Community Partners
Community Partners are people with whom we have cut covenant and with whom we are going to serve the needs of the precious ones who live in our communities. We have made a commitment to serve and bless our community by establishing and strengthening covenantal relationships with local ministry partners. We believe it is vital to seek both to know the needs of our community and to meet those needs and in the process to share the life and light of Jesus Christ.
To connect, partner and serve in your community, email us at serve@new-song.com.
New Song Nashville is currently working with the following ministry partners:
Against the Grain (through New Song Cool Springs)
Against The Grain (AtG) desires to demonstrate the love of Christ through service to at-risk children and single mothers by empowering them to become self-supporting, knowledgeable, involved members of society. There are three specific ways that AtG reaches out to the community: The 180 Program, Reach & Teach, and the Jail Program. With the 180 Program, single mothers commit to two years of mentoring as well as educational classes on Jobs for Life, Financial Stewardship, Purpose Driven Life, and Self Esteem. The Reach & Teach program provides tutoring to nearly 100 children per week who live in the communities operated by the Franklin Housing Authority and the surrounding neighborhoods. Through the Jail Program, AtG works with the Counselor at the Williamson County Jail and provides case management for women who are incarcerated.
To learn more about Against the Grain go to http://atghope.org or visit the following link.
Barefoot Republic
Barefoot Republic’s purpose is 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. Annual week-long camps are offered for kids in elementary through high school. At camp and through Barefoot Club, the kids learn to facilitate the development of Christ-centered relationships between individuals who represent diverse racial, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds through an equally diverse platform of artistic, athletic and team-building programs.
To learn more about Barefoot Republic go to http://www.barefootrepublic.org.
Caring Resources
The Effective Caregiving program focuses on the ever-growing number of people providing care for a chronically ill, disabled or elderly family member or friend, and provides emotional support for family caregivers by helping them transition the caregiving role from overwhelming to manageable.
Caring Resources also conducts HOPE (Helping Overcome Painful Experiences) workshops in churches throughout the city and nation to help people deal with the pain of loss and abandonment, the scars of abuse, fears, resentments, and heartbreak, all of which are unresolved issues that can come from living in a world of unfulfilled expectations and broken relationships.
To learn more about Caring Resources go to http://www.caringresources.com.
City Fest (through New Song Spring Hill)
City Fest is a cooperative event involving local congregations, businesses and the city Parks and Recreation Department in a effort to provide a safe and free family event in Spring Hill. Each event begins with free food provided by local restaurants and businesses, games and activities for kids, and live music and culminates at dusk with a family-friendly outdoor movie and popcorn. While City Fest is hosted by the city, the event is primarily run by the churches of Spring Hill, which presents multiple avenues of building relationship and sharing the love of Christ.
To learn more about City Fest go to http://www.springhilltn.org/movienight.htm.
Exodus International
Exodus is a nonprofit, interdenominational Christian organization promoting the message of Freedom from homosexuality through the power of Jesus Christ. Exodus is the largest Christian referral and information network dealing with homosexual issues in the world. Within both the Christian and secular communities, Exodus has challenged those who respond to homosexuals with ignorance and fear, and those who uphold homosexuality as a valid orientation. These extremes fail to convey the fullness of redemption found in Jesus Christ, a gift which is available to all who commit their life and their sexuality to Him.
To learn more about Exodus International go to http://www.exodusinternational.org.
The Family of Hope (through New Song Spring Hill)
is a new programcentered on ministering to single mothers in the Spring Hill community through care, community & connection. There are a high number of single-parent homes in Spring Hill and many of these moms are functioning in survival mode to meet their basic needs – caring for their children & caring for themselves. The Family of Hope partners with these moms to help meet those needs by providing assistance to single moms through free childcare and offering community and connection through family meals around the table and ongoing acts of service such as cleaning, maintenance and auto or home repair.
To learn more about The Family of Hope go to www.familyofhopetn.org or email Lisa Oliver at lisa@familyofhopetn.org.
Franktown Open Hearts (through New Song Cool Springs)
Franktown Open Hearts (FTOH) is a not-for-profit, faith-based ministry that works with Williamson County’s inner-city young men (ages 8-18) by “being Jesus” in their lives and by providing hot meals, tutoring, recreation opportunities, mentoring and critical life skills training. FTOH offers these young men opportunities to learn marketable skills, such as the building trades, music production, computer applications and career preparation, and encourages them to make better choices that will help them grow up to be responsible contributors to society.
To learn more about Franktown Open Hearts go to http://www.franktownopenhearts.com.
Graceworks (through New Song Cool Springs)
Graceworks is a Christian-based, nonprofit ministry funded by individuals, businesses, civic groups, Williamson County churches and the Graceworks Thrift Store. Graceworks began in 1995 to help local churches screen requests for assistance and determine the validity of the need for food, monetary help, or clothing. Graceworks seeks to help supply basics of life to help move families past a point of crisis: assisting with rent or utilities, purchasing medicines, providing nonperishable food, providing clothing or household goods.
To learn more about Graceworks go to http://www.graceworksministries.net.
Greenhouse Ministries (through New Song Murfreesboro)
Greenhouse Ministries is a faith-based, nonprofit agency serving the underserved in Middle Tennessee and offering hope to those in need. Volunteers make themselves available to encourage and motivate the clients, to inspire them to dream and make better choices and needed changes in their lives, to promote wholeness, and to give back to others in the community. Greenhouse Ministries serves the Murfreesboro community through offering a food pantry and donations of furniture and appliances, computer classes, parenting classes, GED and literacy tutoring, and by making job referrals and offering networking resources.
To learn more about Greenhouse Ministries go to http://www.greenhousemin.org.
