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P.O. Box 1303, Knoxville, TN 37901

All are Welcome

All are welcome at Church Street! We believe every person is of sacred worth and created in God’s image. We welcome and celebrate the gifts God has given to all persons without regard to race, color, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender, disability, status, economic condition, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religious affiliation. We respect diversity of opinion and expressions of Christian faith. We believe God loves everyone unconditionally! As God loves us, so let us love and serve in the name of Christ.

Church Street News

Lent Devotional – Spiritual Fasting for Lent

Monday, March 24 By: David Lineberger Yet even now, declares the LORD, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts and not your garments. Joel 2:12-13 Strictly speaking, fasting refers to abstaining from food for a period of time, usually one day from sunrise to […]

Lent Devotional – When The Song Begins

Thursday, March 20 By: Kristen Struyk Then Hezekiah commanded them to offer the burnt offering on the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of the Lord began also, with the trumpets and with the instruments of David king of Israel. 2 Chronicles 29:27 “It is when this surrender of our lives to […]

Weekly Prayer – March 19, 2025

Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of March 19, 2025 Written by Rev. Tim Best Gracious God,  We are thankful for spring, for warmer temperatures and longer days. As flowers begin to grow and trees start to show signs of summer close at hand, we are mindful of the ways we too experience […]

Lent Devotional – Bear One Another’s Burdens

Monday, March 17 By: Elaine Eberhart Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2   I cannot remember a Lent when the fragility of our world seemed so real. I scan the news for signs of hope, and on some days, I come up empty. I wish that I could […]

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