Citipointe Nashville
Citipointe Church Nashville, a non-denomnational church in Nashville
7533 Lords Chapel Dr,
Nashville, TN 37211
Sunday Service: 10am
Citipointe Church Nashville is a church where you matter – or at least the sign at the front reads as you enter in – and it definitely reflects that. The church is located inside the Lennox Village Apartment Complex / Housing Development . There were cones and signs directing people inside.
Once inside there was a room with plenty of space to assemble. This was a lobby area where people were gathering to pray over the service. There was a kids check-in, new families check-in and a coffee stand as well as a Team Hub office. The doors to the sanctuary actually didn’t seem that obvious because volunteers were blocking them as if it weren’t open but I eventually just walked through them. No one was welcoming people inside or ushering them in, just blocking the doors which was awkward.
Once inside there was plenty of seating. The LED wall rotated announcements such as giving, the lead pastors, locations, the Sunday’s them (Faith, Love, Hope), and other slides. I was approached by two individuals.
The first one explained to me in advance that it was the ‘Shakedown Sunday’. I explained that I understood the church year cycle and there’s Sundays to prep for the shakedown, teach on the shakedown, then do the shakedown. He chuckled and agreed. We really had a productive talk and he understood that I understood that’s just the way it is this time of year.
The second person who was brought in by the first person was a bit taken a back by my term ‘shakedown Sunday’ and proceeded to defend the church’s ask with a personal testimony and repeatedly tried to explain it to me. I was fine with how the first person related it but it was quite interesting how seriously the second person took it as the countdown began to service.
As the countdown began, the band and others took to the stage. The speaker took the time to explain how the “Shakedown” would work and made a point to first time guest that this Sunday was different at this non-denomnational church in Nashville. As worship started, the words were on the screen behind. The first song was hard to see because the words were behind the singers and it’s not elevated seating however subsequent songs were raised to the upper thirds. Flag waving worship happened in the back.
After worship there was a further explanation of the shakedown and how it would go down. The goal was $300,000 for a new kids space / playground, church plant in Franklin, and a program to feed the hungry. There were cards for praise and prayer to be hung on a cross after which time the offering could be deposited. The two were not meant to be connected nor was it a prosperity gospel according to the speaker. There was also an explanation of the Giving card with the amount given today and the future pledge amounts listed. Lastly there was a video played about their church’s activity as a family of churches. This video preceded the main message.
The main message was about faith, hope and love. Pretty much as the slide previewed. The speaker spoke out of 1 Corinthians 13:13 and delivered a pretty Christ focused message. It was good after the multiple mentions of the shakedown to have a Christ focused message. There was also a video of a guy who testified how his life changed at the church. Finally, there was a moment where a candle was lit and the lights went down to demonstrate the light. As the message concluded the service was far from over.
As the message concluded, there were several more segments to the service. The ceremony of pegging the prayer / praise cards to the cross was explained then executed first by the kids then the adults. The offering seemed to happen as well. The cards were gathered and held up to be prayed over. There was another song and then a call for accepting Christ. After that, there was a call for healing and prayer for healing. A final sing dismissed the service.
At Citipointe Nashville, non-denomnational church in Nashville, the transparency for first time guests was the sign of excellence for this group. They managed to conduct family business while at the same time offering Christ, healing, and adequate explanations of what they were doing and why. This was an outstanding family business service for members and first time visitors alike.
