If you or a loved one are facing a crisis: 

• Call 911 - Ask for a mental health support team if appropriate
• Call 988 - National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
• En Español 1-888-628-9454
• TTY: dial 711, then 1-800-273-8255
• Text NAMI to 741741
• Veterans Crisis Line
• 1-800-273-8255
• Text 838255

Manna House food pantry ministry is open to anyone in our community who faces a food emergency. We offer clients the opportunity to shop every 30 days in the pantry located on the west side of the North Campus at 9919 Kingston Pike. Please bring an ID card—Driver's license, matricula card, or passport, which are all accepted—to shop. 

HOURS: 

TUES 9 am – 11 am

THURS 9 am – 11 am

SAT 9 am – 11 am

KNOXVILLE LEGAL MINISTRY

No one should face confusing legal circumstances alone. We can help. Knoxville Legal Ministry holds a monthly legal advice clinic on the North Campus at Cokesbury Church. Clinics are held the second Saturday of each month from 8:45 am to 12 noon. 

We will help provide answers and direction regarding your legal matters, create a customized plan for you, and walk through a step-by-step process to finding freedom. 

To get started, gather any information you’d like for us to review, make an appointment at link the below. Learn more by emailing knoxlegalmin@cokesbury.tv. 

Cokesbury partners with the Knoxville/Knox County Community Action Committee (CAC) to offer Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA).   These free tax preparation services are available to families with low to moderate income and seniors (age 60+).  Find out if you are eligible here. 

On April 14, 2025, the IRS announced that many tax filing deadlines in Tennessee, including individual income tax returns and payments normally due on April 15, are postponed to November 3 (IR-2025-47).  Even though tax filing at Cokesbury Church is now closed, VITA help is available in the LT Ross building at 2247 Western Avenue.

You can call (865) 244-3086 for assistance making an appointment, or you can book an appointment online.

Appointments for 2025 income tax preparation at Cokesbury will be available again in January 2026. 

Recovery at Cokesbury is a Christ-centered, biblically oriented program of recovery based on the 12 Steps, meetings, and accountability. We have a weekly worship service and groups. Our weekly sermons are available online.

WEEKLY SCHEDULE:

THU: Dinner – 5:30 pm; Worship – 6:30 pm; Open Share Groups – 7:45 pm

Our Counseling Center has provided emotional support to families, individuals, and couples since 2006. Our goal is to extend grace, guidance, education, and care to all persons as they seek help. 

​We offer a range of counseling services including individuals, families, couples, and adolescents. Services are offered for an affordable price, and some insurance is accepted. 

Cokesbury Counseling Center is located in the Hanna Place Office Park, 8862 Cedar Springs Lane, Knoxville, TN 37923.

OTHER HELPLINES

If you or a loved one are facing a specific crisis:

• Disaster Distress Helpline: Call or text 1-800-985-5990
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
• Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453
• Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860
• Trevor Line for LGBTQ youth: 1-800-850-8078

MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE RECOVERY

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): 1-800-662-4357
• Teletype: 1-800-487-4889
• Eldercare Locator: 1-800-677-1116
• National Alliance on Mental Illness Helpline: 1-800-950-6264
• Empowerwork.org (Work-related mental health channels): Text HELLO to 510-674-1414
• National Eating Disorders Helpline: Call or text 1-800-246-7746
• LGBT National Youth Talkline: 1-800-246-7743
• LGBT National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564
• LGBT National Senior Hotline: 1-888-234-7243

FAMILY HELPLINES

• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Family Support Groups: 4-800-950-6264
• Al-Anon/AlaTeen Family Groups for people who are worried about someone with a drinking program: 1-888-425-2666
• Codependents Anonymous (CoDA): 1-888-444-2359