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2020 Discover Campbell County Table of Contents • 5-7 — The transformation of Elk Valley
• 15 — Hospitals
Elementary to Elk Valley STEM School
• 15 — Industrial Parks
• 8-10 — Tradition for almost 10 years:
• 15 — Calendar of Events
Campbell County Fields of Faith
• 16 — Faithway Assembly of God rebuilding
• 11 — Art in county schools
after June flood
• 14 — Campbell County Christian Learning
• 19 — Schools, government, utilities
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• 20-22 — Church directory
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The transformation of Elk Valley Elementary to
Elk Valley STEM School
BY DEIDRE WILSON dwilson@lafollettepress.com
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he type of learning taking place at Elk Valley Elementary can be kind of loud and messy at times. In fact, anyone who didn’t know any better might walk into a classroom on a Friday afternoon and think that the teachers had lost all control of the students. First-grade students were creating constellations out of toothpicks and marshmallows while kindergarten students were creating two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes out of gummies and toothpicks. Outside, Ashley McNealey’s second-grade students were testing out kites they had built. Inside one classroom, Christy Llewellyn’s and Jessica Crowley’s fourth and fifth-grade students are cutting up construction paper into bits and taping them together to form a chain. It’s a truly organized chaos, though, according to Crowley. “They have to go through the engineering design process before they ever even start,” Crowley said. The engineering design process consists of the following steps: ask, imagine, plan, create and improve. Crowley said that Fridays are typically create days at Elk LaFollette Press
EVES STEM photos by DEIDRE WILSON/Staff Valley. This enables educators from visiting schools hoping to earn a STEM designation to get the full experience of the type of hands-on learning that is being implemented in every classroom at Elk Valley. Principal Nancy Lay said that Elk Valley now mentors two other schools. “We have visitors visit our school to see how we’re using the design process in things that we’re doing in our classrooms,” Lay said. Elk Valley was one of 11 schools to earn a STEM accreditation from the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network last year — and in one year of what is normally a two-year process to boot. It is now one of only 26 schools in the state with such a designation. While STEM is an acronym that stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics, it isn’t just about bringing more tech into the classroom. While that has been done, it’s really about giving students the opportunity to practice critical thinking skills. “We see our students growing. They’re taking more ownership in the projects they’re learning. They’re creating STEM » 6 DISCOVER CAMPBELL COUNTY • 5
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their own problembased activities,” Lay said. She said she has seen more students stepping out of their shells and willing to share the things they have learned. For example, she said one of their students recently earned second place in the regional Powell-Clinch Cooperative science fair for a project she did studying artificial sweeteners. “In the classrooms, I see a lot of interdisciplinary teachers planning together and creating lessons that have all disciplines tied in together, meaning ELA and social studies in with math and science. That makes one cohesive learning environment based on the topics that they’re learning at the time,” Lay said. In the case of Crowley and Llewellyn’s class, students completed a lesson on measurement by working in groups to form the longest possible chain from their sheet of construction paper. The chain had to be at least 4-feet long, Crowley said. “They aren’t allowed to get more supplies so, if they mess up, they have to take it apart and start over,” Crowley said. Sometimes students struggle with the process since they aren’t told exactly what to do to solve the problem and have to come up with the solutions on their own. The exercise gives the STEM » 7 6 • DISCOVER CAMPBELL COUNTY
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students real-world experience by having them collaborate with others and also by allowing them to learn from and correct their mistakes. Lay said, “They’re just taking on the initiative on their own instead of waiting on someone to tell them, and then the teachers guide them through the process.” Down the hall, Adam Hunley’s seventh and eighth-grade students were getting ready to use robotics kits to build vehicles. Prior to that, though, the students were researching innovations in the field of robotics by looking up videos and articles on laptops and sharing those with members of their groups. “The heavy STEM part of this is actually the research and looking at what the field of robotics has to offer,” Hunley said. Part of that, Hunley said, is getting students to understand the implications of developing technology. “To this generation, if it’s tech, it’s grand, but that’s not necessarily the case,” Hunley said. For instance, Hunley said the students came across a 3D printer that printed food in a restaurant, which is pretty cool, but Hunley asked his students what that might mean to a chef or other food service workers. “That’s what we’re looking at. Innovations can have drawbacks and negative effects,” Hunley said. LaFollette Press
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Tradition for almost 10 years: Campbell County Fields of Faith
DEIDRE WILSON/Staff A picture of the crowd from the 2019 Fields of Faith event at CCHS.
