FAITH FELLOWSHIP supports local mission
efforts to introduce others to the saving grace of Jesus Christ. We will train
our members to serve and engage all ages in acts of missions and service.
Mission of Hope (MOH)
is a year-round ministry that assists many of our less fortunate Appalachian
neighbors with much needed goods and resources, college scholarships, and help
with basic educational, health care and home repair needs. Many of the small,
local Appalachian ministries rely heavily on Mission of Hope for food,
clothing, furniture, etc. Faith
Fellowship supports activities throughout the year.
Knox Area Rescue
Ministries (KARM) provides daily for those most vulnerable and desperate
among us, first supplying rescue services of food and shelter, then healthy,
supportive relationships, and ultimately restoration, including job-training
opportunities. Faith Fellowship supports several aspects of KARM
activities.
West Knox FISH Pantry
(WKFP) is affiliated with the Food in Service to Humanity Hospitality (FISH) Pantry. FISH works to reduce hunger in our community
by providing food pantries to the needy. Faith Fellowship supports this with volunteers
monthly to deliver food to those with no transportation, and provides support for
stocking the pantry one month per year. The number to call for food from WKFP is (865) 523-7900, Monday - Saturday after 9:00am.
Community Handicap
Ramps are a critical necessity for seniors or disabled around us. Faith Fellowship has provided materials and
labor to build handicap ramps for the elderly in the immediate community.
Second Harvest Food
Bank is the East Tennessee region’s largest hunger-relief charity. The food
bank secures and distributes over 16 million pounds of food and grocery
products annually through a network of over 500 partnering non-profit
organizations such as food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters and
schools. Each year, Faith Fellowship purchases one or more tractor-trailer-loads
of food (approximately 16,000 pounds) from Second Harvest and gives it away to
those in the community who need food.
Saturday Senior Mobile Meals – Faith Fellowship prepares and delivers hot, nutritious meals one Saturday per month to homebound senior citizens living in the West Knox County area. Most of the recipients are those who are on the Knox County Mobile Meals program, which does not deliver meals on Saturdays.
Crisis Center for
Women/Immediate Vital Assistance Services (CWS/IVAS) - Once called IVA's
Place, this organization provides comprehensive, free services to women and
women with dependent children in crisis, in particular, victims of domestic
violence and homelessness. Faith
Fellowship supports this organization in various ways.
Good Samaritan Center
of Loudon County is a private, non-profit assistance ministry serving the
emergency needs of people in Loudon County. Faith Fellowship supports this ministry with monetary
donations and with donations of items on their Wish List
Lenoir City and Loudon County Schools Through the Family Resource Centers– We have participated in the Spring Child Find Day for Lenoir City Schools, providing volunteers to work and donated new/gently used books for distribution to children registering for school, and provided Thanksgiving baskets for families from Highland Park Elementary. We have also provided Thanksgiving and Christmas Food baskets for families with children in Lenoir City Elementary School.