While Sterchi Lodge was not damaged by Hurricane Helene, the lodge is closed for reservations for the remainder of 2024 due to road closings, limited access, and recovery efforts in the surrounding area.

Sterchi Lodge is a retreat in the mountains on the Tennessee / North Carolina border, just a half mile down the road from Max Patch and the Appalachian Trail. At 4,470 feet elevation, the 35 acre lodge is a mission of Church Street United Methodist Church in Knoxville, TN. Sterchi Lodge is for all those who seek serenity and peace from the pressures of their daily lives. The lodge offers housing for up to 42 guests and is ideal for retreats for Sunday School classes and youth and for family reunions. Special-interest clubs, such as photography, hiking, yoga and wellness, music, and recovery groups also enjoy the solace and reflection provided by this remote setting.

How to Reserve

Call the Church Street office (865-524-3048) to reserve. The Sterchi Lodge Reservation Packet has detailed information, policies and rates.

Facilities

The lodge sleeps up to forty-two (42) guests. There are two dorms and a counselor’s suite with two twin beds and a its own private bath. Each dorm has double-bunk beds with twin-size mattresses (20 beds per dorm), a dorm-style bathroom with sinks, toilets, and showers, and separate areas for sitting / study with couches and a large desk.

Enjoy conversation and fellowship while sitting on couches and enjoying a fire in the Lodge Great Room. If you have a musician in your group, they are invited to play the piano for all to enjoy while you gaze westward at the Smoky Mountains through the floor-to-ceiling picture windows. There are plenty of games for your group to enjoy in the game closet, as well as a ping pong table. If there’s a must-not-miss football game on, you can catch it on the lodge’s Roku TV. And there is free wifi, which is plenty fast thanks to our new 1Gb fiber optic internet link.

The large kitchen will let the cooks in your group showcase their skills. The kitchen is fully equipped with several stovetops and ovens, a high capacity refrigerator and freezer, ice maker, dishwasher, and all the pots, pans, dishes, flatware and glasses your group will need. Enjoy the fruits of your kitchen labors, fellowship and conversation in the dining area of the Great Room!

Outside is a playground with swings, climbing wall, and slides. There’s also a basketball court and volleyball court for team activities.

Our guests favorite amenity is the large deck and rocking chairs, which offer breathtaking sunset views west looking towards Mount Cammerer and the northern edge of Great Smoky Mountain National Park.