BY MEGAN MUSE mmuse@lafollettepress.com
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or nearly 10 years, Fields of Faith has been an event that strengthens and unites the community for an evening of worship. Held annually at the Campbell County High School football field, Fields of Faith combines students, families and churches from the area for a night that focuses on empowering the community. During each event, the program consists of testimonials from students, skits with a spiritual message, worship songs led by a band, prayer groups and a presentation from a guest speaker. In years past, special guests have included Seth Franco, former Harlem Globetrotter, and Chris Walker, former defensive player for the University of Tennessee. Each year, roughly 20 to 30 churches along with many other individuals are impacted by the program, especially the younger generation. Fields of Faith is hosted by the Campbell County Youth Leader Alliance in partnership with the Campbell County Fellowship of Christian Athletes. One of the reasons that the event was created was to provide opportunities for youth groups within the community. Joey St. John, co-pastor at Hope and Stand Church in Jacksboro, said that, oftentimes, youth groups would have
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to be taken to events outside of the Campbell County area and that it would be great to bring quality events to the community. In a meeting of some of the area’s youth pastors, the idea for Fields of Faith was proposed by organizer Brian Miracle. The youth pastors decided to help fund event. St. John said about everyone coming together and helping start the event, “We can do more together than we can separate.” The first Fields of Faith was held at Jacksboro Middle School in 2010. Miracle said, “[It was] probably one of the easier ones because we didn’t know what we were doing.” St. John noted that there was a great response from the community during that first Fields of Faith. “We were absolutely blown away,” he said. As the event has grown over the years, Fields of Faith has had great impact on the community. St. John said that he has seen kids grow from the worship experience and added that some are now youth leaders. Tucker Cain, CCHS alumnus of 2014, participated in the event in 2012. Along with helping plan the event and partaking in the skit performance, Cain also gave his personal testimony in front of the large crowd. Cain’s experience speaking in front of around 1,000 people was exciting. He said, laughing, that he was so charged with energy that his
testimony lasted 15 minutes past his allotted time slot. “It was pretty special and pretty powerful for me,” he said. Cain now works at a college ministry in Crossville and said that Fields of Faith influenced his career path in ministry. “I think, in a very explicit sense, it has affected what I want to do for the rest of my life. In another sense, it has affected who I think that I want to surround myself with.” There is a loving environment at the event. Anna Owens, sophomore at CCHS, said, “When I think of Fields of Faith, I feel like I can worship freely and raise my hands without fear of judgment.” She added that, at the event, people’s lives are changed. She said that she has seen people’s attitudes and lives change in a positive way during the event. In addition to providing an uplifting night of worship, the event is also used to meet a goal of getting people more involved in church and ministering to the next generation. Cain said that, for high school students, it is uplifting for them to see their peers stand up and profess their faith. As the 10th-annual Fields of Faith will be hosted in fall of 2020, Miracle and St. John said that the hope is to get even more people involved in the program and to continue making a positive impact in the community. LaFollette Press
File photos Scenes from the 2016 Fields of Faith event.
