Knoxville Young Life
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Who We Are
at a Glance
1945
Young Life begins in Knoxville
From a small town in Texas to the hallways of Knoxville high schools, leaders have been showing young people how much God cares about them by showing up in their world and sharing the message of God's love through Jesus in ways and words they can understand and relate to since the 40's.
18+
Schools with Young Life staff and leaders
Today, Young Life is in almost every high school in the city. You'll find Young Life leaders wherever you can find high school students.
Two million
young people reached by Young Life staff and leaders
Whether it's in cities or villages, towns or tower blocks, in countries on every continent, Young Life leaders are working with over two million young people, right in their own neighborhoods.
348,000
KIDS INVOLVED WEEKLY
Since 1941, Young Life leaders have walked with kids and earned the right to be heard in an exhausting and exciting world. In 2018, 348,000 kids were involved every week all around the world.
Drew Teague
Metro Director
drewteague@gmail.com
Sloan Bailey
Area Administrator
sloanyl@bellsouth.net
Emily Huck
Area Director West knoxville
emilyhuck@hotmail.com
Houston Kitts
Area director north knoxville
hwkitts@gmail.com
Cindy Greene
cindy@bcgreene.com
Katie Schulze
katieschulze16@gmail.com
Demetria Hearp
Quest
demetriahearp@gmail.com
Candace Conglose
Capernaum director
candaceconglose@gmail.co
Tess Debord
tessdebord@gmail.com
Laura Carter
llaurascarter@gmail.com
Cassidy Taylor
Area director east Knoxville
cass.younglife@gmail.com
Brodie Sparks
brodiesparks@tds.net
Devin Inman
devintaylorinman@gmail.com
Jake Amos
jakeamos.younglife@gmail.com
You Were Made for this
Your story matters, and it can make a difference beyond what you imagine.
Volunteer your time to work directly with young people.
Support the staff and leaders as part of the local adult committee.
Give resources to start or sustain the financial foundation at the local or national level.