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WILLIAMSBURG, KY
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elgin children's foundation | cbm | Lead
Children's Bible Ministries (CBM) reaches students of all ages through classes (Bible Released Time), correspondence course (Bible lessons through the mail), and camps. Out of the passion to expand the ministry into more areas, CBM and Elgin Children's Foundation teamed up, and Bible Released Time began to spread throughout Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia
A local ministry of CBM is the LEAD Project. It began for the purpose of loving, educating, and discipling future generations with the truth of God's Word in Knoxville, Tennessee, and surrounding areas. In conjunction with local churches, the LEAD Project reaches public school students with the Gospel through Bible Released Time. In addition, there are after-school classes and neighborhood events. The mission is to teach young people God's Word that they may desire to know, love, and serve Him all the days of their lives.
PRAY
- For students to attend and to come to know Christ.
- For a continued relationship with local schools.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Volunteer with Bible Release Time at the church at Sterchi Hills, where we welcome elementary students from Brickey McCloud Elementary and Sterchi Elementary.
CHOICES resource center
Choices Resource Center is a nonprofit organization in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, dedicated to providing compassionate, life-affirming support to individuals facing unplanned pregnancies. Their mission is to offer free and confidential services that empower individuals to make informed choices, guided by the love truth of Jesus Christ.
All services are provided at no cost and are available to everyone regardless of age, religion, race, or gender. Choices Resource Center operates fully on donations and does not receive government funding. Their vision is to create a community that values all human life from conception, where individuals facing pregnancy decisions are transformed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ and empowered to choose life for their unborn children and abundant life for their families.
PRAY
- For volunteers and new prenatal mentoring programs.
- For clients to experience physical, emotional and spiritual healing.
- For the new mothers and fathers to be encouraged and equipped.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Join CHOICES by serving as a one-on-one mentor or sign up to teach a parenting class. Everyone has a place at CHOICES to make a different in a woman's story.
Families on a Mission International
Families on a Mission International is a Knoxville-badsed nonprofit dedicated to mobilizing families for shared mission experiences that impact both the world and family relationships. Since 2015, they have partnered with churches and ministries like Calvary Road Ministries, Sports Reach Ministry, and Sevier Heights Baptist Church to equip parents to be mission-minded every day of the week.
Their mission is to teach and train families to live on a. mission 24/7, recognizing that short-term mission trips- whether a single day ore full week - can transform individuals and strengthen family bonds through shared service. These experiences help families break free from inward focus and embrace the Great Commission, growing spiritually by stepping out of their comfort zones and seeing God work powerfully through their lives.
PRAY
- For families to go on missions trips together.
- For parents to model the importance of sharing the Gospel to the people around them and around the world.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Participate in one of Families on Mission's local or international mission trips.
Focus Ministries
FOCUS Ministries exists to bring hope and true freedom in Christ to incarcerated and newly-released women through intentional programming inside correctional facilities and comprehensive support after release.
Their mission is to empower women to break generational cycles of addiction and incarceration by guiding them toward lasting transformation through a relationship with Jesus.
FOCUS Ministries is dedicated to walking with women as they transition back into the world- offering a helping hand, not a separate sanctuary.
PRAY
- For healing in women's lives, especially around family dynamics and self-worth.
- For God to soften the hearts of the women in correctional facilities.
- For the staff to guide FOCUS women toward positive growth and direction.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Volunteer "Behind the Walls" at a correctional facility or "Beyond the Walls" at FOCUS Freedom House and bring hope to incarcerated and newly released women.
Mission 11B
When Jesus was asked what the greatest commandment was, he replied, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself." - Matthew 22:36-39
U0on this command, Mission 11B was formed in 2018. The ministry began to serve and minister to the unhoused population in Knoxville. Every Monday night, we pull the trailer downtown near the bridge to provide a hot meal in order to create intention and organic opportunities to share the Gospel in word and deed.
Over the years, this ministry has been able to provide thousands of meals and showers to the homeless population in Knoxville and now in Rocky Top as well.
PRAY
- For Individuals who struggle with addiction and mental illness.
- For individuals who endure the harsh elements associated with homelessness.
- For salvation to come to those who hear the Gospel message.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Join us in the church kitchen to prepare meals, serve Downtown or in Rocky Top on Monday nights. Share a meal, the Gospel, and the love of Christ with those in need.
Renew clinic
Renew Clinic exists to glorify God by building a flourishing, Christ-centered recovery community. Renew's 12-week intensive Outpatient Program combines clinical best practice with a biblical foundation to address addiction's physical, emotional, and spiritual roots. Renew believes every person is made in God's image (Imago Dei) and worthy of dignity, respect, and the opportunity to experience the freedom worthy of dignity, respect, and the opportunity to experience the freedom Christ offers. Addiction is complex, but God can redeem any story.
PRAY
- For individuals going through substance abuse recovery.
- For counselors and staff as they lead program participants to recovery.
- For individuals in recovery to know the hope found in Christ and lean on Him for healing.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Step into the role of a renew clinic coach - mentoring, discipling, and encouraging participants through weekly calls, monthly face-to-face meetings, and ongoing support for up to a year after graduation, as you walk with them on their journey to freedom in Christ.
Sacred Ground Hospice House
Sacred Ground is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit established in 2017 in response to the closing of Halls Residential Hospice. Founded with a calling to continue providing a residential hospice home Sacred Ground offers comprehensive, loving care along with family and spiritual support to individuals facing end-of-life. In 2020, God provided a new home at 1120 Dry Gap Pike, enabling Sacred Ground to serve people across East Tennessee. By His grace, they opened a 14-room facility in August 2021, allowing families to focus on being loved ones rather than caregivers while we provide compassionate, dignified care.
PRAY
- For wellness of staff and caregivers.
- For those who enter Sacred Ground to know God's love.
- For sustainable giving to support growing operational costs.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Serve in many ways, from hands-on projects like cleaning, painting, landscaping, and stocking the kitchen to helping with events, fundraising, and social media efforts. Join Sacred Ground on the first Saturday of every month as they host an on site prayer meeting.
Street Hope tn
Street Hope TN is a faith-based nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating the sexual exploitation and trafficking of children in Tennessee. Their mission is to provide safe environments that foster hope and healing through Jesus Christ. They achieve this by focusing on four core Areas:
- Awareness: Increasing knowledge about child sex trafficking through events, presentations, and educational programs.
- Prevention: Reducing vulnerability by equipping youth and adults with Project POST curriculum, Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking (DMST) Trainings, and Internet Safety Trainings.
- Restoration: Empowering survivors by providing trauma-informed care and a safe place for healing and growth.
- Prayer: Seeking Jesus Christ for guidance and strength in their mission.
PRAY
- For the victims of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation.
- For community service providers.
- For law enforcement and lawmakers.
- For traffickers, predators, and buyers.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Serve behind the scenes with flexible tasks at the Street Hope office or make a deep impact by volunteering at Garland Oaks through a committed, multi-step process.