Jesus says in Matthew 25:35–40, "For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, [36] I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.' [37] Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? [38] And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? [39] And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?' [40] And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."
Therefore we desire to care for the poor, sick, and marginalized in our community. We know there is need, food insecurity, addiction, and all kinds of brokenness in our community. To help with this need, Foothills Church has partnered with multiple local & national organizations that are experts at bringing hope into dark places. As Christians, we must care about this!
You can view all of our local outreach opportunities below. If you have any questions, please email , and one of our team members will respond.
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Food For Kids is a partnership between Second Harvest Food Bank of East TN, Alcoa City Schools and Foothills Church. It is a program that identifies students who are at risk of food vulnerability on the weekends. Second Harvest delivers specific foods to FC monthly, then FC volunteers pack the food in small bags which are delivered to the school. On Friday, the bags are placed in students’ backpacks to take home so they have food for the weekend.
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Family Promise’s mission is to help homeless and low-income families achieve sustainable independence. One facet of this mission is to provide temporary housing while residents go through empowering life skills training. Local churches volunteer to provide temporary housing in their church building for one week. At the end of each week the residents move to another church facility.
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FC partners with Family Promise to help end child and family homelessness in Blount County. FC partners with Everett Hills Baptist Church, which hosts families, once a quarter. Our Family Promise-trained volunteers provide meals for families, fellowship, overnight stays and help with set-up and tear down during our serving weeks. We build relationships as we show love and compassion to families.
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Second Harvest Food Bank is leading the community in the fight to end hunger. Their vision is to provide adequate nutrition for a healthy life for adults, seniors and children in 18 counties of East Tennessee. 1 in 5 children and 1 in 8 adults are at risk of hunger = 160,000 people that are hungry in East TN.
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FC partners with Second Harvest Food Bank through food drives and our Food for Kids ministry.
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Send Relief is the compassion ministry arm of the North American Mission Board (NAMB)
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The Appalachia Ministry Center is a Send Relief ministry located in Ashland, KY, a strategic tri-state area, and exists to help rural families stop the cycle of poverty. It also serves as a crisis response mobilization point.
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FC partners with NAMB/Send Relief because it is the compassion ministry arm of the North American Mission Board.
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Send Relief is the compassion ministry arm of the North American Mission Board (NAMB)
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Send Relief partners with community leaders and local churches to provide clean water all around the world. Together, we distribute water filters, drill wells, build latrines and offer sanitation training.
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FC partners with Send Relief clean water projects because it is the compassion ministry arm of the North American Mission Board (NAMB).
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Samaritan’s Purse Fresh Water Wells digs wells across the world to deliver clean water for people and also to introduce people to Jesus.
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FC partners with Samaritan’s Purse Freshwater Wells because it is a compassion ministry dedicated to advancing the gospel around the globe.
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Send Relief is the compassion ministry arm of the North American Mission Board (NAMB)
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Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) is a network of state-based volunteer teams that respond to disasters and crises around the country. Volunteers can choose where they serve after completing required in-person training.
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FC partners with SBDR because it is the NAMB disaster relief ministry providing crisis response relief to those in desperate need around the country.
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For over 25 years, Kids Hope USA has provided a proven, life-changing program through church-school partnerships that train and equip mentors to reach kids in public schools who are in-need of caring, reliable, one-on-one relationships.
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FC partners with the Kids Hope USA mentoring program because it gives us an opportunity to make a difference in the life of a child who needs a consistent, positive adult influence in their life for one hour each week.
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Safe Families for Children surrounds families in crisis with caring, compassionate community. They are a nationwide, volunteer-driven nonprofit that provides hope and support to families. SFFC’s vision is to create a world where children are safe and families transformed through radically compassionate communities. Their mission is to host vulnerable children and create extended family–like supports for desperate families through a community of devoted volunteers who are motivated by compassion to keep children safe and families intact.
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FC is a SFFC participating church, raising awareness of the need for Christian homes to fill the gap for families whose children need temporary care.
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FC Orphan Care raises awareness for the cause of orphans and vulnerable children while supporting those who are living it out in their everyday life. FC Orphan Care provides foster and adoptive families with prayer, notes of encouragement, monthly meals and other tangible care through small group support, family luncheons, ongoing training opportunities and resources.
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Street Hope TN works to eliminate the sexual exploitation and trafficking of children in Tennessee and provide safe environments to foster hope and healing through Jesus Christ. They have opened the first safe home in East Tennessee for young girls ages 12 to 17 who are survivors of domestic minor sex trafficking. This home, Garland Oaks, is a place where survivors will find healing, hope, and love and a place where survivors will receive education, enrichment opportunities, counseling and a place to feel safe.
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FC supports Street Hope TN to raise awareness of domestic minor sex trafficking and the healing that can come through Jesus Christ.
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Send Relief is the compassion ministry arm of the North American Mission Board (NAMB)
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The Clarkston Ministry Center is a Send Relief location in Clarkston, GA that provides services to refugees and internationals through strategic relationships with churches and other ministries. There, individuals can access English classes, job skills training and more to help them navigate a new country and culture.
