Did you know…
…We need you to attend a gathering on June 7th, starting at 9:45 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall, to begin the discernment process for our next Pastor Head of Staff?
…The Nominating Committee is hard at work preparing a slate for our Pastor Nominating Committee?
…WPC members helped outfit two apartments in the MNPS District to house and keep students in their home schools? A third one will be coming soon. Read about the Westminster-initiated Home Together Nashville:
…Westminster’s Community Garden will have some work days over the summer? More information soon, and contact Will wwellman@nashvillewpc.org to get on the email list. The cost for the Community Garden is being covered through the Mission Initiative Fund, which was originally seeded by a generous donation.
…over the last 12 months, we had 17,525 devices that streamed our services? Who knows how many people were around those devices?
…Westminster Home Connection has an objective of helping 33 homeowners a month? WHC estimates that there are 30,000 cost-burdened older adult homeowners in our seven-county area.
…The Westminster and Laudate Choirs have done 5 concert tours in Europe and the UK since 2004?
…The Choir will travel to England for a residency in Norwich Cathedral in July 2027 and will hold a fundraiser on Thursday, June 4? An ice cream sundae bar in the Parlor Courtyard is at 6:30 p.m. The Mardi Gras concert featuring Robert Ray’s Gospel Mass with the WPC Choir, soloists, piano, bass, & drums will be at 7:15 p.m.
…There have been 33 Music Camp productions, including the one on June 14, Life of the Party?
…55 Adult choir members give a minimum of 5 hours for rehearsal and worship every week
… we are waiting on some “smart glass” to be installed? If it works as planned, it will eliminate the paper-covered windows on the east side of the Sanctuary. The smart glass has been made possible by a generous donation.
…the Finance Committee has given additional money to the Benevolence Committee and to Property.
…we have worship in the summer at 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.?
… you can you apply for a Hands-On Mission Mini-Grant? What if God is nudging you to use your gifts for good?
…we have a new roof over most of the church, and it cost us around $230,000?
…our basement flooding issues have been resolved and cost $225,000? We are remodeling the basement for $40,000.
…since inception, we’ve had 5665 “Talking the Text” podcast downloads?
…ROOTnetwork is a new opportunity for adults 21 and up! Registration required. Activities planned: Game Night, Bowling, Rudy’s Jazz Room, walk from the Cafe, and NOKO restaurant in East Nashville.
…in the last 90 days, we’ve had 26,288 unique website visits?
…WPC has packed over 120,000 meals for Rise Against Hunger over the years and will be packing another 20,000 more in July?
…by the end of the summer, Westminster expects to have 13 new babies born this year.
…we have 25 youth and leaders serving in Jamaica from May 31 to June 5?
…we had an average of 63 youth participate in five major events in the spring (Basketball jamboree, mentor, breakfast, grog, senior Sunday, confirmation Sunday)?
…the youth ministry is dreaming and reimagining small groups and aims to launch 8 small groups with at least 32 students involved in the fall of 2026.
…on June 4th, we begin a summer book series on the writing of Frederick Buechner? Did you know Buechner is pronounced, “BEEK-ner”?
…we offer over a dozen small-group Bible and book studies for adults on weekdays during the school year?
…Adult Sunday School doesn’t stop during the summer? Two classes will be guided by the lectionary. Join the Murdoch Macleod Class in the Library to study the Gospel reading for the day or the Covenant Class in Fellowship Hall to take a deeper look at the Old Testament lesson. The Journeys class will continue to take a deep dive into connecting at WPC.
…the Murdoch MacLeod Sunday School class has been meeting under that name since 1940?
… our stained glass and watercolor summer classes are full?
… we have 6 pottery wheels?
…we have pottery hand-building, tiny houses, and a bee watering station, plus summer classes?
…Joy in Learning has its own website? It is www.westminsterjoy.org. You can subscribe directly to receive our monthly newsletters.
…1/2 of those who attend Joy in Learning are not members of Westminster?
…Westminster is inviting our neighborhood to its events?
…the cafe open all summer except for June 19 (Juneteenth) and the week of July 4th? Our spring specials in the Cafe are continuing through the summer. Examples: Vietnamese Coffee, Cold Brew, Chai Lattes, and Ginger-Lemon-Honey Drink.
…we will have 45 refugee teens at Westminster for four days in June, and a team of cooking volunteers will head to South Nashville to be with them?
…through knitting, crocheting, and Care Notes, JiL is constantly connecting with different ministries around Nashville?
…we have the best Sextons in the world? Plus, we just hired two more. Welcome to Charmaine and Stephen Whittington!!!
…the Church Life app still exists? Believe it or not, you can download it and get permission from the office to start accessing our directory online.
…we have already had 14 baptisms this year, and it is only May?
…we are completely out of office spaces because we have a healthy, full staff?
