A Sunday Update

Among our prayers today in worship were the following joys... Mary Ramsey Keith was born Saturday to Jude & Gibson Keith! Johanna Keith is the proud aunt and the delighted grandparents are Julia & Joe Keith. Everyone is doing well, for which we are grateful!

For 10 years, T.J. McLaughlin has provided successful, creative leadership to the Chancel Choir and to our music programs for all ages. We celebrate him today, extending our gratitude, as well, to his family—Katie, Jack and Ellen—for sharing T.J. with us.

Thanks be to God for all the joy in our lives together as Vine Street Christian Church!

Chi Rho Retreat

The Tennessee regional Chi Rho spring retreat for 6^th, 7^th and 8^th grade students is this weekend at Bethany Hills. Representing Vine Street Christian Church will be Grant Gao, Miles Kleinert and Rev. Hope Hodnett. Please keep students and counselors in your prayers.

Faye Galloway

Lyle Lankford asks that we pray for Faye Galloway. She is a long-time friend of Lyle's who lives in Knoxville. She is about to undergo a second round of chemotherapy for cancer, which has returned following a few months of being cancer free.

Pam ClenDening and family

Jim ClenDening asks for prayers: Pam ClenDening’s son Doug and his family are mourning the unexpected death of their step-daughter Morgan. She was 24. Our prayers for healing go out to Pam, Jim, Doug and all who love Morgan.

Phoebe Binkley

Phoebe Binkley had surgery last week to relieve some pain in her spine. She is now home and feeling a little better. "I have rough days and I have better days," she says, "and prayer has kept me going." So, along with her daughter Carolyn, Phoebe asks for our prayers for her comfort. She notes she continues to keep Vine Street Christian Church in her prayers, too. And for that we say thank you.

Mark Edwards

We learned Mark Edwards, who once made Vine Street his church home, died Monday, Feb. 29. He is mourned by his faithful friends George Tidwell and Alan Bachrach, as well as by his former wife, Linda Edwards. May God grant peace to all in the wake of this loss.

Funeral Arrangements Announced for Margaret Netterville

A celebration of life remembering Margaret Netterville will be on Monday, March 7, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. at  West Harpeth Funeral Home (6962 Charlotte Pike). Margaret died Thursday evening.

Visitation with the family will be on Sunday, March 6 from 2-6 p.m. and on Monday from 10 a.m. until service time. Interment will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Click here to read the obituary.

Margaret Netterville

We've learned Margaret Netterville has died. Please keep her family and friends in your prayers. Once funeral arrangements are confirmed, we will post the details.

Teenagers to Attend Regional Event

Several of our teenagers will be representing Vine Street Christian Church this weekend at the Tennessee Regional Christian Youth Fellowship retreat at Bethany Hills. Please keep in prayer Clare Crenshaw, Miles Kleinert, Crawford Lyons, Sarah Matthews and Molly Lyons. Rev. Hope Hodnett will be among the retreat leaders.

Margaret Netterville

We’ve learned Margaret Netterville is in the hospital with a broken hip following a recent fall. And, after follow-up tests, doctors have discovered she has other complications, including bone cancer. Much to her disappointment, Margaret will not be able to go back to her assisted-living community; plans are being made for her to move to a nursing-care community. She and her family ask for our prayers as they adjust to this news and these changes.

Donna Woods

We ask for prayers for Donna Woods. Her uncle, Dr. Richard Brown of Montgomery, AL died on Friday unexpectedly. He was like a father / older brother to her all of her life. Please remember her and all who love and miss Richard in your prayers.

The Dixon Family

Bryce Dixon’s uncle, Howard Young Hardison, has died. The funeral will be Sunday, Feb. 21 in Bell Buckle, Tennessee. Please keep this family in your prayers.

Funeral Arrangements Announced for Anne Fairfield

A memorial service for Anne Fairfield will be Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016 at 2 p.m. at Vine Street Christian Church. Visitation with the family will begin at 1 p.m. in the Sanctuary. Anne died on Sunday, Feb. 14. Please keep Anne’s daughter, Megan, and her sons, Scott and Mark, in your prayers, along with all those who love Anne.

Arrangements are being handled through Nashville Funeral and Cremation. Anne’s body will be cremated; interment will be in the Vine Street columbarium at a later date. Here’s a link to the obituary.

Anne Fairfield

We've learned Anne Fairfield died Sunday evening. Please hold Anne's family and friends in your prayers. Arrangements are pending at this time.

Katherine Young

We're grateful to share that Kat Young’s grandson was born on Friday night. The boy’s parents are Tommy and Malea Young. The family lives near Louisville, Kentucky. Congratulations to all!

The Johnson Family

David Johnson asks for our prayers on behalf of his parents, Paul & Mary Ann Johnson. The Johnson family has a long history with this church. (David serves now as the director of Bethany Hills Camp & Conference Center.) Paul has serious memory challenges and it’s a struggle for Mary Ann (as it would be for all of us) to provide for all of his care needs. We pray for God’s guidance and reassurance as this family seeks support and care.

The Pilkinton Family

Shelton Pilkinton and his family shared a note, saying, "We'd like to thank our friends for the visits, cards, phone calls, prayers and thoughts during Betty's illness." Betty died Jan. 25. We continue to hold this family, and all who grieve, in our prayers.

Gabriel Forstman

Gabriel Forstman, the grandson of Shirley Forstman, died at age 40 after long illness. Gabriel had lived with parents, Conni and David, in Germany. Thank you for holding the family in your prayers.

Trump Family and Friend

Mikeal Trump asks for our prayers. He works with a student-athlete at Hillsboro High School whose mother died recently and is now grieving that loss.

Also, Mikeal’s grandmother, who lives in Indiana, has been in the hospital this week with a bad infection. Though she is doing better now, doctors are still working to clear the problem. We pray for her healing and for family members near and far who are offering support.

Phoebe Binkley

Phoebe Binkley has been in the hospital this week. She had surgery on Wednesday and says that it seems things went well. She says she is in good spirits! Phoebe is grateful for all the ways Vine Street Christian Church friends have encouraged her through recent illnesses. She asks for our continued prayers, as we remain in her prayers.