St. Augustine's Episcopal Chapel (Vanderbilt University)

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St. Augustine's Chapel offers sanctuary, sacrament, and service to the Vanderbilt community and the wider world through unconditional acceptance and love for all. We believe that through our individual prayers and common worship we can strengthen each other to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, give drink to the thirsty, visit the prisoners, comfort the sorrowful, shelter the homeless and bury the dead.

Ministries

Room In The Inn

Shelter and Housing

Room In The Inn (RITI) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to "provide programs that emphasize human development and recovery through education, self-help and work, centered in community and long term support for those who call the streets of Nashville home." Congregations of all sizes and beliefs are called upon in the winter months to help provide food and shelter for these men. At St Augustine's, we host 12 men at the A-Frame chapel every Sunday night from around Thanksgiving through the New Year. We prepare food, provide a warm place to sleep, and keep them company. All of this is done in the spirit of respect, dignity, and compassion. http://roomintheinn.org/

Launch Pad

Shelter and Housing

Launch Pad is a street-free sleep initiative developed by the LGBTQ and allied community in Nashville to provide temporary sleeping shelters for youth ages 18-24 in Davidson County. We are a volunteer-based initiative to provide street free sleep to youth between the ages of 18-24 with a focus on being affirming and welcoming to LGBTQ youth to ensure that all youth without stable housing in Davidson County have a safe place to sleep throughout the year, regardless of their gender identification, sexuality, or sexual orientation. St. Augustine's hosts this group every Tuesday night.

http://www.nashvillelaunchpad.com/