Technically, it was 10 years and about three weeks that The Church at Avenue South officially launched at 2510 8th Ave S. In some ways, it seems like only yesterday, but in other ways, it seems like a lifetime ago.

The familiar story is that we were told by those in the know that we could never hope to find a suitable facility for worship in the Melrose/Berry Hill area. Not only did we find one back in 2014, we found another permanent home in 2022.

The hero of this story is God. While there have been so many people working selflessly and giving of their time, talents and treasures for the sake of building the Kingdom of God in Nashville, God is the one who blessed our efforts. He’s the one who keeps adding to our numbers through salvations that can have no other explanation other than God.

I’m thankful for Godly leadership under Aaron Bryant and staff both past and present, including Matthew Page, Hunter Melton, Bill Ferrell, Meg Nelson, Shannon Moore, Alex Rose, Nic Gonzales, and many others. We are living proof that miracles still happen, and that God still loves and saved sinners.

I’m blessed to have been able to play a small part in it. All those Serving Saturdays and Deacons Meetings and Christmas and Easter services are forever etched in my memory. Plus, being a regional campus of Brentwood Baptist Church with 8 sister campuses has been a blessing.

I still believe the theme song for our current season is “God of This City” recorded by Chris Tomlin:

“You’re the God of this city
You’re the King of these people
You’re the Lord of this nation
You are

You’re the light in this darkness
You’re the hope to the hopeless
You’re the peace to the restless
You are

There is no one like our God
There is no one like our God

For greater things have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done in this city
Greater things have yet to come
And greater things are still to be done in this city” (Aaron Boyd / Andrew Mccann / Ian Jordan / Peter Comfort / Peter Kernaghan / Richard Bleakley)