Knox Area Rescue Ministries

Our Mission Statement

We seek to rescue the poor and needy of the Knox area by providing recovery services in Jesus’ name.

History

In 1960, five local pastors began looking for ways to meet the needs of Knoxville’s growing homeless population. They envisioned a ministry that would share the love of Jesus Christ by meeting the spiritual, physical and emotional needs of hurting and homeless men who found themselves lost and forgotten in a busy world.

On December 8 of that year, they opened the doors of the Knoxville Union Rescue Mission, located on Fifth Avenue in the heart of Knoxville’s downtown. With a new facility and staff fully in place, the young ministry began the slow, yet steady work of rescue and transformation, extending the hands and heart of Jesus Christ to all who walked through its doors.