Emmanuel Presbyterian Church Welcomes You If

*You want to be part of a loving church family
*You are new to the area and want to be connected to a caring church and the community
*You want to learn more about the mystery of God, the Bible, Christianity and outreach to the world
*You want to be part of a church that values prayer and spirituality and celebrates worship
*You want a church that values individual differences, is inclusive rather than exclusive

Then, visit Emmanuel Presbyterian Church. You'll feel as if you are home!

Rev. Carol A. Tate , Pastor
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Sunday Morning Schedule:
8:45 a.m. Church School (Adults, Youth and Children)
10:00 a.m. Worship (child care provided)

Emmanuel Presbyterian Church
9770 Highway 96
Nashville, TN 37221
615-662-7709
Located on Hwy 96, just before the intersection with Hwy 100
Close to Fairview, Pasquo, Westhaven, Bellevue, Liepers Fork,
West Nashville

What's Planned For May and June:

A message from our Pastor.

We Presbyterians are celebrating the 500th anniversary of John Calvin’s birth this year. He is the person most identified with our Reformed theology and his writings have much to teach us about who we are and what we believe. But in his zeal to separate from the Roman Catholic Church, Calvin, along with other ardent reformers, left behind liturgical practices that Presbyterians have found meaningful and important to reclaim in recent years. As we approach the season of Lent, it is good to consider what some of those practices are. Both Roman Catholics and many Protestant denominations follow the lectionary and the liturgical year, which means that we hear the same scriptures during worship and focus on special days and seasons of the church years in common. Some of us are beginning to explore ancient spiritual practices of prayer: lectio divina, centering prayer, and the Benedictine observance of the daily office. Our session meetings begin with Evening Prayer and we observe Morning Prayer and other occasions for worship during our time away together on retreat. Calvin did away with ashes and fasting and “giving up” something for Lent because he felt that such spiritual practices had historically been construed to be a part of proving one’s unconditional loyalty to the church. These acts have become a form of works righteousness. Imagine how surprised Calvin might be to attend a Presbyterian service for the imposition of ashes! No longer do we see this as an obligatory observance, but an opportunity for considering our sinfulness and the transitory nature of our lives. Ashes are both a reality check and a reminder of where our hope lies. Not many of us have to worry that we are fasting too much! And yet some of us may choose to fast for a meal and donate the cost of that meal to a hunger mission or agency. Some of us may fast for one day in order to heighten our sense of empathy for those who are hungry in the world. That is a far different thing than giving up chocolate or desserts of soft drinks. Let us undertake whatever Lenten observances seem appropriate as we deepen our attention to Christ during this season. And let us do it with devotion, in a way that would convince even our great theologian, John Calvin