Outreach

  • Second Harvest

    St. Philipʼs has served as a Second Harvest Emergency Food Box (EFB) site since November 2009. We are one of 15 sites in Davidson County that provide food for the hungry on an urgent-need basis. We partner with other local churches to staff our Monday morning and Thursday afternoon food box distributions with volunteers. To learn more or volunteer, contact our Second Harvest team at (615) 417-7950.

  • Room in the Inn

    This Winter Shelter program operates from November through March each year, with participation from almost 200 congregations throughout Middle Tennessee. St. Philip’s partners with St. John’s Lutheran Church to host unhoused men from our community; provide them with a safe, warm place to sleep one night each week; and given them a hot dinner, hot breakfast, and bagged lunch. To learn more or volunteer, contact Jan Brown at janclairebrown@gmail.com.

  • Ecuador Partnership

    Companionship is the spiritual focus of our mission work in Ecuador. We have joined with other Episcopal churches in the greater Nashville for our annual trip to the Episcopal Diocese of Litoral in Ecuador since 2007. Since 2017, our parishioners have partnered with other mission travelers from Tennessee, along with our brothers and sisters in the clergy and lay ministry in Ecuador, to provide free clinics to people who live near the Episcopal churches in Litoral. We also sponsor workshops with the Diocese of Litoral to enhance our relationships with each other and with God. For more information, contact George Kurz at george.kurz@comcast.net or Doug Kimbro at kimbrodouglas@gmail.com.

Care Ministries

  • Invite, Welcome, Connect

    Invite, Welcome, Connect is a whole church ministry with the purpose of nurturing relationships, welcoming guests, and inviting newcomers. The core team meets weekly to pray for every guest that visits.

  • Pastoral Care

    Our lay pastoral care team shares God’s love with and encourages others during hard times by visiting them, taking them communion, and keeping the church updated on their needs. This group especially focuses on homebound parishioners.

    Currently, contact Chase Benefiel for pastoral care needs.

  • Daughters of the King

    The Daughters of the King are the powerful female prayer warriors of the Episcopal Church! These faithful women are committed to lives of prayer and service, and they are an indispensable part of the spiritual life of St. Philip’s.

  • The Counseling Center

    St. Philip’s partners with The Counseling Center, LLC to offer on site pastoral counseling to the community and to parishioners. To learn more, visit The Counseling Center website: www.thecounselingcenterllc.com.

  • KnitWits

    KnitWits share the love of God and of our whole church with those who are going through difficult times. They gather together regularly to knit prayer shawls that are later blessed and given to those who need them.

Sunday Service Ministries

Ushers

Ushers are the first faces and friendly guides of worship on Sunday mornings. Theirs is a ministry of welcoming through greeting parishioners and newcomers alike, handing out, bulletins, and guiding the congregation through the Eucharist. If you love God and like meeting people, this ministry is for you!

Acolytes

Acolytes are reverent guides and holy helpers in our services. They engage in a ministry of bearing the cross and assisting the priest in setting the altar. If you love God, want to serve him (without having to speak in public), and are comfortable being in front of people, this ministry is for you!

Chalice Ministers

Our Lay Eucharistic Ministers share in the holiest ministry of our services: they join the priest in distributing the body and blood of Jesus to all baptized Christians who come to receive. If you love God and are a devout, baptized Christian, this ministry is for you!

Stream Team

The A/V team serves those present and those absent alike by managing our sound system and broadcasting our service. If you love God, are interested in technology, and want a behind the scenes way to serve, this ministry is for you!

Money Counters

Tithes and offerings are an important part of the life of faith for each individual and family. On the church side, someone needs to gather, deposit, and record these gifts. If you love God, like simple math, and want a hands-on way to serve the church, this ministry is for you!

Altar Guild

These faithful, behind-the-scenes servants of God make all our services possible. They have the important and holy ministry of setting up for the Eucharist and maintaining all our altar supplies. If you love God and have a servant heart, this ministry is for you!

Nursery Volunteers

Jesus loves children and, as his followers, we do, too. Our nursery volunteers help care for the littlest ones among us during our services and, occasionally, during special events. This is an act of loving service for both the children and their parents. If you love God and you love infants and toddlers, this ministry is for you!

Coffee Hosts

Eating together as believers has a signficant biblical history. By setting up and cleaning up after the coffee hour, our coffee hosts enable St. Philippians to participate in our essential, regular fellowship of coffee hour. If you love God and have a heart for building community, this ministry is for you!

Children’s Ministry Volunteers

Childhood is a key time in the development of faith. By assisting with teaching and forming our children as Christians, these volunteers make a difference not only in each child’s life, but into eternity. If you love God and love children, this ministry is for you!

Choir

Since the very beginning of the church, Christians have worshipped God through song. These joyful servants of the Lord help lead us all in that worship. If you love God and love to sing, this ministry is for you! (Our choir is on hiatus, but looking forward to restarting.)

Lectors

The reading of God’s word is an integral part of our worship. Our lectors have the important ministry of sharing the history of God’s work among his people with us. If you love God and don’t mind being in front of people, this ministry is for you!