Scarritt Bennett Center

Name: Scarritt Bennett Center
Address: 1027 18th Avenue S, Nashville, TN, 37212, US
Telephone: (615) 340-7500
Rating: 4.5

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Scarritt Bennett Center

Scarritt Bennett Center is a nonprofit conference, event and retreat center in Nashville, TN.
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Scarritt Bennett Center is a nonprofit educational center & conference and special events venue in Nashville, TN.

07/01/2025

Chef Joe and the dining team are killing it yet again! 🙃👀 Did you get to join us today, if not you still have multiple chances the rest of this week!

07/01/2025

🥗 Looking for the Best Lunch Deal in Nashville?
Scarritt Bennett Center’s Community Lunch is back with a brand-new weekly menu — perfect for anyone who wants fresh, homemade meals at prices that won’t break the bank.

📍 Tues–Fri | 11:30 AM–1:00 PM
📌 Located near Vanderbilt | Free Parking | Dine-In or Takeout

Why locals love lunch at Scarritt Bennett:
✅ Affordable & Delicious
✅ Hidden Gem in Midtown
✅ Supports a Local Nonprofit
✅ Great Spot to Meet Fellow Nashvillians

💛 Every bite supports a mission rooted in community, justice, and education.

📲 Follow for this week’s menu & updates!

06/30/2025

What's new? Tour Tuesdays! Have you reserved your spot for Community Lunch and a campus tour? Join us tomorrow! https://tinyurl.com/5yfkzpdy

06/30/2025

to when we had a Ramen bar for Community Lunch the other week.

Join us this week for a variety of different food Tuesday-Friday 11:30am-1:00pm.

06/30/2025

You are more than what’s happened to you. Strength is not about escaping the storm — it’s about refusing to let it define who you are. Stand tall. Rise anyway.

06/29/2025

In the chaos of life, find peace in Him. Troubles come, but His victory is greater—so take heart and stand strong. ✨✝️

06/27/2025

Come join us to celebrate our staff birthdays and anniversaries in the historic Susie Gray Dining Hall!

06/27/2025

Celebrating 37 years of Scarritt Bennett Center! We hope you enjoyed the cupcakes as we honored our journey since becoming a nonprofit on June 1st 1988.

Let’s keep the mission going–help us continue the work for justice and transformation by donating $37 for our 37th birthday! www.scarrittbennett.org/donate

06/27/2025

A big thank you to Jackson Street Church of Christ for joining us at today’s Community Lunch! We’re grateful for your presence and support. 💛

06/26/2025

In a 90+ degree slump? Not any longer!

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1027 18th Avenue S
Nashville, TN
37212

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(615) 340-7500

Website

http://scarrittbennett.org/

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Scarritt Bennett Center creates space where individuals and groups engage each other to achieve a more just world.

In 1988, Scarritt Bennett Center was organized as a non-profit conference, retreat and educational center, committed to empowerment through cross-cultural understanding, education, creativity and spiritual renewal.

The Center’s name honors Dr. Nathan Scarritt and Miss Belle Harris Bennett, founders of the original Scarritt Bible and Training School.

Initially founded in Kansas City, Missouri, the school was established for the purpose of training young women missionaries. It moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1924, where it became Scarritt College for Christian Workers. Scarritt Hall, Bennett Hall, the Tower and the Chapel, known collectively as the Belle Bennett Memorial, were built between 1924-1928 with funds raised by the Woman’s Missionary Societies and the Methodist Episcopal Church South. The Dining Hall, built at the same time, was paid for from local funds.

Mr. Henry Hibbs, a Nashville architect, won national awards for his work on these buildings, which are a modified Collegiate Gothic style. The buildings were constructed from colored Crab Orchard (Tennessee rubble) stone, which was quarried in East Tennessee, and the casement windows of the original structures were imported from England.

However beautiful, the Center is more than just buildings. It was here at Scarritt that students were educated about different cultures, languages and traditions. Staff and fellow students were often from other countries serving to further enrich the learning experience. The skills and knowledge acquired on this campus equipped men and women to function in the midst of wars, famine, and severe poverty as they served in countries needing assistance, as well as domestically.

This began the legacy upon which the Center’s current mission was founded; promoting and advocating social justice, multi-cultural understanding and diversity awareness. In 1981, Scarritt College became Scarritt Graduate School, providing educational degrees in Church Music and Christian Education. The legacy continued to be evident.

Keeping in stride with the changes in the country and the world, Scarritt College hosted Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who spoke in Wightman Chapel during the civil rights movement. Instruction on peaceful demonstration was held on the campus.

In 1988, when the college closed, the Women’s Division of the United Methodist Church purchased the buildings and grounds, and the 10 acres became Scarritt Bennett Center, under the direction of the SBC Board.

For many years Scarritt has opened its doors, welcomed and embraced without discrimination based on racial, social, or faith issues. Today, Scarritt Bennett remains dedicated to the legacy of Scarritt College and Scarritt Graduate School and the missionaries, educators and musicians who were trained here, by providing a haven for those seeking to gather in an environment that is nurturing, conducive to open dialogue, and available to all faiths and cultures.

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