What to Expect

All Services are currently online due to the COVID-19 quarantine.

WEEKLY SERVICES & TIMES

SUNDAYS
Sunday 9:00 am – 10:00 am – Modern Worship Experience
Sunday School & Extension Classes 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Sunday 11:00 am – 12:00 pm – Traditional Worship Experience

10 AM UNITY SUNDAY SERVICES
When there are 5 Sundays in a month, we combine services and gather at 10 am. These are usually listed on the home page of the website.

LIFE GROUPS
We have Life Groups across the middle Tennessee area that invite personal connection as well as spiritual study. For more info, please visit our Life Group Page.

OTHER ACTIVITIES
Each week there are activities for children and youth. We also have a Cultural Awareness Class each Sunday. They begin immediately at 10:00 after the 9 a.m. service.

ENCOUNTER@METRO
is every 2nd and 4th Sunday at 12:30 pm, (Currently Online)

PARKING

The McKendree Parking Center Garage is located at 140 6th Avenue North, between Church and Commerce Streets. Parking is free for all events at McKendree.

The entrance to the church is located by the elevator are on the 4th Floor of the garage which is painted purple with images of Nashville legend Johnny Cash.

Our parking garage is leased to and run by Premier Parking, which offers a fully automated parking system. Here’s what you need to know:

Get a ticket from the machine when you enter.
After church on Sundays, the exit gates remain open until 1 pm. No need for a voucher.
Any other day, pick up a parking voucher from the green “treasure chest” in the back hallway.
As you leave, put your parking ticket in the machine. The machine will tell you how much you owe. Scan the parking voucher to override the charge and raise the gate. Vouchers are valid for one use only.

Please contact the church office at 615-271-2600 or mckendreeinfo@gmail.com if you have any questions.

You are also welcome to walk and use our front entrance, located at 523 Church Street! Many downtown residents utilize this option.

NO DRESS CODE

At McKendree we believe that God doesn’t care what you are wearing or if you can afford Sunday clothes. You will see everything from people in their Sunday best to jeans and sneakers to people wearing the only clothes they have.

IF YOU HAVE A CHILD

You are welcome to bring your children. We believe that children aren’t the future of our church, they are the NOW! We provide a nursery for those children 36 months old and younger. We also provide an age-appropriate learning experience with skilled and loving caregivers at Children’s Church. We have a strict sign-in out policy as well as issue lanyards for the children. For more info, please see our Children’s page.

AS YOU ENTER THE SANCTUARY

Greeters and Ushers are available to assist you if you have any questions or special needs regarding seating or other general questions. Should a special need arise during the service, please do not hesitate to contact any member of the hospitality committee.

DURING EACH SERVICE

We welcome our first time guests. We won’t put you on the spot, ask you to stand or call you up front. We will welcome you! We also will ask you to fill out a connection card.

COMMUNION

Holy Communion is offered every Sunday at McKendree. Part of our Wesleyan tradition as Christians is to participate in constant communion and not just frequent communion. Constant communion is a journey toward conversion, holiness and sanctification. One of the main reasons for Holy Communion is as a reminder of the invitation of Christ’s love for all people. We invite people to an “Open Table” signifying that the Lord’s Table is a place for all people to participate in a sacramental (simple) and disciplined life where we gather, offer, share and extend ourselves. The Lord’s Table is a place where repentance and reconciliation are expected. For us, the Lord’s Supper is a means of grace; one of the ways God saves us from sin and strengthens us for discipleship.