In Our City
The Barna Group a few years ago named Knoxville as one of the Top 100 Most Post-Christian Cities. Like many metro areas in the U.S., church attendance in Knoxville continues to decrease as more and more churches are forced to close their doors each year.
Most Knoxville Millennials are not engaged in a faith community. Things look even more bleak for the generation coming after them. Barna’s most recent research suggests that if nothing changes, just 10% of Gen Z will become followers of Jesus. From the outside looking in, Knoxville can appear to be just another historic southern city. It sits at the foot of the Smokies on the picturesque Tennessee River. It has a beautiful and newly renovated downtown and is growing substantially in nearly every direction. Despite its southern charm and a rich landscape peppered with historical church buildings, Knoxville is a city of great spiritual need.
Most Knoxville Millennials are not engaged in a faith community. Things look even more bleak for the generation coming after them. Barna’s most recent research suggests that if nothing changes, just 10% of Gen Z will become followers of Jesus. From the outside looking in, Knoxville can appear to be just another historic southern city. It sits at the foot of the Smokies on the picturesque Tennessee River. It has a beautiful and newly renovated downtown and is growing substantially in nearly every direction. Despite its southern charm and a rich landscape peppered with historical church buildings, Knoxville is a city of great spiritual need.