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File photos Scenes from the 2016 Fields of Faith event. 10 • DISCOVER CAMPBELL COUNTY
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Art in county schools BY DEIDRE WILSON dwilson@lafollettepress.com
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ost Campbell County students have access to some form of arts education beginning in elementary school. Most elementary and middle schools have music programs, and music instruction is offered at both high schools. Visual arts instruction is offered at both high schools and at some middle schools. For the past 14 years, the Campbell Culture Coalition has sought to offer additional opportunities in the arts for Campbell County students. “That was one of the key factors why we kind of started doing this, although the arts are getting more and more support now in the schools and our schools, but we still don’t have elementary art, which is something I’ve been trying to get for a while,” said CCC Executive Director Manuel Mesa. Earlier this month, Mesa was at Woodson’s Mall installing a piece created by Jellico High School students last school year called “Face It. We’re all the Same.” “It’s different panels the kids drew with eyes, noses and faces in different nationalities. “It was led by Dee Day, which is the art instructor up at Jellico High School. The idea behind it is that you can change the panels, and, even if you change them with all of these ethnic backgrounds, you’ll still probably come up with somebody that you either know or have seen somewhere. The idea behind it is that we’re all really the same, although we do look different. If you put it all together, we’re all just a part of humanity,” Mesa said. Mesa said there are works of art completed by students in various locations throughout the county, such as the Campbell County Justice Center. “They always have to sign their name on their work, so when they get displayed in public places, they can go and see them, and their name is on there,” Mesa said. “That really instills a great deal of pride in their work and in themselves and encourages them to keep going.” Mesa said the CCC has completed about 30 projects with Campbell County
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students and has been in each school at least once. Some of the projects seem pretty straightforward, such as having an artist work with the students to create a mural at their school. Other projects can branch out from visual arts, though. For instance, two years ago, Campbell County High School students interviewed someone from an older generation and wrote an essay from the interview that was published in a book titled “Bridging Generations.” Another project was creating the Nature Lab at Jacksboro Elementary, which is composed of a school garden, a pollinator box and a chicken coop. Both of these projects tie into the CCC’s goal of preserving the culture of the area. Mesa said several schools are interested in developing their own gardens. “Of course, all these different gardens will have different artwork that the kids from the schools will put together. Each one will be unique,” Mesa said. He said this will be an ongoing project for quite some time. Another project the CCC is currently working on with students at CCHS, LaFollette Middle School and one homeschool student is decorating free library boxes that will be placed around town. One will be located in Woodson’s Mall, Mesa said, and two will be located at the LaFollette Housing Authority. “The concept behind that is they’ll be stocked with books, and people can just leave a book or take a book, and return a book if they want to,” Mesa said. He said LaFollette Public Library Director Nancy Green has offered to donate surplus books to stock the libraries. The programs the CCC offers are free to students. “We don’t require an art background to be a part of the project. If you have an art background, that’s fine, but it’s not a requirement, because we want to include as many kids as we possibly can,” Mesa said. The projects are also, to an extent, student-led. “When this was founded, and it was founded in my head, this is not at all
what I imagined,” Mesa said of the Jellico project he was installing at the mall. “But the instructors and the kids — and that’s so important to me — the kids are able to dictate the course of these projects. “When we start it’s like, ‘OK, here’s our idea; how best can we get there?’ The kids have a lot of say and a lot of input on these different projects so they evolve. They’re very organic. I didn’t envision this like this at all, but as it grew, and there was input from the kids and the instructors, it evolved into this, and that’s how all of our projects are,” Mesa said. The CCC also offers students some opportunities in conjunction with the Louie Bluie Music and Arts Festival it hosts each year. At the festival itself, children are able to create art at the children’s area of the festival. Also, Mesa said, the CCC gets a grant every year to send a musician to one of the local schools to teach students music that they will perform at the festival. The day before the festival, some of the festival’s headliners will also visit two of the county’s schools to perform. Students are also able to enter their own artwork into an art show at the festival. Mesa remembers the very first school project the CCC did. Jacksboro Middle students designed and decorated outdoor flags. “They were so successful, and we got such a great response on everything. Unfortunately, the flags, we put them up in downtown LaFollette, and, literally 48 hours after we put them all up, this horrendous windstorm came in and shredded them,” Mesa said. If you ask him what his favorite project has been, he responds, “It’s the last one I did, and that’s really the truth. It’s like every one I do, it’s like, ‘Oh my gosh, this is the best project we’ve ever completed. The one I’m working on or the one I just finished is my favorite one,” Mesa said. “I think that’s one of the things that keeps me going and excited because all of the projects are really different. They’re very unique projects, and that’s one of the things I get so much joy out of.” DISCOVER CAMPBELL COUNTY • 11
