This year’s Summer Lecture Series marks the fourth year of the special opportunity created to educate the church body and the public on matters related to spirituality, history, archeology, social justice, current events and other religions (among other topics) in the context of Christian faith. Last summer, the Education Committee pivoted to meet the health […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of July 11, 2021 Written by Rev. Tim Best Gracious and Merciful God, you have indeed blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing that comes from heaven. We confess our tendency to grasp for more, while discarding the abundance which you have given us. Make us […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of July 4, 2021 Written by Rev. Jan Buxton Wade We come to you this week, O God of Creation, full of praise and awe for the miracles that greet us each morning; the panoply of colors that peak in summer’s glory astound us with their shading […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of June 27, 2021 Written by Rev. Catherine Nance Almighty God, we call you all-powerful, omnipotent, and yet we look to other powers to restore us. Before we reach out to anything or anyone else, may we acknowledge that you are the power that called forth creation, […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of June 20, 2021 Written by Rev. Jan Buxton Wade God of Tender Heart, we seem to be plagued by the same pitfalls that we confessed to you only days ago! We wonder why our best intentions crumble so quickly. But even as we lament our failures, […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of June 13, 2021 Written by Rev. Jan Buxton Wade We come into your presence, Great Sower of Seeds, seeking your assurance that new growth is still possible within us. In many ways we have allowed our faith to grow dormant as we focused on our own […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of June 6, 2021 Written by Rev. Jan Buxton Wade O Love Beyond Our Imagining, we pause these moments in midweek to remember and to praise you. As we reflect upon the mystery of our lives, we cannot apply reason to our existence – your transcendent grace […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of May 30, 2021 Written by Rev. Jan Buxton Wade O Triune God: Creator, Christ, and Spirit, we do not understand your love for us, nor do we fully understand how you move in our world and in our lives. We can only bow to the mystery […]
When the COVID-19 pandemic led to shutdowns in East Tennessee, the need for the Church Street Benevolence team almost doubled. Prior to the pandemic, the Benevolence Team helped an average of eight Knoxville community members pay rent or their KUB utilities bill each week. Now, the need has increased 77% across Knoxville and an average […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of May 9, 2021 Written by Rev. Jan Buxton Wade You are our Risen Lord, and in these days of Eastertide we reflect upon your glorious Ascension. As you were taken up unto the heavens, your followers were confused; and we in our era confess that we […]
All are welcome at Church Street! We believe every person is of sacred worth and created in God’s image. We welcome and celebrate the gifts God has given to all persons without regard to race, color, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender, disability, status, economic condition, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religious affiliation. We respect diversity of opinion and expressions of Christian faith. We believe God loves everyone unconditionally! As God loves us, so let us love and serve in the name of Christ.
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