Lambscroft (through New Song Hillsboro Village)
Lambscroft is a volunteer-based organization which seeks to bring the poor, spiritually bankrupt and/or financially destitute into a safe environment, providing immediate shelter and offering the learning skills necessary for the restoration of their entire being. Lambscroft serves the Nashville Community in numbers of ways including: Church in the Yard (a weekly Sunday service for Nashville’s homeless community followed by a hearty meal and fellowship), Upper Room (an opportunity for the homeless to have a meal, shower, and safe place to rest apart from the streets), and The Cookery (a catering cafe and culinary training center for men which provides training under a Bible-based program).
To learn more about Lambscroft go to http://lambscroft.igcphotography.com/#/home.
Mercy Children’s Clinic
Mercy Children’s Clinic is a non-profit, pediatric healthcare ministry seeking to serve the community in “word and deed.” Based in Franklin, they provide primary healthcare to children from all socio-economic backgrounds, but especially to children without health insurance or enrolled in TennCare. Thousands of children from over 25 different Middle Tennessee counties call Mercy Children’s Clinic their medical home. Their goal of renewing and restoring children and families to healthy lives is supported by their mission to “reflect the love and compassion of Jesus Christ by providing complete primary healthcare services to ALL children and support to their families.”
To learn more about Mercy Children’s Clinic go to http://www.mercytn.org.
Place of Hope International (through New Song Spring Hill)
Place of Hope is an innovative, Christ-centered ministry located in Columbia, TN. This unique center is a sixty-four bed facility that provides quality care for adult men and women dealing with issues of alcoholism, addiction, and co-occurring disorders throughout the Middle Tennessee region. Additionally, Place of Hope offers job readiness skills, Biblical principles for successful living, and independent living skills in an effort to enable individuals to get back on their feet.
To learn more about Place of Hope International go to http://placeofhopeinternational.com.
Pregnancy Care Center (through New Song Hermitage)
The Pregnancy Care Center is a non-profit organization serving women, as well as their families and partners, who come seeking help in making decisions about their pregnancies and related concerns. Clients receive accurate information about pregnancy, fetal development, lifestyle issues, and related concerns as well as providing accurate information on abortion procedures, risks, and healthy alternatives to abortion.
To learn more about Pregnancy Care Center go to http://pregnancycarecentertn.com.
Second Harvest Foodbank (through New Song Woodbine)
Second Harvest Food Bank is the largest charitable hunger-relief organization in the country addressing the problem of domestic hunger by distributing more than 2 billion pounds of donated food and grocery product annually to more than 25 million hungry people in the United States, including 9 million children and nearly 3 million seniors. Their mission is to feed America’s hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks – one of which is located at New Song Woodbine – and engage our country in the fight to end hunger.
To learn more about Second Harvest Food Bank go to http://www.secondharvestmidtn.org.
Siloam Family Health Center (through New Song Woodbine)
Siloam Family Health Center cares for the uninsured in Middle Tennessee by providing high-quality, affordable health care designed to meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of patients. The clinic aligns staff, volunteers and donors to carry out this ministry of health, healing and hope for people who have few options for medical care. Approximately 25% of Siloam’s patients are children, and more than 80% come from over 100 different homelands around the world, including over 600 refugees each year.
To learn more about Siloam Family Health Center go to http://www.siloamhealth.org.
Thriftsmart
ThriftSmart is a chain of thrift stores that exists to provide value to customers, opportunity for employees, and benefit local and international charities. The two Nashville locations donate funds to two local ministries (Mercy Children’s Clinic and New Hope Academy) and two international ministries (African Leadership and The Belize Project) by striving to operate the best thrift stores in the world and promote thrifty living – all for God’s glory. These stores also provide inexpensive clothing and job opportunities to the community while giving all proceeds to charity.
To learn more about Thriftsmart go to http://www.thriftsmart.com.
U.S. Center for World Missions
The U. S. Center for World Mission (USCWM) is a mission agency that helps to improve strategic decision-making and practice on the frontiers of mission through publications, programs, and projects. The USCWM seeks to avoid doing what others can or will do, to focus its resources on strategic contributions to the mission effort that others can’t or won’t make, and to encourage collaboration within the cause.
To learn more about the U.S. Center for World Missions go to http://www.uscwm.org.
VIP Prayer Ministry
VIP (Victory in Prayer) gives a sense of purpose and value to the elderly, helping them overcome isolation through the development of relationships with younger generations. VIP is also a ministry to young people as they are trained to bridge the gap between generations, to overcome fear in relating to the elderly, to learn care-giving strategies for the growing elderly population, and to see the power of prayers shared and answered.
To learn more about VIP Prayer Ministry go to http://www.caringresources.com.
The Well Outreach (through New Song Spring Hill)
The Well Outreach is a non-profit is a food pantry that provides emergency food assistance and other types of care to families in need in the Spring Hill community. As a growing ministry, The Well plans expand their opportunities to include providing classes on budget and finances, career counseling, thrifty shopping as well as discounted health care, affordable clothing, bible studies, support groups, Christ-centered events, and times for worship and prayer meetings.
To learn more about The Well Outreach go to http://www.springhillwell.org.
YMCA of Middle Tennessee
The YMCA is a worldwide charitable fellowship united by a common loyalty to Jesus Christ for the purpose of serving America’s children, families and communities by “building healthy spirit, mind and body for all” through Christian principles and programs. Their vision is to be a source of strength to the community by providing an environment where people of all ages, faiths, races, backgrounds and abilities work toward achieving their fullest God-given potential, building friendships, and experiencing the joy of helping others.
To learn more about the YCMA go to http://www.ymcamidtn.org.
