In Nashville, Vesper Club is creating a space for young adults to build friendships and community without having to choose between their faith and a social life.
Suits and ties mingled with long dresses as several hundred young adults gathered on a Nashville rooftop for “Gatsby at Golden Hour,” an event hosted by a new initiative aimed at bringing young Catholics together.
Music from a DJ filled the venue as guests drifted between the indoor and outdoor spaces, stopping to talk along the way. The party was supposed to end at a certain hour, but 40 minutes later, people were still there. They weren’t in much of a hurry to call it a night.
For Patrick McFarland, 24, and Davide Thompson, 22, the young entrepreneurs behind Vesper Club, the scene represented what they had hoped to create: a place where Catholic young adults could enjoy a lively social life while meeting people who shared their values.
The two met at the University of Notre Dame and moved to Nashville in June, launching Vesper Club that same month. They had found opportunities to attend Bible studies and parish activities, but something was missing from their social lives.
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