A baby photo of a newborn addition to the congregation was a real attention-getter in the newsletter of Harpeth Presbyterian Church.

East Brentwood Presbyterian Church sends care packages to the congregation’s members, relatives, or friends serving in the military. They also devoted a whole newsletter page to news, photos and letters from those serving in the military.

Wearing red on Pentecost is a tradition at Southminster Presbyterian Church. Red reflects the theme of “tongues of fire” that descended on the first Pentecost congregation.

The Hillwood Presbyterian Church newsletter states that since 2002, volunteers from ten different PMT churches have gone to Guatemala as members of a Presbytery Mission Team. One of the small teams had representatives from five different churches. This system provides a way for people from small congregations to engage directly in foreign mission.

Money from the Presbyterian Women Birthday Offering at Decherd Presbyterian Church will be used, in part, for distribution of seeds and cuttings of the Moringa tree. Powder from the nutrient-rich leaves of this tree can be used in various foods to reduce childhood mortality related to nutritional deficiencies.

A new twist on an old game is a video scavenger hunt. Members of East Brentwood Presbyterian Church will take video shots to prove they’ve found what they were looking for, then gather for food and fun including viewing the videos they’ve just taken.

First Presbyterian Church, Franklin will use a rolling book cart for donated Bibles, books and bookmarks for Room in the Inn guests to read and take with them.

The Session at First Presbyterian Church, Nashville has voted to begin using “budget billing” for utility bills. Paying an average bill each month makes budgeting easier.

Women at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Nashville are conducting a survey to learn how to better meet the needs of women in the congregation. Survey forms can be completed by mail or on line.

Graduating high school seniors saw a photo of themselves in the Westminster Presbyterian Church, Nashville newsletter, but the photo was four years old! It was taken when they were the 2004 Confirmation Class.

As part of "One Great Weekend of Service," several members of Trinity Presbyterian Church visited and sang to some church friends who are not able to regularly attend worship services.

At least two churches in the Presbytery have made changes to their Sunday worship bulletins to conserve paper, reducing or eliminating inserts. Hillsboro Presbyterian Church will produce a “colorful, tasteful” bulletin. First Presbyterian Church, Franklin now has to a tri-fold bulletin, replacing a multi-page style.

The Session at Bellevue Presbyterian Church has recently reviewed and adopted Guidelines for Child and Youth Safety while participating in church activities.

An article in the Allardt Presbyterian Church newsletter tells worshippers about the symbols in that church’s beautiful stained glass window, drawing on a history compiled by Mary C. Padget some years ago.

East Brentwood Presbyterian Church has started a new ministry of delivering lunches to nearby construction workers. They are also considering starting an "English as a Second Language" class to assist in building relationships with Latino workers.

A note in First Presbyterian Church, Clarksville's newsletter reminds members to inform the church in the event of a hospitalization since Federal law no longer allows hospitals to release such information to the clergy.

First Presbyterian Church, Cookeville invites its members not to wait for a scheduled work day to attend to small upkeep projects around the church facilities; the church secretary keeps a to-do list so people can drop in at their convenience.

The Decherd Presbyterian Church newsletter, The Gleaner, carries an editor box with details about its publication, including an offer to remove from the mailing list anyone who prefers not to receive the newsletter.

First Presbyterian Church, Franklin offers weekly orientation sessions for people who are interested in volunteering for Mission Trips to the Louisiana/Mississippi area.

For the second straight year, Presbyterians have contributed over a million dollars for the “Souper Bowl of Caring” which supports food banks, soup kitchens and similar ventures, according to a report in the newsletter of First Presbyterian Church, Hendersonville.

On Wednesday nights, children at Hermitage Presbyterian Church prepared Easter baskets for McKendree members, and made Easter bookmarks to give the congregation on Easter.

As fuel costs continue to increase, First Presbyterian Church, Lebanon is considering the possibility of geo-thermal heating and cooling in its new building.

In the radio broadcasts of First Presbyterian Church, McMinnville’s worship services, during the time people are sharing personal thanksgivings and concerns, the broadcast includes a recorded reading of Psalms by one of the church’s members.

Priest Lake Presbyterian Church offers gluten free communion wafers along with bread for those who are gluten intolerant.

An electronic “Weekend Update” is emailed to members of Second Presbyterian Church each Friday to inform them about immediately upcoming church events.

Youth of Southminster Presbyterian Church have been studying the “3 R’s” – Recycle, Reuse and Reduce.

A car wash and bake sale at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Nashville raised $1500 for their youth mission fund.

First Presbyterian Church, Spring Hill youth will have a lock-in/hunger fast, with sponsors contributing per hour (up to 30 hours) of the fast, to raise money for the hungry.

A Sunday School class photo from the early 1930’s helped Milldale Presbyterian Church draw attention to its Sunday School Re-Launch on April 13.

Having a young church member volunteer for a year of Young Adult Volunteer service in the Philippines led to the young person’s mother visiting there. Through her, the whole First Presbyterian Church, Tullahoma congregation learned much more about that country and its people.

Glen Leven Presbyterian Church women administer two annual scholarships.

There is a prayer vigil for immigration reform each Saturday from 6-8 p.m. at Eastminster Presbyterian Church.

Proceeds from a book written by the Reverend Dr. Tom Walker will benefit special mission projects of First Presbyterian Church, Nashville. “Prayers of the People” is 128 pages long and costs $15.00.

In the Cowan Fellowship Church newsletter there was a cute story of a little boy who packed some twinkies and root beer and went off to find God. Both he and an elderly man he encountered and with whom he shared his food, concluded that they had seen God that day. The boy reported being impressed with God's warm smile. The man mentioned that God was much younger than he’d expected!