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A Community of Christian Creatives in Chattanooga

The Union is a community of creatives (musicians, worship leaders, writers, visual artists, and more) in Chattanooga building deep and real relationships, joining together to worship God, and providing opportunities for creatives to be known, loved and celebrated.

 

Sound of the City 2024

  • Sound of the City 2024 is a Songwriting Retreat hosted by the Union Chattanooga. Out of the overflow of our relationship with Christ and each other, we create spiritual songs and works of art by telling of what God is doing in our community. If you are interested in writing songs that represent the sound of the Church of Chattanooga, this event is for you.

  • When: June 13-15, 2024
    (Thursday night through later Saturday afternoon)

    Where: Harrison, TN in a beautiful space overlooking a scenic lake (about 40 minutes from Chattanooga)

    Who: This retreat is designed for Christian songwriters (18 years or older) who have some prior experience writing songs and specifically co-writing. If you are new to writing, we will host events in the future for those just getting started and wanting to write their first song or have their first co-write!

    Cost: $75 (you will only have to pay this fee if you are selected to attend)


    What's Included:

    - Overnight accommodations at a beautiful farmhouse (will comfortably sleep 9-12) Expect clean and simple rooms (no frills), meeting and dining spaces located on a gorgeous lakefront property.

    - The 9-12 overnight spaces will be given to the applicants that register for them first. The remaining participants will have to drive to and from the retreat location.

    - All meals (Thursday dinner. Friday breakfast, lunch, dinner. Saturday breakfast and lunch. Snacks and other light refreshments will be provided as well.)

    - Multiple scheduled cowrite sessions

    - Times of teaching/equipping

    - Free time (for relational connection, enjoying the outdoors, rest, extra co-writes, etc)

    - Writer's Round Song Sharing - a chance to share your original songs with the retreat attendees


    What's Not Included:

    - Transportation to retreat location


    About the Songwriting:

    All writers will retain their publishing and writing shares. All writing sessions are even splits.

  • The application deadline is April 30, 2024. Space is limited.

What We’re About

 

Worship

Loving and pursuing Jesus in the foundation of everything we do. Every initiative or event will flow from a heart and posture of worship. If it doesn't give God all of the glory, we don’t do it.

Community

Back to the basics: breaking bread. Authentic relationships where we “do life together”. We love each other because Christ first loved us. Challenging conversations and empathy will be a result of these intimate and intentional friendships.

Spiritual Formation

We will tend to the heart of Christian creatives and help them in developing strong and vibrant relationships with God. We will place an emphasis on being ministered to before ministering to others. We will promote a culture of integrity.

Cultural Artifacts

Out of the overflow of our relationship with Christ and each other, we will create spiritual songs and works of art by telling of what God is doing in our community. This is NOT our main goal – simply a byproduct.

Getting Connected

 

Schedule a meet up.

Schedule a meet up with one of our Community Coordinators. They will be able to answer any questions you may have as well as connect you with other community members.

 

Check out our upcoming events.

Because we are a community, events are a large part of what we do. The best way to stay up to date with what’s happening in The Union is to text the word “UNION” to (423) 455-9118 and fill out the form that’s texted to you. This will include you in notifications we send out about upcoming events and opportunities that we offer specifically for Christian creatives in town.