August 2, 2019
District offices provided information about these existing recovery ministries in (or related to) Holston Conference churches. Contact these ministry leaders for suggestions on how you may assist or begin new ministries.
Contact thecall@holston.org with corrections or ministries to add to the list.
CLINCH MOUNTAIN DISTRICT
Celebrate Recovery
Main Street UMC (Tazewell)
Rev. Manny Elswick
Recovery at Bristol
State Street UMC
Rev. Roy Hull
Recovery at Lebanon
Lebanon Memorial UMC
Rev. Jeff Tallent
MOUNTAIN VIEW DISTRICT
Celebrate Recovery
First Newport UMC
Rev. Marta Cogburn
NEW RIVER DISTRICT
Recovery at Hillsville
Out of the Box United Methodist Church
Rev. Ronnie Collins
Narcotics Anonymous group
First Pearisburg UMC
Rev. Brian Burch
SCENIC SOUTH DISTRICT
Celebrate Recovery
Jones Memorial UMC (Chattanooga)
Rev. Eric Rieger
SMOKY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT
Celebrate Recovery
First Maryville UMC
Rev. Matt Hall
Recovery at Cokesbury
Cokesbury UMC (Knoxville)
Rev. Mark Beebe
Recovery at Seymour
Seymour UMC
Rev. Paul Seay
TENNESSEE VALLEY DISTRICT
Celebrate Recovery: North
Fountain City UMC
Seth Charles
Concord United in Recovery
Concord UMC
Rev. Wil Cantrell
Recovery at Powell
Powell UMC
Rev. Brooke Hartman
Susannah's House
Knoxville, TN
Rev. Rebekah Fetzer
See also:
Opioid crisis: Plenty of work to go around for churches (The Call, 8.2.19)
30 ways churches can help fight opioid addiction (The Call, 8.2.19)
Series: The Church responds to the Opioid Crisis (UMNS, 2019)
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