Buckner in Knoxville works in First Baptist Knoxville to serve lower income and at-risk families through volunteer mentoring and service programs as well as donations.
PROGRAMS
The Fish Pantry
A food pantry provides low income and homeless families with food donations. For more information, contact Carol McEntyre at (865) 546-9661.
Handyman ministry
A volunteer ministry dedicated to perform small handyman tasks at no cost to low-income families.
ESOL
English for Speakers of other Languages is a program designed to teach the English language to those who are interested in learning in order to open doors of opportunity to employment and facilitate communication.
KIDS HOPE USA
KIDS HOPE USA is a national mentoring program where churches train and recruit mentors within their congregation to form one-to-one relationships with at-risk children in neighborhood schools. Buckner works with KIDS HOPE USA to connect and identify interested churches with schools in their area and to support them through the process of training, recruiting, screening and supervising each program. For more information on how your church can get involved, contact Richard Roman at rroman@buckner.org.
CONTACT US
First Baptist Knoxville
510 West Main Street
Knoxville, TN 37902
(865) 546-9661
