Attendees at The Cove, an 18-and-up, pop-up Christian nightclub, dance in unison on February 17, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee.
Attendees at The Cove, an 18-and-up, pop-up Christian nightclub, dance in unison on February 17, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee.
  • A pop-up Christian nightclub is gaining traction among a young, diverse crowd looking for community.
  • The club, which plays religious rap and hip-hop, wants to counter the corny Christian stereotype.
  • They have rules though: attendees must be 18 and cannot twerk, drink, or smoke.

The young crowd at a Nashville nightclub was ready to dance under the strobe lights to a throbbing mix of hip-hop, rap and Latin beats. But first they gathered to pray and praise God.