Embracing Change
New Weekly Rhythms
Sunday morning is simpler and effective: Worship (or serve) → Connect Groups → Worship (or serve)
Both services share: Same preacher, same sermon → Same ministry team → Same vision→ Same unity and mission
New Schedule Begins February 1st
Sunday Worship Services
Every Sunday – NOTICE WE’VE UPDATED SCHEDULE!
- 8:30 a.m. – Worship Gathering
Worship with choir, orchestra, and organ. - 9:30–9:45 a.m. – Coffee & Connection – now in both the Broadway Hub & 7th Ave Lobby
A warm space for conversation, hospitality, and welcoming guests. - 9:45-10:45 a.m. – Connect Groups
Current Groups strengthened, new groups added + New Member Course. A dedicated hour for formation, belonging, and biblical growth. Connect Groups will meet across the campus for “Open Bible & Open Life” discipleship. - 10:45–11:00 a.m. Coffee & Connection – now in both the Broadway Hub & 7th Ave Lobby
A warm space for conversation, hospitality, and welcoming guests. - 11:00 a.m. – Worship Gathering
Worship with a band and a team of vocalists (with in-house simulcast available in the Broadway Chapel)
Wednesday Evenings
- Fellowship Meals: Remain the same, open to the whole church family, under 18 eat free!
- First Wednesdays: Prayer Gathering.
- Other Wednesdays: Discipleship seminars, leadership development, and committee meetings.
- Kids and Students: Weekly discipleship.
- The Way: Different themes for each Wednesday (see below for details)
- Rehearsals: Choir, Band, and Orchestra gather for fellowship and practice.
Why We’re Making This Shift
It’s been a season of grace experienced at Nashville First. We’ve come together to study the Word, sing songs and hymns to the Lord, enjoy The Supper, and reunite as a congregation on mission in the city. By God’s grace, we’ve had testimonies, baptisms, new families joining, and young people taking steps toward Christ. God is moving among us, and we are grateful. Our church has changed and grown — spiritually and numerically — and we are committed to aspiring for more growth with care, clarity, and excellence. This plan is not about becoming a different church. It’s about becoming a stronger, simpler, and more disciple-forming church.
First Kids - Parent Info
SUNDAY MORNINGS
8:30 a.m. – Worship Gathering
- Worship Care is available (Babies-PreK) by RSVP – Please email Mary Bunn. Drop off begins at 8:15 a.m.
9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Coffee & Connections (7th Ave. & Broadway Corner)
9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Connect Groups
- Drop off for Connect Groups begins at 9:25 a.m.
- If you have kids in K-5th grade, please pick them up before Coffee & Connections by 10:25 a.m.
10:45- 11:00 a.m. – Coffee & Connections (7th Ave. & Broadway Corner)
- If you attended early worship, then please pick up your Worship Care kids at 11 a.m.
11 a.m. – Worship Gathering
- Worship care is available (Babies-PreK). You can drop them off anytime between Connect Group start (9:25 am) and worship only start (11 a.m.)
The Way - College & Young Adults
Every Sunday // Breakfast Club – 9:30 AM
- A weekly space for coffee, connection, and guided conversation between worship gatherings. An on-ramp to YA ministry at Nashville First.
1st Wednesday – Ownership Night
- Young adults join the whole church for Prayer and Worship Nights or Business Meetings, practicing shared ownership and intergenerational unity.
2nd Wednesday – YA & College Rally (“Kingdom Night”)
- A monthly worship and teaching gathering designed to engage young adults across the city.
3rd Wednesday – Connect Groups
- Peer-led Connect Groups (18–22 and 23–30) focused on Scripture, conversation, and authentic discipleship.
4th Wednesday – Incense Night
- A reflective night of worship and prayer in the Broadway Chapel, offering space to slow down, seek the Lord, and intercede for our church and city.
5th Wednesday – Serve & Prayer Night
- Quarterly service projects or prayer walks across Nashville, forming young adults into missional disciples.
How can you get involved?
Experience the joy of community and spiritual growth at Nashville First. Our new worship times and bible studies offer a fresh opportunity to deepen your faith, connect with others, and serve. We invite you to be part of our journey as we strive to love God and love people.