Campus House of Prayer

A space at UTK where hundreds of students, dozens of campus ministries, and churches of different denominations and backgrounds gather to seek God together and catalyze a movement for Christ on campus and in our city.

Emerald Youth Foundation

Utilizes a neighborhood ministry model in their work with young people and families across urban Knoxville.

FISH/Hospitality Pantry

A non-profit, all-volunteer organization that provides food packages to more than 8,000 families each month from four Knoxville locations most accessible to people in need. In addition, more than 2000 families receive food bags each month from associate locations in Claiborne County and Knox County. 

Habitat for Humanity

An independent, non-profit, ecumenical Christian ministry that partners with people of all beliefs. Knoxville Habitat for Humanity has been an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International since 1985.

Interfaith Health Clinic

A non-profit health care ministry that serves the low-income, working uninsured and underserved in East TN. They have a caring team of health care professionals who promote health. Their small group of paid staff is joined by a large number of volunteer doctors, nurses, dentists, and other specialists.

Jesus Is My Savior

Provides food, personal hygiene supplies, household cleaning supplies, and spiritual needs to a community at risk.

Knox Area Rescue Ministries

Provides emergency shelter and food to homeless men, women, and children and offers recovery services to those seeking a way out of drug and alcohol abuse.

Knoxville Fellows

Seeks to increase God-principled leadership in Knoxville by equipping and developing the next generation of servant leaders to seek the peace of our city.

Knoxville Inner City Kids Outreach (KICKO)

Takes the gospel to children living in Knoxville’s inner city. Its most visible feature is “Sidewalk SONday School” street ministry.

Office on Aging / Connecting Hearts (Knoxville Knox County CAC)

Provides extra help and companionship to Mobile Meals and Office on Aging clients who have been identified by program staff as extremely socially isolated and having limited access to food.                     

Knoxville Leadership Foundation

Amachi | Focuses on five important components of community life to ensure overall health within the city:
Family, Youth, Housing, Racial Reconciliation, and Economic Development.

Compassion Coalition | A faith-based nonprofit, a division of the Knoxville Leadership Foundation, consisting of 231 churches in Knox County that are committed to moving beyond the walls of our church buildings to be the compassionate presence of Christ in the midst of the poverty, pain, and brokenness of our community.

Locked Down on the Outside

Montgomery Village Ministry

Second Harvest Food Bank/Pond Gap Backpacks 

Leads the effort to compassionately feed East Tennessee’s hungry and toengage the community in the fight against hunger.

Thrive

Ministers to at-risk youth in the Lonsdale area to share the Gospel through relationships anchored in the love of Christ. The goal is to accomplish this through three main programs: Thrive Afterschool, Thrive Summer, and Mentoring.

UKirk UTK 

UKirk (meaning “University Church”) is a not for profit, network of ministries supported by the Presbyterian Church (USA). We are charged with reaching, loving, and teaching college students so they may be lifelong followers of Jesus Christ. The Presbyterian Center is an historic house located just next to Presidential Courtyard. Their doors are open from 8am until 11pm each weekday during the school year for students to come by and hang out.

Volunteer Ministry Center

Strives to end homelessness by utilizing case management and permanent supportive housing, and to prevent homelessness by providing a variety of prevention services including Minvilla Manor.