Cedar Bluff Middle School is the most racially diverse school in Knox County. Many students have origins across Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. CedarBrook outreach, a non-profit Christian organization that holds our same goals and values, ministers to neighborhoods where these families live, just around the corner of Fellowship Middlebrook!

Our focus is in the Pines community, directly behind Bearden Middle School. Some come hungry. Some come in need of language skills. Some come in need of relationships that they can trust. We are honored to have deep relationships with the people in this area and to continue to partner in service through a Food Truck ministry, school backpack delivery, and other special events.

Thrive offers hope & facilitates change through Christ-centered relationships. Thrive ministers to kids at-risk in a variety of areas in Knoxville.

Volunteers are necessary to share the Gospel through trusting, encouraging, and loving relationships. Fellowship partners with Thrive to provide resources to further the good work they are accomplishing in these communities.

Opportunities to serve exist through three main programs: Thrive After-School, Thrive Summer, and Mentoring. 

The Lonsdale community is one of the most culturally diverse neighborhoods in Knoxville, composed of roughly 60% Hispanic, followed by smaller percentages of members of the Black community, a small Caucasian population, and African refugees. This mix of cultures and languages present a unique opportunity to pre-school and primary school educators.

Teachers can easily benefit from practical support such as supplies and an occasional breakfast to help them feel appreciated and honored. The students can benefit from loving adults who can commit to reading with them once a week. Fellowship partners with Lonsdale Elementary to provide this practical and relational care.