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.

The involvement of people like you is vital to healthy, sustainable, quality youth work in your area and across our nations.
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