Jesus told us to love God and love neighbor. At PPC, we show our love for God and neighbor by serving our community and our world. No matter what your skills are, we have a way to use them at PPC! Click on each of the mission areas below to learn more about how we are working to help our neighbors!
Family Promise of Knoxville
Once a quarter, we host families experiencing homelessness in our building. For a full week each time, we provide shelter, food, and fellowship while families in the program receive assistance with employment, budgeting, transportation, and securing affordable housing.
Hunger Ministry
Drive by our front yard, and you will see a large wooden cabinet we call our Blessing Box. Inside we stock food and hygiene items, free for anyone who needs them. We stock the box at least once a day (often many times a day), and the neighborhood also helps us to keep it full! Take what you need, and leave what you can!
Birthing Kits
Did you know that Haiti has one of the highest infant mortality rates in the world? This is partially due to the lack of prenatal care available for expectant mothers. We are hoping to change that statistic! Once a year we collect the necessary items for midwife birthing kits, pack them into handy packages, and send them to Haiti to help a new mother have a healthier birth.
Mission Trips
Over the years, PPC has taken many mission trips all over the world. Over the last several years, we have traveled to McAllen, TX twice to work in an asylum center on the Mexico border. We spent our week serving meals, assisting in the clinic, “shopping” in the donation closet for clothes and shoes, and playing with children. It was an eye-opening experience for us, and we have a better understanding of the trials that immigrant families face after our visit.
We also made a trip in 2026 to Spruce Pine, NC with the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance program to help rebuild homes destroyed by Hurricane Helene. We are looking forward to returning to the Spruce Pine area to continue this work in the spring of 2027!
Angel Tree
Every Christmas we host an Angel Tree for families enrolled in Family Promise of Knoxville or Bridge Refugee Services. It is a joy to shop for children we do not know!
Central Plateau Scholarship Fund
PPC has long been a sponsor of the Central Plateau Scholarship Program, which offers financial assistance to students in Haiti. Education is the cure to poverty, and we are helping improve the lives of Haitian citizens, one student at a time!
Utility and Medical Debt Assistance
We partner with Powell Christian Community Concerns to help our neighbors when they cannot pay their utility bills or medical debts. This one-time financial grant helps during unexpected crises and emergencies.
Bridge Refugee Services
Scripture tells us to welcome the immigrant, and we take that command seriously. We partner with Bridge Refugee Services to bring refugees into the Knoxville area, find them housing and employment, help them learn English and American customs, and get them well-established in their new homes.
Loving our Immigrant Neighbors
We are excited to be working with several agencies to help international neighbors in Knoxville learn English, get the food, supplies, and medical care they need, and get settled in the community. For the safety and privacy of our international friends, we do not publicly share details about this work, but we know that you will love helping with these new neighbors once you get settled in the church!
Blackberry Festival
We are excited to host the annual Blackberry Festival and 5K this summer! All proceeds will benefit the ministries of the church, including Family Promise, a hunger ministry, and more! Come enjoy good food and lots of fun–all for a great cause!
