COKESBURY NEWS

DECEMBER 2025

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WARMING CENTER VOLUNTEERS & SUPPLIES

For the third year in a row, Cokesbury will host a warming center in partnership with the City of Knoxville and Knox County. The Warming Center is a large team effort, and we need your help!


Learn more about volunteer opportunities for the Warming Center and receive training materials by clicking the button below. You can also support the Warming Center by shopping our Amazon Wish List for pillows and blankets for our guests. The Wish List link is also below.


The Warming Center at Cokesbury will be open to overnight guests between December 1 and February 28, when temperatures are forecast to be 25 degrees or below, according to the National Weather Service. Volunteers are needed to help with check-in, overnight shifts, and check-out/cleanup on nights the Warming Center is open.



MONTHLY VOLUNTEER ORIENTATIONS

The Connection Center is home to all of our community ministries: Manna House, Fig Tree, Knoxville Legal Ministry, Hope Connection, Hope Hub, VITA Tax Assistance, and more. Each month, we host a volunteer orientation meeting to introduce these ministries and share ways to get involved. Join us on the First Wednesday at noon in the Conference Room on the North Campus.

  • Wednesday, December 3
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YOUNG ADULTS AT MAIN EVENT

Join us on the first Sunday of the month! We're back on Sunday, December 7, from 5 to 6:30 pm, this time at Main Event! Childcare is available on the North Campus beginning at 4:50 pm. Please drop off your kids and then meet us at Main Event! Join our text list for updates.

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COKESBURY KIDS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS—WE'RE BACK IN 2026!

Kids in Kindergarten through 4th grade are invited to join us for Cokesbury Kids on Wednesday nights during the school year on the South Campus! We're ready to welcome kids at 6:15, programming begins at 6:30, and pick-up is at 7:30. We'll resume in 2026. Let us know if we can expect you!

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GRIEF SHARE

Grief Share is for anyone grieving the loss of a loved one. We meet on Monday evenings from 6:30-8 pm in Room 200 on the North Campus and on Zoom. Register using the button below.

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KNOXVILLE LEGAL MINISTRY

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


The next clinic will be on Saturday, December 13.

 

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

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VOLUNTEER WITH US!

Our Tech Team needs you! Training is provided to help with screens, sound, and lights on Sunday mornings or Thursday nights. Serve once per month, or whenever your schedule allows. Just check the "Tech Team" box on the Volunteer form below. 


VOLUNTEER

YOUNG AT HEART — SECOND WEDNESDAY IN DECEMBER!

**Young at Heart will meet on Wednesday, December 10**

Join us on the third Wednesday of each month for lunch, fellowship, and special programming. For those of us who are still young at heart; ages 55+. Questions? Want to RSVP? Contact Shirley at 865-246-0448 or email at sgross@cokesbury.tv.


CARE & SUPPORT FOR FOSTER & ADOPTIVE FAMILIES

We are excited to share an opportunity for individuals and families who are on the foster care and/or adoptive journey. Whether you are a current foster or adoptive parent or are interested in learning more about what it means to foster or adopt, we invite you to join us on Wednesday Nights at 6:30 in the conference room on the North Campus. Cokesbury Kids and Cokesbury Students meet at the same time as our group, so your kiddos will be having fun while you take part in this group. Questions? Email Heidi for more information.

PLEASE NOTE: Depending on the weather, The Foster & Adoptive Support Group is meeting at Hey Bear Cafe: please email
Heidi to confirm the meeting location.


LISTEN EVERYWHERE!

Now available for worship services and events in the Sanctuary on the South Campus and the Worship Room on the North Campus: Assistive Listening technology! Whether you use Bluetooth-enabled hearing aids or have headphones (including wireless earbuds) that work with your smartphone, you can connect directly to the sound system for Assistive Listening. Simply join the "Assistive Listening" secure wifi network while you are on campus with us, and download the "ListenWIFI" app from your app store. For more information, stop by the Information Desk and ask about Assistive Listening.


YOUNG AT HEART

Join us on the second Wednesday in December for lunch, fellowship, and special programming. For those of us who are still young at heart; ages 55+. Questions? Contact Shirley at 865-246-0448 or email at sgross@cokesbury.tv.


MONTHLY MEN’S PRAYER BREAKFAST

Our Monthly Men’s Prayer Breakfast will be on the second Thursday of December — December 11. Join us at 8 am on the North Campus for breakfast and fellowship. 


LANGUAGE FLUENCY

In an effort to better serve our neighbors, we are collecting information on language fluency. If you are fluent in a language other than English, will you please fill out this form? We may be in contact with you if we have a guest or client who needs help with translations to access our services. Thank you!


AMAZON WISH LIST

We keep a Wish List filled with the items we need most in Fig Tree and the Connection Center. From essential clothing, to sleeping bags, to items to help set up a new home for our newly-housed neighbors, the wish list is full of items to share hope with our guests. Please send your purchases to the Wish List address.

WISH LIST

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE GENEROSITY

Thank You for your faithful giving to God’s work at Cokesbury, and your incredible generosity. Your gifts equip us to love people into a relationship with Jesus to change the world. To give to Cokesbury Church or to view 2023 giving, click here.


EMAILS

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PODCASTS

Go back and catch that sermon you missed, listen again to a message you loved, and start each day with our Daily Bible Reading in podcast format. Let Cokesbury keep you company all week long. 

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COKESBURY APP

If you haven’t already, please download our Cokesbury Church app, which integrates giving, online forms, ministry communications and more: making it easier than ever to stay connected. Download our app (iTunes or Google Play) and set up your account login and profile picture, or visit here. Questions? Email us at accounts@cokesbury.tv.


SING WITH US!!

The Cokesbury Choir is welcoming new members! Join us as we raise our voices in beautiful anthems and worship songs. No experience is necessary. We help lead worship each week in our Traditional worship service on the South Campus. The choir meets every Wednesday at 6:30 pm in the lower level of the South Campus. Reach out to Marcelo at (865) 247-3714 with any questions.


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5pm Ladies' Night with Cokesbury Women

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Community Night Christmas

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