Join us for the 2026 Tennessee Faith & Community Summits, a one-of-a-kind gathering of leaders who are committed to engaging the most complex challenges facing our communities. 

Faith & Community Summit dates:
Middle Tennessee -- Thursday, April 23
West Tennessee -- Tuesday, May 19
East Tennessee -- Tuesday, July 7

This year's Summits theme recognizes that some problems are simply too big for any one organization or sector to solve alone. These are often called “wicked problems” -- issues that are deeply interconnected, constantly evolving, and resistant to simple solutions.

If we are going to make meaningful progress on these challenges, it will require something different.

It will require government leaders, elected officials, pastors and faith leaders, nonprofit organizations, and private philanthropists coming together in the same room—building relationships, sharing perspective, and aligning around a common purpose.

That is the purpose of the Summits.

Throughout the day, you will hear from leaders across the state, including Governor Bill Lee, alongside powerful stories from Tennesseans with lived experience. These voices will help ground the conversation and remind us what is at stake.

This is not a conference built around quick answers or isolated solutions. It is a space designed to connect the right people, foster collaboration, and create the conditions for real, sustained progress.

If you care about the future of Tennessee and want to be part of the kind of cross-sector collaboration required to move the needle, this is where those conversations begin.

Come be part of a room where leaders from every sector are coming together to face the wicked issues of our time.