Drug-Free Tennessee will host a community event for World Health Day as well as participate in fitness events in early April, 2022.

World Health Day is celebrated annually and each year draws attention to a specific health topic of concern to people all over the world. The date of 7 April marks the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization in 1948. This year the theme is “Health for All.”

Drug-Free Tennessee will host a fitness fair at the Church of Scientology Nashville during the first week of April, and will also sponsor a 5K run in Franklin, Tennessee. 

The Church of Scientology has long supported the Foundation for a Drug-Free World, which has as its mission to educate people about the dangerous effects of drugs so they understand and can make informed choices on the subject. The fitness fair which will take place in the Church of Scientology will help people learn about the disastrous effects of drugs, fitness, and what is happening in the local community. 

The general public is invited to attend and organizations requesting booth space should contact info@drugfreetn.org.

Rev. Brian Fesler, pastor of the church, said, “You can’t have overall health and wellness with harmful street drugs in your system, and Drug-Free Tennessee is working hard to spread that message around the state.” 

This is the seventh year Drug-Free Tennessee (DFT) has worked with the community to celebrate World Health Day.  DFT is a chapter of the Foundation for a Drug-Free World (FDFW) and the Tennessee chapter provides educational materials free of charge to anyone working on drug prevention. 

For more information on the Drug-Free Tennessee, visit drugfreetn.org. For more on the Church of Scientology or its programs, visit scientology-ccnashville.org. 

Nashville Religion Communicators to Learn the Value of Games

 

The Nashville Chapter of the Religion Communicators Council (RCC) meets monthly to talk about topics of interest and hear from professionals in religious communications. 

 

The Religion Communicators Council (RCC) is an interfaith association of religion communicators at work in print and electronic communication, marketing, and public relations. The Nashville Chapter meets monthly to learn about other faith traditions, learn from fellow communicators and gain professional development opportunities.

 

The March meeting will see the group learn from a research professional on the value of the use of games as a communications tool. “Gaming can be a creative and innovative approach to communication. Leveraging learning from how one faith organization is using gaming to lead congregations through a reflection process to build congregational vitality,” according to a meeting announcement from the Nashville Chapter.

 

The meeting will take place virtually on March 7^th at 1pm Central Time. To learn more about the meeting, email rccnashville@gmail.com.

 

The RCC has members from every faith group and walk of life including Baha’is, Christians, Jews, Muslims, Scientologists, Sikhs, Hindus, and more. The RCC, founded in 1929, is an association of communications professionals who work for and with a diverse group of faith-based organizations in the areas of communications, public relations, advertising, and development.

 

The RCC provides opportunities for communicators to learn from each other. Together, RCC members promote excellence in the communication of faith and values in the public arena. For more information about the Religion Communicators Council, visit religioncommunicators.org/nashville-chapter. 

Church of Scientology Nashville Invites Community to World Civil Defense Day Open House

 The Church of Scientology Nashville regularly hosts events to bring attention to vitally important issues affecting the community.

 

World Civil Defense Day, which was created by decision of the International Civil Defense Organization (ICDO) General Assembly in 1990, and is celebrated every year on the 1st of March. According to ICDO, “This Day… has two main purposes: that of bringing to the attention of the world public the vital importance of Civil Protection and of raising awareness of the preparedness for, and prevention and self-protection measures in the event of accidents or disasters; and that of paying tribute to the efforts, sacrifices and accomplishments of all the national services responsible for the fight against disasters.”

 

Julie Brinker, who oversees community affairs for the Nashville Church of Scientology, explained how it becomes involved during times of disaster. “We have a program called Volunteer Ministers. Anyone of any culture or creed may train as a Volunteer Minister and use these tools to help their families and communities, and all are welcome to do so,” she said. Brinker said volunteerministers.org contains resources one would need to become trained in this technology.  

 

Equipped with effective technology to resolve virtually any difficulty, Volunteer Ministers live by the motto: “No matter the problem, something can be done about it.” Transcending all ethnic, cultural and religious boundaries, the Volunteer Ministers program is there for anyone in need of help.

 

In creating the Volunteer Ministers program, L. Ron Hubbard wrote, “If one does not like the crime, cruelty, injustice and violence of this society, he can do something about it. He can become a Volunteer Minister and help civilize it, bring it conscience and kindness and love and freedom from travail by instilling into it trust, decency, honesty and tolerance.”

 

To learn more about the Scientology Volunteer Ministers, visit scientology-ccnashville.org. 

Church of Scientology Nashville to Host World Interfaith Harmony Week Service this February 2023

 The Church of Scientology Nashville is hosting a special interfaith service in observance of World Interfaith Harmony Week with a multi-religious group.

 

“In order to truly combat religious discrimination in this day and age, we have to come together and learn about the religious other,” says Rev. Brian Fesler, Pastor of the Church of Scientology, who has called together people of many different faiths and cultures to take part in an interfaith service for World Interfaith Harmony Week, the first week each February.

 

Rev. Fesler is passionate about bringing together all peoples and has reached out to many different faith leaders for this special service. “Everyone, regardless of their race, religion, culture—everyone deserves to have a voice, to live in peace, and to practice their religion in harmony with the rest of mankind,” he says.

 

The Church of Scientology’s creed begins with the words: “We of the Church believe that all men of whatever race, color or creed were created with equal rights; that all men have inalienable rights to their own religious practices and their performance…”   

 

“It is part of our very fabric to support others’ rights and abilities to practice their religion in peace, so that is what we are lifting up through this service,” says Rev. Fesler.

 

The World Interfaith Harmony Service will take place on February 7, 2020 at 7:00 pm in the community hall of the Church of Scientology Nashville. To anyone who wishes to participate, contact rccnashville@gmail.com.

 

For more information about Scientology, its practices or beliefs, visit scientology.org.