Churches in Nashville

Active churches in Nashville

4806 Trousdale Drive, Nashville
CrieveHall.org
8 sermons · 4 days ago
5434 Bell Forge Ln E, Antioch
lakeshorechristian.com
142 sermons · 4 days ago
201 1st Ave, Nashville
thvn.cc
16 sermons
299 Cowan St, Nashville
crosspoint.tv
3 sermons
3325 Anderson Rd, Antioch
priestlakechurch.org
3 sermons
2846 Lebanon Pike, Nashville
connectionumc.org
3 sermons
240 Tusculum Rd, Antioch
koreanunity.org
3 sermons
2708 Jefferson Street, Nashville
jsmbc.org
1 sermon
2417 Nolensville Pk, Nashville
unaesperanzaviva.org
2 sermons
123 White Bridge Rd, Nashville
westendcc.org
20 sermons
5200 Franklin Pike, Nashville
oakhillassembly.com
4 sermons
3183 Hamilton Church Rd, Antioch
saintpishoy.org
1 sermon
5970 Mt View Rd, Antioch
faithhopelovefellowship.com
1 sermon
2255 Hobson Pike, Antioch
stmacariustn.org
1 sermon
5988 Cane Ridge Rd, Antioch
suscopts.org
1 sermon
2601 Una Antioch Pike, Antioch
antiochfirstbaptist.org
1 sermon
4926 Ottenville Ave, Antioch
stjohnmissionarybaptistchurch.org
1 sermon
Hamilton United Methodist Church, Antioch
hamilton-umc.org
1 sermon
7224 Old Burkitt Rd, Antioch
thevillagechurch.com
1 sermon
3105 Hamilton Church Rd, Antioch
unitedfamilyfellowship.org
1 sermon
12545 Old Hickory Blvd, Antioch
mtviewbaptist.net
1 sermon
2142 Antioch Pike, Antioch
antiochcofc.org
1 sermon
6065 Mt View Rd, Antioch
thechurchofgod.org
1 sermon
244 Tusculum Rd, Antioch
southnashvillesda.org
1 sermon
5383 Mt View Rd, Antioch
tnvictory.com
1 sermon
248 Tusculum Rd, Antioch
sites.google.com
1 sermon
106 Gallatin Pike North, Madison
madisonchurchtn.org
15 sermons
6801 Charlotte Pike, Nashville
tabnashville.net
2 sermons
1586 McGavock Pike, Nashville
dalewoodchurchnashville.com
1 sermon

Types of churches in Nashville

Modern Nashville Churches

These congregations emphasize contemporary worship, practical teaching, and high-quality production that fits Music City’s creative scene. You’ll find them meeting in repurposed venues and new builds from The Nations to Berry Hill, with strong online streaming and volunteer teams. Many draw musicians and tech professionals tied to nearby studios and venues.

Nashville Churches for Young Adults

Centered around campuses like Vanderbilt, Belmont, and Lipscomb, these churches offer late-morning services, weeknight gatherings, and mentoring for students and recent grads. Small groups often meet in coffee shops across Midtown, 12South, and East Nashville, with service projects focused on urban needs downtown. Expect a casual vibe, networking events, and an emphasis on community over formality.

Historic & Liturgical

Rooted in Nashville’s older neighborhoods, these congregations worship with formal liturgy, pipe organ or choral music, and time-honored rituals. Many gather in stone sanctuaries along West End and downtown near the Capitol, serving multi-generational families from Sylvan Park, Germantown, and nearby districts. They appeal to worshipers seeking reverence, tradition, and theological depth.

Multicultural & Spanish-Language Churches

This category reflects Nashville’s international growth, with bilingual services and Spanish-language congregations prominent in Antioch, along Nolensville Pike, and the Harding Place corridor. Ministries often include ESL classes, family support, and cultural celebrations that connect newcomers with long‑time residents. Worship blends Latin American styles with contemporary gospel and global influences.