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FC partners with Send Relief because it is the compassion ministry arm of the North American Mission Board (NAMB).
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Compassion International is the world’s leading authority of holistic child development through sponsorship. They have had 9 million sponsored children, over 8,000 international church partners and 65+ years of serving children in Jesus' name.
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FC partners with Compassion International because they are the gold standard for Christ-centered child sponsorship around the globe.
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K.I.N. is a nonprofit ministry that connects international people with like-minded partners to empower relationships that embrace cultures and encourage unity. Because there are more than 44,000 international people in the nine county Knoxville Metro Area representing at least 123 countries, we a have a wonderufl opportunity to welcome them in Jesus' name. K.I.N. works to empower loca internationals and equip churches and individuals to welcome our new neighbors.
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FC partners with K.I.N. in their mission to help internationals build heir lives in our area, helping them acclimate to our culture while respecting their heritage, and sharing God's love with them.
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Bridge Refugee Services works with the communities of Knoxville and Chattanooga as an official U.S. governmental resettlement agency to help preserve the dignity of resettled refugee clients, help them find peace in their new homeland, and provide services to promote the hope of a new life and a brighter future.
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FC aims to partner with Bridge in their mission to help refugees rebuild their lives, after suffering persecution, so they become productive, contributing members of the community.
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The Crew completes home projects for people who are unable to do so based on physical limitations or monetary need. The Crew projects are intended to help the elderly, disabled individuals or single parents with a demonstrated need. After receiving a request for help, The Crew evaluates and selects projects within our church and throughout our community. Past projects have included building a wheelchair ramp, fixing an HVAC unit, painting and removal of carpet after a basement flooded.
We seek volunteers with specific home repair skills and those with a heart to help. Once you are on our volunteer list, you will be contacted when there is a project available.
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Pregnancy Resource Center (PRC) is a ministry focused on unwavering love and support to the people they serve while offering free pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, parenting resources and care for our community.
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FC partners with PRC because it is a life-affirming ministry that walks alongside people with the love of Jesus. They utilize their mobile ultrasound unit throughout east TN to take their services to people in need of care.
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Hope Resource Center offers life-affirming holistic care for women including pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, well-woman care and other services at their Knoxville location.
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FC partners with Hope Resource Center because it offers life-affirming holistic care for women in the Knoxville area. Their close proximity to the University of Tennessee gives them the opportunity to reach thousands of people in the Bearden and downtown Knoxville area.
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Deeper Still offers men and women who have been involved in an abortion the hope of healing through community and weekend retreats.
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FC affirms Deeper Still because of their commitment to helping people find forgiveness and peace through Jesus.
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FC Deacons are men and women who are committed FC partners and are called by God after they are affirmed by church elders after a time of spiritual preparation to serve the people of FC through prayer, personal care and hospitality as they walk through sickness, hurting and loss.
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International Mission Board (IMB) medical missions is the healthcare missionary arm of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). Teams serve around the globe to share the gospel and meet physical needs.
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FC partners with IMB medical missions because it is the medical missionary force for the SBC.
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World Medical Mission places Christian physicians, dentists, and other medical professionals on short-term volunteer service assignments at mission hospitals and clinics in Africa, Asia, Oceania, Latin America and the Middle East.
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FC affirms World Medical Mission because it is the medical mission team for Samaritan’s Purse.
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Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization that helps families build and improve places to call home. They believe affordable housing plays a critical role in strong and stable communities.
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KARM (Knox Area Rescue Ministries) serves men, women and children through a variety of ministry programs designed to break the cycle of homelessness. Everything that is sold at or donated to KARM Stores helps with their singular mission of restoring lives in Jesus’ name.
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FC participates in a cycle of giving with KARM Stores by donating gently used items to their retail stores, and encouraging our church to do so as well, which accumulates credit in their donation system. FC receives quarterly KARM gift cards which are distributed throughout the community based on needs brought to us.
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When children are removed from their homes out of concern for their welfare, they are usually brought to the Department of Children’s Services (DCS) offices to await placement with a foster family. This can take hours or longer. Isaiah 117 provides a comforting home where children can be brought to wait where they receive the comfort and care they need while DCS staff can do the necessary paperwork and identify a good foster placement.
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FC is the Blount County Isaiah 117 House pajama church. Our goal is that each child receives 2 new pairs of pjs when they arrive at the house. The house is next door to FC
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Focus Ministries fosters hope by providing a Pathway to New Beginnings for the incarcerated of Knoxville and East Tennessee. They hold strategic classes inside facilities, offer residential housing upon release, workforce training and mentoring for women.
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FC partners with FOCUS Ministries by offering opportunities to share the love of Jesus to people who are incarcerated and also once they are released from a facility. We can do this by offering care and support while sharing hope, encouragement and biblical truth through various FOCUS programs.
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FC is actively researching opportunities to partner with God Behind Bars to launch an FC campus within a correctional facility.
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God Behind Bars partners with churches to launch church campuses inside prisons. Prisoners can view the same church service as their families on the outside so entire families are hearing God’s truth being shared on a weekly basis, perhaps for the first time.
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