First Presbyterian Church News (Clarksville, TN)

See a double feature at Cinema Night on Thursday, April 25, 6:00 p.m. in the Chapel ! First up is "Bill Bailey and the Four Pillars of Income" (1945, 18 mins)--a story of land economy and one man from Clarksville-- then "Common Ground" (2023, 87 mins)--a regenerative agriculture documentary sponsored by Interfaith Power and Light for Faith Climate Action Week 2024. Please REGISTER FOR FREE HERE.

Cinema Night: The Philadelphia Eleven February 22, 2024 @ 6:00 p.m. in the Chapel REGISTER HERE FOR FREE In 1974, a group of women and their supporters organized their ordination as Episcopal priests in an act of civil disobedience, and challenged the very essence of patriarchy within Christendom. This documentary film tells their story. The ordinations of the Philadelphia Eleven opened the way for fifty-years of living more fully into  equity across the gender spectrum in an historically patriarchal institution. While there is still much  work to do to dismantle oppression in all its forms, the Episcopal Church has inarguably been  changed because of what happened on July 29, 1974 at the Church of the Advocate. “To me this is a story about how to break down barriers with grace, and be true to oneself in the process. And it is a story about standing up to institutions that do not allow all people to be who they are called to be.” – Director Margo Guernsey “The church is already split i