Join us for a church and Children's Center movie night at the church on April 12th at 6 pm! We will gather in the church fellowship hall to watch Migration on our large movie screen! Bring your pillow, blankets, bean bags, and more to get comfy for a night of fun and fellowship! We will provide popcorn, and you are welcome to bring other snacks or drinks! 

Worship Without Walls is a church-wide event with service opportunities planned for ALL ages and ALL abilities that will take place on Sunday, April 7th between 8:30 - 12:00 pm. We will start with a brief commissioning service at 8:30 am and plan to serve following the worship service from 9:00 - 12:00 pm.

Click here to sign up for a project! For more information on how to get involved, contact Steve Stone Jr. at steve@bellemeadeumc.org or Melissa Vickroy at melissaowilson@gmail.com.

On Easter morning, we have three worship service opportunities! At 6:30, we have a beautiful communion sunrise service in the narthex of the Sanctuary. At 8:30 and 10:30, we have identical services in the Sanctuary and online featuring the Belle Meade Choir, robust hymn singing, and guest instrumentalists. Between the 8:30 and 10:30 services, we will have donuts and coffee on the front lawn for a time of fellowship! During the 8:30 and 10:30 services, nursery care will be available for children birth-3 years and children’s church will be available for kids 3 years-1st grade following the children’s message. We hope you will join us as we celebrate the power of Jesus' resurrection!

This Good Friday we are joining in a community worship service with six other churches. The service is organized around the 7 last words of Jesus and will feature musical, poetic, or liturgical offerings from each church in addition to preaching. Worship will begin at 6 pm at Gordon Memorial UMC at 2334 Herman St, Nashville, TN 37208 and will be livestreamed for those who want to attend virtually. There will also be a light reception and fellowship at 5:00 pm for our congregations to spend time together.

Each Maundy Thursday, we remember Jesus' last night with his disciples and participate in the very same acts they did: foot washing, communion, prayer, and singing. First, join us for dinner in the fellowship hall from 5:00-6:00 followed by a service of music, reflection, and experiential stations at 6:15 in the Sanctuary/online. This service will feature communion, optional foot washing, and a reflection on Jesus’ I AM the Vine statement. Nursery care will be available for 3 and under during the service.

On Wednesday, March 27, we will open our Sanctuary for a day of prayer and remembrance on behalf of Covenant School. We will keep our Sanctuary open from 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Guided prayers will be provided, as well as votives for you to light. Then, we will join Voices for a Safer TN for their "Linking Arms for Change" event from 5:00 PM - 5:30PM.

Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday as we enter Jerusalem with Jesus. Join us at 8:30 in the Chapel or 10:30 in the Sanctuary. We will have palms for the congregation to wave in both services as we praise our King of Kings and sing "Hosanna!" Kids are invited to join the prelude processional in the 10:30 service!

Join us on March 23rd from 10am-Noon for our annual Easter Eggstravaganza with bounce houses, the Easter bunny, an egg hunt, crafts, activities, hot dog lunch and more! Invite your friends and neighbors to join us for this morning of fun!

The schedule for the morning will be as follows:

• 10-11am: Inflatables, the Easter Bunny, crafts, activities, putt putt and more!

• 11-11:15am: Egg Hunt for All Ages

• 11:15am-Noon: Hot Dog Lunch

Join us for dinner anytime between 5:00-6:00 PM in Fellowship Hall. $5 for kids, $12 for adults, $30 family cap. Our Ash Wednesday Service will begin at 6:15 PM in the Sanctuary. This service begins the season of Lent, 40 days of walking closely with Jesus during his ministry, death, and resurrection. This year, our sermon series will be The Way, the Truth, The Life: The I AM Statements of Jesus.

Join us for our annual Shrove Tuesday Celebration on February 13th from 5:00-6:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall! We will gather for pancakes, bacon, cake, fellowship, fun, a festive photo booth, crafts and king cake! You are invited to wear your purple, green and gold mardi gras best as we celebrate together! To RSVP for Shrove Tuesday dinner email michael@bellemeadeumc.org.

On Sunday, February 11th following the 10:30 service, the Youth will be hosting a free lunch in the fellowship hall for the older adults called the Here’s Love Lunch! This lunch is just a simple gesture to show our love and respect for our elders in the congregation. If you would like to attend, please RSVP no later than February 4th via email to Steve Stone Jr. at steve@bellemeadeumc.org or sign up via the hard copy sign-up list on the front desk in the education wing.

Looking for some new spiritual practices to help you begin a new year? Come on a mini spiritual retreat here at Belle Meade! We’ll be offering monthly Saturday morning retreats for just two hours starting in January. The first mini retreat will be on Saturday, January 13 from 9 - 11 am in the Lounge. Let’s do the work of tending to our inner lives, in community! Email rachael@bellemeadeumc.org to let her know you’re coming! 

On December 13, we'll have our Intergenerational Advent Experience in the Fellowship Hall. There’ll be games, songs, and general merriment for all ages!

This sensory friendly Santa experience is specifically tailored to kids with sensory integration disorder and other special sensory needs so we will use low/natural light, no music, soft Santa voices, lots of options for how to be in the santa space, pre-scheduled visits to avoid waiting in line and a safe zone for kids who get overwhelmed and need to recenter before finishing their visit. Parents can sign up here to reserve a 15 minute Sensory Santa slot on Dec 9th between 9am-4pm. Email gracie@bellemeadeumc.org to volunteer for a shift in our sibling craft room, welcome table, and more! Your support makes this special event possible!

