About Us

Nations Ministry Center emerged from an April 2002 meeting of nine concerned Nashvillians, all members of the Presbyterian Church (USA).  In January 2003, an apartment was rented at Tennessee Village (now Village West) to begin serving the many immigrants and refugees living in west Nashville.  NMC organized English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) classes, fellowship events, computer classes, clothing give-aways, and employment assistance.  In 2005, the organization incorporated as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.  With the arrival of the Somali Bantu refugees also in 2005, the organization made a significant contribution to this community.  Matt McParland served as the first director.  In order to reach immigrants beyond the Tennessee Village housing area, NMC opened an ESL class at Westminster Presbyterian Church in October 2005.  Glencliff Presbyterian Church, in 2006, agreed to host ESL classes to serve the growing international community in south Nashville.