Accompaniment Team Ministry – Provides fellowship and spiritual support, groceries, translation, and transportation assistance to local immigrants.
Doorstep Ministry – Supports people who come to St. James for help with food, utility bills, and other needs and by helping with office duties. Contact: Patty Chase, 865-523-0551, phowellchase@yahoo.com
Helping Hands Feeding Ministry – Provides groceries and a meal every other week to neighbors in need. Contacts: John Moore, 865-659-2090; Ginny Combs, 865-938-1422, vrc1947_2@hotmail.com
Justice Knox Ministry – Promotes collaboration among congregations of various faiths to identify community needs and develop meaningful change. Contact: Fr. John Mark Wiggers, 865-523-5687, jwiggers@stjamesknox.org
Prison Ministry – Provides support, encouragement, and guidance for citizens leaving prison as well as for their families for a period of one year. Contact: Liz Wiggers, 678-592-3179, elizabethwiggers@gmail.com
Room at the Inn Ministry – Serves homeless men by providing home-cooked meals, fellowship time, and safe overnight rest. Contact: Richard Wilson, 865-919-5700, rwilson1205@comcast.net
VMC Ministry – Prepares and serves lunch twice a month at the Volunteer Ministry Center, a daytime support organization for the homeless and disenfranchised. Contact: Linda Dunlap, 865-531-3846, lindajanedunlap@gmail.com