Come join us for a fun, hands-on mission experience for the whole family!! This event will serve as the kick-off for our Christmas season of service. Following the late service, we will eat lunch together in the fellowship hall and then break into groups to serve by packing diapers for Nashville Diaper Connection or helping to create Hill Holiday gift bags for the students at HG Hill Middle School. Don’t miss this opportunity to share a meal with your church family, listen to Christmas music, serve, and make a difference!!

Join us on Saturday, December 2nd, at 10 am for our annual Advent Wreath Workshop! Using live greens, individuals and families will create an Advent Wreath for their home to assist them as they journey through the season of Advent. This wreath along with the provided devotion is a wonderful way to create sacred space in your home during this important season. A $13 donation is requested to help cover the cost of wreath supplies. Please RSVP to Pastor Gracie Dugan, gracie@bellemeadeumc.org ASAP so we can make sure to have enough supplies for everyone!

Join Belle Meade UMC on October 29th at 4pm for our annual Pumpkin Fest!! This Fall tradition features food, fellowship, and fall fun for all ages. We will have a chili cook-off, costume contests with prizes for all ages, inflatables, a hayride, music, crafts, trick or treating, and more! We have several volunteer needs to pull this awesome event off. Sign up at this link to make chili or serve in other ways!

Our sermon series and Giving Campaign theme this November will be Joyfull: A Generous and Abundant Life. You’re invited to join us in Fellowship Hall for a joy-filled brunch on Oct 22! There will be two seatings, 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM. The menu includes your southern favorites like chicken and waffles, grits, bacon, fruit, and delectable desserts. Come celebrate all the joys of 2022-2023, hear important statistical data about our current financial state, and look forward with excitement to the abundant future God has for us at Belle Meade UMC! You can RSVP to Cheryl Brown, cheryl@bellemeadeumc.org or 615.352.6210. Make sure to indicate your seating time.

The new school year is a great time to get involved! Come join us for lunch and learn all about the various missions and ministries you can become a part of at Belle Meade UMC at the upcoming Mission and Ministry Fair. Representatives from our missional partnering organizations, congregation members, and pastoral leaders will be present to answer your questions about what they do and how you can contribute. There will be drawings, giveaways, and lunch will be provided.

Join us for the United Women in Faith’s Fall Luncheon on September 10 at 11:30 am in the Fellowship Hall. Rev. Gracie Dugan, Pastor to Children & Families, will be speaking about the Children’s Ministry at BMUMC. The cost for the luncheon is $11 and can be paid at the door. Please RSVP by signing up on the clipboard on the front desk by the sliding glass doors by Wednesday, September 6. Come join us and bring a friend!

Join us for an afternoon of sweets, fun and fellowship! Come sample 20 different flavors of homemade ice cream in this one-of-a-kind ice cream making competition. We'll also have a bounce house, putt putt, crafts, face painting, a photo booth, and more! Make plans to join us for Ice Cream Social fun! We need volunteers to make ice cream, monitor inflatables and putt putt, help with face painting and more. Reach out to rachael@bellemeadeumc.org if you can help.

We are excited to have a night out at the Sounds this year with our children's ministry families! Join us on Friday Night, July 21st, at 6:35 pm at First Horizon Park. We have a section of seats reserved together for BMUMC families and are excited to enjoy a night of fellowship and baseball together!

Click here to purchase tickets for the Sounds Game on July 21st in our reserved section. Tickets in this section will go on sale to the general public the second week of July so purchase today to make sure you are as close to our group as possible!

For the third summer, BMUMC is partnering with a coalition of churches, educators, and our West Meade neighbors to distribute food to families in the Hillwood Cluster. Join us on Thursdays June 22 and July 6, 13 at HG Hill Middle School to assemble and distribute food items. Youth are invited to sign up as individuals or groups as at least two adults will be always on-site. There will be two parts to each day: the first to sort and pack food and the second to deliver the food. Click here to sign up on Sign Up Genius. If you have questions, contact Melissa Vickroy, melissaowilson@gmail.com

For the third summer, BMUMC is partnering with a coalition of churches, educators, and our West Meade neighbors to distribute food to families in the Hillwood Cluster. Join us on Thursdays June 8, 15, 22, and July 6, 13 at HG Hill Middle School to assemble and distribute food items. Youth are invited to sign up as individuals or groups as at least two adults will be always on-site. There will be two parts to each day: the first to sort and pack food and the second to deliver the food. Click here to sign up on Sign Up Genius. If you have questions, contact Melissa Vickroy, melissaowilson@gmail.com

For the third summer, BMUMC is partnering with a coalition of churches, educators, and our West Meade neighbors to distribute food to families in the Hillwood Cluster. Join us on Thursdays June 1, 8, 15, 22, and July 6, 13 at HG Hill Middle School to assemble and distribute food items. Youth are invited to sign up as individuals or groups as at least two adults will be always on-site. There will be two parts to each day: the first to sort and pack food and the second to deliver the food. Click here to sign up on Sign Up Genius. If you have questions, contact Melissa Vickroy, melissaowilson@gmail.com

Join us for a “Diaper Wrap Event” on Tuesday, May 30th from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. Dinner will be provided. The Nashville Diaper Connection provides diapers to an average of 4,500 babies in need every month which only meets 8.2% of diapers needed for babies living in poverty. BMUMC is committed to distributing 10,000 diapers this summer through our partnership! Dinner will be provided. RSVP to Steve Stone at steve@bellemeadeumc.org