Sermon clips from Nashville churches

64s
#ServeEvenForJudas
“Can I tell you something that you might have not have thought about? Judas is still there. You just gotta look a little further down to see Judas is not out by this time. Judas is there. And Jesus knows who he is, not just that's Judas. He knows who Judas is about to be, and he's washing those feet. There are people that will not understand, will not reciprocate when you wash feet. They may do something completely different.”
49s
#FaithThenBaptism
“it says clearly in scripture, baptism is connected to us being saved. If you look at Mark sixteen sixteen again, whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. So he makes it like matter of fact, if you believe, what would you do? You would be what? Baptized. There's no example in the New Testament of believers in Christ who didn't get baptized. Not a single example. You say, what about the thief on the cross? Well, that's before the new covenant is in place yet. That's not part of that process. After the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus, this is the process that's commanded in response to our faith in Jesus. But if you don't believe, you wouldn't be baptized anyway. There's no reason to be. It serves no purpose whatsoever.”
60s
“In fact, most of us, we see somebody who says repent and they got on a sign. We avoid that person at the streetlight. Like, lord, when are you gonna turn this light green? They're looking at me. You do that thing where you pretend they're just not there? That's what we do to the holy spirit. He's there telling you repent, turn away from that sin, and you just rather look at other things. See, he doesn't only come to soothe what is wounded in you, he confronts what is rebellious in you, and we've all got it in one way or another. He's the comforter, but he is not a coddler either. He's king. He's lord. He comforts what is hurting, and he confronts what you are hiding. And we gotta stop blurring those two things.”
59s
“``What does it mean for god to do something unto you? A lot of these translated as for you, with you, through you, but instead, there's something that is this god will move upon you. God will move with you. That there is this action of a connection and something happening between you and the lord that is different than just, god, will you be my piggy bank? There was a belief, and I don't think it was a wrong one that when this was translated into the the the King James version, there was this understanding that god was going to work through people and that his spirit was going to do a work in you, through you, on you, and that you would not be the same because of it.”
41s
“Because in your mind, you there's nothing that's going to keep you. Nothing and no one can keep you. Only Jesus. Only can keep you. He can keep and and and once sometime whenever whenever you're preaching, have you I'll be I'll be doing all this right because he kept me. He that's the reason why I'm loud. My voice oh, god. Right? It's loud because god kept me. He said to whom much is given, much is required. I will run this whole house. Right?”
49s
“Sabbath is counter cultural in a way that almost nothing else in the Christian life is right now. You can be a person of prayer and nobody in your workplace is really gonna notice or care. You can be generous and the culture will cheer you on. You can volunteer and people will call you admirable. But if you actually practice Sabbath, if you set boundaries, if you turn off your phone for a full day, if you refuse to answer emails on weekends, if you let things be undone, if you stop grinding, people will think something is wrong with you. Or worse, they'll think you're lazy and you're falling behind.”
42s
“여러분들 인생길을 험한 인생길 살아가시면서 오늘도 우리가 하루를 버티고 살아가지 않습니까? 힘들 때마다 여러분들이 넘어지지 않고, 정말 힘들지만 그래도 그 힘듦에도 불구하고 또 그 힘듦을 이겨 넘어 나가는 그 근본적인 이유가 여러분 무엇입니까? 어디 어떤 힘을 근거로 여러분 어려움 가운데서 또 마음의 많은 고통 가운데 그것을 하나하나 이겨 나갑니까? 알고 보면은 그 근본적인 이유는 한 가지 밖에 없다는 것입니다. 무엇인가 하면은 바로 소망이 있기 때문이다. 라는 것입니다. 소망이 있는 사람들은 결코 쓰러지고 넘어지지 않습니다.”
52s
“``Use what you have. Use what you have. You an open heaven. You have a spirit that rests and you have a god that affirms. Stop worrying about what you ain't got. Because what you do have is more than the world against you. Pentecost is not just about a shout. not just about speaking in tongue. It's not just about a powerful worship experience. Pentecost is about the believer's recognition to live with what we got.”
44s
“viene a la cruz del calvario, con un corazón humillado y contrito, quebran espíritu entonces Satanás no lo puede tocar solo el espíritu santo está autorizado para tocar esa vida solo el espíritu santo puede tocar esa vida para levantarlo para restaurarlo solo el espíritu santo puede revertir todo daño que te han hecho Padre, gracias, gracias por esta noche, hay una presencia del espíritu de dios en este lugar.”
33s
“What Jesus is teaching in this prayer is a principle that everybody who follows Christ needs to see, and we need to accept. We need to lay hold of this, and we need to build our lives on it, brothers and sisters. The most effective way to avoid sin is to avoid the temptation for sin. The most effective way you can avoid sin taking control in your life is to give no room, no place for it. Get as far away from the temptation as you can.”

Why Nashville churches are unique

As Music City, churches in Nashville often reflect the city’s creative heartbeat, blending skilled musicianship with a range of worship traditions—from polished contemporary sets to rootsy hymn-singing. Many congregations value modern worship with contemporary band, songwriting and original worship, and choirs and traditional hymns, creating services that feel both professional and heartfelt.
With numerous universities and a steady influx of new residents, Nashville churches prioritize discipleship, mentorship, and community for a young, mobile population. Expect strong small groups, weekday gatherings near campus and downtown, and volunteer opportunities that fit busy schedules, including college student ministries, young adults and professionals, and small group culture.
Nashville’s neighborhoods—and its role as a hub for immigrants and refugees—foster congregations that are multiethnic and service-oriented. From East to South Nashville, many churches offer bilingual worship, practical help after storms, and partnerships addressing housing and food insecurity, often expressed through bilingual and multicultural services, community outreach and food relief, and recovery and counseling ministries.

Recent sermons from Nashville churches

Nearby cities: 18 churches in Brentwood 18 churches in Antioch 5 churches in Franklin 6 churches in Murfreesboro 20 churches in Columbia