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June 4, 2026

Edgehill at the NOAH Banquet

What an amazing night at the NOAH banquet! Edgehill brought another great group, heard a powerful call to action by Edgehill’s own Mike Hodge, and got to cheer for Mike as he was honored by NOAH with a medal. May we continue to build power in Nashville to make our city a more just and equitable place

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June 8, 2026

Edgehill at Annual Conference

Edgehill UMC had a wonderful contingent of members present at the 2026 Tennessee-Western Kentucky Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church! We are grateful for our church leaders’ involvement in our larger denominational body!

May 31, 2026

Born Again Queer Author Discussion

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We were delight to host the Rev. Dr. William Stell in conversation with Dr. Ellen Armour about the Rev. Dr. Stell’s new book Born Again Queer: A History of Evangelical Gay Activism and the Making of Antigay Christianity. Click here to learn more about this event.

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May 25, 2026

From the Archives

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Check out our latest blog featuring one of the earliest news stories published about Edgehill and its longstanding commitment to social justice.

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May 13, 2026

Holy Listening in a Hurried World

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Read Edgehill’s latest blog post by Patrick Camacho. In it, Patrick shares about Edgehill’s work of listening as a part of our work with N.O.A.H and the Transforming Congregations and Communities through Sacred Conversations project.

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May 10, 2026

Welcome, Graeme Dennis!

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We are delighted to officially welcome Graeme Dennis to Edgehill as our newest member. Graeme is a recent graduate of Vanderbilt Divinity School and brings a lot of wonderful gifts and energy to Edgehill. Welcome home, Graeme!

May 8, 2026

Congratulations, Ken & Graeme!

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Join us in congratulating Ken Trader and Graeme Dennis who graduated from Vanderbilt Divinty School Friday! We are grateful for these two and their ministry!

May 7, 2026

Edgehill at the Capitol

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While we are deeply grieved by the racist redistricting taking place in our state, we are heartened by the faithful resistance of so many from across our state, particularly the strong presence of our Edgehill members.The struggle continues.

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April 30, 2026

Taylor Daukas in Concert

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Edgehill’s own Taylor Daukas and company (including Ross Collier!) put on a fantastic show last night at Vinyl Tap! We are grateful for our wonderfully gifted community! Listen to Taylor’s music here.

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April 30, 2026

Gratitude for Our Divinity Interns

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Yesterday we celebrated the wonderful work of our two Vanderbilt Divinty School field education interns this school year, Ken Trader and Sam Lee. We are so grateful for their incredible ministry and witness!

April 14, 2026

Practicing Sacred Coversations

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What a joy to practice sacred conversations with our young adults last night! The foundation of community organizing, these one-on-ones are about listening deeply for the other person’s passions, their pains, and their self-interest. When we understand what motivates others we better understand how to build power for positive social change!

April 7, 2026

Edgehill’s New Visual Story

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We were thrilled to officially premiere this incredible new visual story of our community on Easter. It so beautifully captures the spirit of Edgehill. Many thanks to the unbelievably talented Jamie Agin for this gift!

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April 6, 2026

Easter at Edgehill

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Easter was a wonderful, joyful celebration! Thank you to everyone who participated in worship, in the parade, egg hunt, cook out, etc. A special thank you to all of our volunteers who made it happen!

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April 2, 2026

Palm Sunday Witness

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We are grateful for the flurry of press coverage this week on the Palm Sunday Public Witness in Solidarity with our Neighbors. Proud to see so many organizations, so many churches, so many United Methodist churches, and so many Edgehillians involved. May the work continue

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April 1, 2026

Gratitude for Our New Members

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Another great new members class in the books! We are grateful for these wonderful folks in our community and for the incredible leaders who walk alongside them!

March 23, 2026

Welcome Taylor Daukas!

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We are delighted to officially welcome Taylor Daukas to Edgehill as our newest member. Taylor is a wonderfully talented musician from Arizona and brings a lot of wonderful gifts and energy to Edgehill. Welcome home, Taylor!

February 26, 2026

Edgehill in Washington D.C.

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Edgehillians joined more than 2,000 people of faith Wednesday for Faithful Resistance: A Public Witness for Immigrant Justice in Washington, D.C., worshipping, marching, meeting with our legislators, and standing in solidarity with our immigrant neighbors

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February 23, 2026

Singing Resistance at Edgehill

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Our hearts are FULL after hosting Singing Resistance Nashville yesterday. Truly we embodied joy as resistance together. We are so grateful for their presence and work in Nashville. And it was uplifting to hear from Gloria Johnson!

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