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Hospitality is
justice

Creating space where individuals and groups engage each other to achieve a more just world

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Empowerment of Women

Empowerment of Women
We enable women to strengthen their voices for self-advocacy, leadership, and action.

Eradication of Racism

Eradication of Racism
We challenge societal assumptions about power, domination, and violence that use race and
ethnic differences to create inequality and inequity

Prophetic Justice

Prophetic Justice
We work to realize a just society and promote activism on behalf of all those who live with injustice

Radical Hospitality

Radical Hospitality
Grounded in our Christian tradition, we provide a space for cultural expressions and a place at the table where all are included and affirmed

Sacred Rituals

Sacred Rituals
We value sacred rituals as ways of honoring and celebrating cultural expressions

Spiritual Enrichment

Spiritual Enrichment
We are rooted in an understanding that tending to the soul buoys and strengthens individual and communal renewal

Transformative Education

Transformative Education
We build on our legacy of teaching and learning to empower people to be progressive catalysts in their communities

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A place for justice.

Scarritt Bennett Center is a nonprofit conference, retreat, and education center in Nashville, TN. Owned by United Methodist Women, our campus is formerly home to United Methodist-related Scarritt College for Christian Workers (1924-1980) and Scarritt Graduate School (1981-1988). Today, Scarritt Bennett Center works to continue on the powerful legacy of Scarritt students, faculty, and staff in the fight for women’s rights, racial justice, and dignity for all.

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Upcoming Programs

Tuesdays in the Chapel

11.24.20 – Tuesdays in the Chapel: Prayers for the World »

Vespers & All That Jazz

11.29.20 – Vespers & All That Jazz: Waiting Together »

2020 Christmas Concerts: Tuesdays in December

12.1.20 – Christmas Concert with Wil Merrell and Piper Jones »

December Clergywomen Gathering

12.2.20 – December Clergywomen Gathering »

2020 Christmas Concerts: Tuesdays in December

12.8.20 – Christmas Concert with Karen Renée Robb »

Storylines book club: cup of coffee on a stack of books

12.14.20 – Storylines Book Club »

2020 Christmas Concerts: Tuesdays in December

12.15.20 – Christmas Concert ft. Connye Florance and Kevin Madill »

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A Parable of Coins
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Always Be Prepared
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2020 Christmas Concerts: Tuesdays in December

Scarritt Bennett Center’s beloved Christmas Concerts are going virtual!

Join Scarritt Bennett Center as we celebrate the Christmas season with concerts by some of Nashville’s finest award-winning artists.

This year, Scarritt Bennett Center’s beloved annual Christmas Concerts in Wightman Chapel will premiere online for free on our Facebook page and YouTube channel, bringing the holiday cheer right to your home.

So put on your favorite Christmas pajamas, grab a cup of hot cocoa, and get ready for a stunning evening of music streamed right to your living room.

Christmas at home just got a whole lot brighter.

SHOW ME THE LINEUP!