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Faith Community Fair and Worship set for Aug. 22 at MC

July 28, 2021

After a year hiatus, Maryville College will hold its annual Faith Community Fair and Worship Service on Sun., Aug. 22 at the Clayton Center for the Arts.

The fair will be held from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. in the Clayton Center’s William Baxter Lee III Grand Foyer, followed by a worship service at 7 p.m. in the Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre.

The event will give entering Maryville College students the opportunity to meet area church leaders and to learn about the wide variety of local faith communities.

“We are thrilled to be able to welcome everyone back!” said Kathleen Farnham, director of church relations at Maryville College. “Worship and service are often important pieces of the college experience for MC students, and for many, their connection with churches begins with the Faith Community Fair. Thanks to the enthusiasm and generosity of local pastors and church leaders, the fair has become a wonderful tradition to foster meaningful, long-lasting connections between MC students and congregations.”

Set-up begins at 5 p.m., and congregations are asked to bring one to three members and provide displays, information about their communities, treats, snacks or useful back-to-school items for students to pick up from church display tables. Representatives may be lay leaders, clergy, program directors, current college students or members with particular interest in ministry with college students. Due to COVID, treats and snacks cannot be homemade and must be individually packaged.

The Rev. Dr. Anne D. McKee, MC campus minister, and MC students will lead the worship service. The worship service is open to the public, and participating churches will be recognized during the service to better assist students in connecting with local congregations.

All attendees are required to wear masks during the fair and worship service. Reservations for the Faith Community Fair are required by Aug. 18. For more information or to register, please contact Kathleen Farnham at 865-981-8217 or kathleen.farnham@maryvillecollege.edu.

Maryville College is a nationally-ranked institution of higher learning and one of America’s oldest colleges. For more than 200 years we’ve educated students to be giving citizens and gifted leaders, to study everything, so that they are prepared for anything — to address any problem, engage with any audience and launch successful careers right away. Located in Maryville, Tennessee, between the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the city of Knoxville, Maryville College offers nearly 1,200  students from around the world both the beauty of a rural setting and the advantages of an urban center, as well as more than 60 majors, seven pre-professional programs and career preparation from their first day on campus to their last. Today, our 10,000 alumni are living life strong of mind and brave of heart and are prepared, in the words of our Presbyterian founder, to “do good on the largest possible scale.”