One of our primary connections with Nashville Rescue Mission is through our local outreach partnership with Morningstar Missionary Baptist Church and Star Ministries Food Bank.
Nashville Rescue Mission
639 Lafayette St.
Nashville, TN 37203
Contact:
Joy Ferguson
Director of Volunteer Services
(615) 312-1544
nashvillerescuemission.org
Preston Taylor Ministries serves children in inner-city Nashville who are in at-risk situations. They focus on connecting adults with kids to help transform lives through caring, intentional adult relationships. Areas emphasized include tutoring/academic programs and spiritual programs. Examples include mentoring, after school tutoring, and life enrichment (nutrition classes, Dance for Fitness, outdoor hiking/camping trips, etc.).
Listed below are a few ways to easily volunteer – a person or family could come once a year, once a month, once a week. There is no time commitment and all help is welcome whether individuals, couples, small group, families, etc. Here are a few of the most common examples:
To learn more, contact Kevin Geshke
Siloam Health is a local, faith-based clinic that serves Nashville’s most medically vulnerable—those without access to healthcare. They work with a number of refugees, undocumented, and local individuals and families. Siloam Health’s mission is to share the love of Christ by serving those in need through healthcare, seeing “whole-person healthcare ministry” among the poor as a catalyst for the flourishing of a whole, new Nashville. There are a number of volunteer opportunities for both groups and individuals in clinical, patient support, and refugee health promotion initiatives.
As an individual:
As a group:
To learn more, contact Katie Richards
ThriftSmart exists to provide value to customers, opportunity for employees, and benefit to charities by operating the best thrift stores in the world and promoting thrifty living—all for God's glory. ThriftSmart is passionate about community and life transformation, combining all the passion of ministering to others while at the same time utilizing the best trends in business management. One hundred percent of ThriftSmart’s proceeds benefit charity. Each donation of clothes or goods to one of their stores benefits the lives of others. Choosing to donate to, or shop at ThriftSmart is a choice to make the most impact with your donation.
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Just nine miles from Fellowship’s Brentwood campus, Tusculum Elementary serves primarily immigrant and refugee students in our community from 19 different countries. Approximately 77 percent of the students come from families where English is not their first language. Many students belong to families who are new to the United States and live below the poverty line. Upon visiting the school, you’ll often see signs written in English, Spanish, Arabic, and other languages. With the many unique needs of its diverse students, Tusculum’s leadership welcomes church volunteers to serve alongside them. Fellowship has partnered with Tusculum to serve its staff and the families whose children attend the school. There are great opportunities to serve on a one-time basis as well as long-term.
Ways to serve:
To learn more, contact Katherine Paxton.
