United4Hope

With the weather warming up, students and school staff are all looking forward to spring break right around the corner! With this in mind, Tulip Grove Baptist Church wanted to offer a little bit of extra encouragement. Their Women on Mission Group spent time collecting a variety of snacks and refreshments, which were distributed to…

On Monday, February 17th, we had the privilege of hosting our first bi-monthly United4Hope church coordinator meetup of 2025. With over twenty coordinators and U4H staff present, we were able to provide an Interactive Social-Emotional Training and Activity Session, led by Jonna Alexander from Trust Point Hospital.  This one-hour session equipped us with practical tools…

United4Hope is thankful for our partnership between FBC at the Village and DuPont Hadley Middle School. Sara Hughes is our church coordinator and Mindy Feuerborn is our school liaison for this relationship. Sara joined DuPont Hadley’s “Friday’s with Feuerborn” day to assist with the fun and games. The students are playing the Head, Shoulders, Knees,…

Today’s blog highlights how Franklin First United Methodist Church and ClearView Baptist Church are each showing love to their partner school. Feel free to use these examples as a jumping off point of what is possible and what you could do!  This week we welcomed Natalie Piper Bingham to the blog! Natalie is a congregant…

Over the last week in Nashville, we have enjoyed a bit of warmer weather. In the midst of a difficult time in our community, it has been a small spot of joy to see the rays of light breaking through the clouds and feel the warm sun on our faces. Our entire United4Hope community continues…

As we move into a new week of the year, our hearts, thoughts, prayers, and actions still rest with Antioch High School and the entire district of Metro Nashville Public Schools. We want to say a special thank you to the many churches and volunteers who have served in numerous ways since last Wednesday to…

At United4Hope, we always emphasize to our new church partners that the relationships that we work to facilitate are built on mutuality and reciprocity. Sometimes that might seem a bit hard to imagine in the beginning stages. Coordinators and their volunteers are eager to link arms with the school and begin their service. They are…

Thank you for making 2024 a tremendous year for school and church partnerships!   “Because the school trusts U4H, we get honest answers about the most pressing needs. The church then can focus our attention not on what WE want to do but how we have been INVITED to show up. Our partnership has helped…

With the holiday season wrapping up, winter is fully underway! We are all experiencing the snow in Nashville, and as you can imagine, so many children are excited to play outside in a winter wonderland. However, with all the joy that snow brings for so many, the cold also brings hardship for many families. With…

As we reflect on the fourth week of Advent, we consider the gift of Love. The birth of Jesus was God’s gift of love to the world. Chosen people were guided to see this tiny, vulnerable infant who would grow to take on the sins of the world. That newborn who was wrapped in coarse…