Room in the Inn

Thank you to everyone that volunteered this year! Check back in the fall for information regarding the 2013-2014 dates and sign-ups.

Room in the Inn provides emergency winter shelter to the people who call the streets of Nashville home. More than 170 congregations partner with Room in the Inn to offer hospitality and love during the winter season.

Christ Community Church will host 15 homeless men the first and third Sunday each month from November through March. There are many things we provide for the men--a wonderful meal, a hot shower, hair cuts, laundry service, a clean bed, a hearty breakfast, a sack lunch, but the most important thing we give them is love.

At Christ Community, our Room In The Inn program is truly a family affair. It is a wonderful time to fellowship with folks from our CCC family as we serve others.

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Room In The Inn 2004 -2007

Room In The Inn 2007

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Thank You Letter

Click Here to read a thank you letter to the volunteers from Room in the Inn

April 27, 2008

Christ Community
1215 Hillsboro Road
Franklin, TN 37069

Greetings to All at Christ Community:

The biting winds and darkness of winter have given way to sunshine and gentle breezes. Once brown and gray, the landscape is colored with new greens, bright pinks, and the bold colors of renewal and rebirth. Everywhere there are reminders of hope because we have survived another winter.

There are thousands in Middle Tennessee who testify to the hope of new life by taking part in Room In The Inn. Today we celebrate this ministry among 156 congregations.

From November 1, 2007, through March 31, 2008, more than 1,200 individual guests participated in Room In The Inn, more than 28,000 beds were provided, more than 60,000 meals were served and more than 20,000 showers offered. All this would have not been possible without the more than 17,000 volunteers who gave more than 92,000 hours of service.

These 1,200 individuals represented cold, hungry, tired people in need. A few were angry; some resigned; most were kind, good-natured and generous. The 17,000 volunteers came from all age groups and all walks of life. They volunteered as drivers, cooks, servers of meals, shoppers for food. They broke bread with their guests, listened to their stories and watched over them through the night.

At the end of their shifts, the volunteers went home to warm houses, food they had chosen themselves, and the same beds they sleep in every night. At the end of the season, the homeless guests went back to the streets of Nashville. But the connection the volunteers and guests made with each other—a connection born of mutual respect and the recognition of a common humanity—remains intact.

Some of your guests shared these remarks about Christ Community:

"I feel very at home there. I enjoy talking with volunteers. – Lawson Motton I sleep so comfortably and so soundly there. They go out of their way to make you comfortable."- David Gooch

Today we recognize God’s grace of hospitality proclaimed through Room In The Inn.

Gratefully yours,

Charles Strobel
Founding Director

Rachel Hester
Executive Director