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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

Vespers & All That Jazz

9.20.20 – Vespers & All That Jazz ft. Why Do Good Works?»

Labyrinth Vigils: Quiet Witness for Justice and Peace

9.21.20 – Labyrinth Vigils: Quiet Witness for Justice and Peace »

Tuesdays in the Chapel

9.22.20 – Tuesdays in the Chapel ft. Roderick Belin »

9.24.20 – Poet’s Corner ft. Kory Wells »

Invitation to Gather: for Clergywomen in the Greater Nashville Area

9.25.20 – An Invitation to Gather: for Clergywomen in the Greater Nashville area »

A Conversation with author Vahisha Hasan

9.30.20 – A Conversation with Author and Organizer Vahisha Hasan »

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

10.12.20 – The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World by Melinda Gates

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Morning Meditation in Wightman Chapel

Morning Meditation in Wightman Chapel

Scarritt Bennett Center invites you to step inside the beautiful, sacred space of Wightman Chapel for a time of silent meditation and prayer.

Wightman Chapel is open Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Come and sit for a few minutes, or longer. Begin your day with a sense of peace and quiet.

Masks and physical distancing are required per CDC guidelines.