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Photo submitted BY MEGAN MUSE mmuse@lafollettepress.com Since its beginning in 2017, the Campbell County Christian Learning Center is striving to help public school students grow in Biblical knowledge and build confidence in their faith. The Christian Learning Center works with the Campbell County school system by providing a program called Released Time Bible Education, where high school students may leave school for one class period and attend an off-campus Bible class. Students who enroll in the class are taught the basics from the book of Genesis to the birth of Christ, Christ’s ministry to the book of Revelations as well as what the Bible says about today’s culture. Ashley Claiborne, executive director of the learning center, said that students who take the course are not only given foundational information about The Bible but are also given the tools to help them defend their faith. The CCCLC, according to board member Sherry Shope, began after a group of people in Campbell County formed a steering committee. Patterning course curriculum after a similar program in Gilmer County, Georgia and using the facilities of the nearby Hillcrest Baptist Church, the organization was incorporated on July 25, 2017. Claiborne said that the opening day was exciting for everyone on the board since the first class had between 25 and 30 students. Lynn Ray, pastor at Hillcrest and a former educator, taught the course in its opening year. He said that it has been amaz14 • DISCOVER CAMPBELL COUNTY
ing to see the students learn new concepts from the course. “We’ve seen students become more knowledgeable in biblical terms and concepts, especially concerning who Christ was and is,” he said. For each class session, students will walk from the high school to Hillcrest, spend time in prayer and studying topics in the Bible. Claiborne said that students will work from textbooks, watch video lessons and also use fun, creative methods for learning passages of the Bible. One of the unique methods that the students take part in is called “established reader’s theatre,” where they will read a passage from the Bible and then act it out. Claiborne said that this activity is helpful with reading comprehension and is the students’ favorite way to learn. Ray added that there seemed to be signs of spiritual growth in students who may not have had a firm belief in God or were non-believers. He said about causing kids’ faith to grow, “It feels like we are making a difference.” Shope said, “It feels like we have had a very positive impact in a student’s life to give them a place to exercise leadership and service.” Taylor Massengill, a junior at CCHS, said that he loves the RTBE course. He said that, when he may encounter a person who questions his beliefs, he now has the confidence to stand up for Christian beliefs. “It’s good knowing what you’re talking about and how to defend yourself,” he said. Currently, CCCLC’s RTBE is only available at Campbell County High School but the board hopes to expand to more schools in the county along with offering more class sessions. LaFollette Press
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ine months after the flood waters that consumed the Faithway Assembly of God, the church is steadily making progress in rebuilding. “It was a total shock,” were the first words that Faithway Pastor Steve Bruce said when recalling the flooding that struck the church in early June of last year. Bruce said that he was performing with New Harvest Bluegrass Band in Jellico when he began receiving text messages and photos of the church. He noted that one of the first photos he received was of the church parking lot, where his car was parked, and that the water had reached the car’s bumper. Within a short period of time, he received another photo where the water had reached the hood of his car and then another of his car completely submerged. The church suffered the same fate as 16 • DISCOVER CAMPBELL COUNTY
water reached as high at eight feet inside the building. Greg Marlow, member of Faithway, said, “I never knew water could do so much damage.” Marlow said that once the flood waters had subsided, the aftermath was incomprehensible. “It was a sick feeling. You’re sick and kind of confused,” he said Along with mud that was several inches deep throughout the church, the water damage destroyed almost everything inside the church. Bruce said that the worst part for him was to see 30 years worth of ministry materials in his office destroyed. Following the aftermath, the church, not having flood insurance, relied solely on the help of the community. Marlow said that there was an outpouring of help from people in the community and from various churches in the area, whether it was donations, fundraising or contributing replacement materials for the church. “It’s been encouraging and
amazing to see that we really are all in this together,” he said. “God’s people are everywhere, and they come through,” he added. Bruce said about the community, “That does make you stronger to see how people respond.” Bruce believes that God has a way of using a bad situation and making things turn out better than expected. “Your faith grows. Your belief in God gets deeper,” He said. Marlow said that, along with rebuilding the church, there have been updates to make certain that flood damage of this magnitude will not happen again. “This time, we’re going to have flood insurance in place,” he said. On the flood damage and the road to the church’s recovery, Bruce said that, when hard situations like the flood occurs, there are two options — quit or get stronger. He said that the church has gotten stronger in this experience. “He’s made a way for us,” he said. LaFollette Press
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CAMPBELL COUNTY SCHOOLS DIRECTORY Campbell County Board of Education Director of Schools: Jennifer Fields 142 Valley St., Jacksboro 423-562-8377
Jacksboro Elementary Grades K-5 Principal: Steven Sampieri 164 Jacksboro Elementary School Road, Jacksboro 423-562-7433
LaFollette Middle Grades 6-8 Principal: Sandi Wilson 1309 E. Central Ave., LaFollette 423-562-8448
Campbell County High Grades 9-12 Principal: Jamie Wheeler 150 Cougar Lane, Jacksboro 423-562-8308
Jacksboro Middle Grades 6-8 Principal: Gretchen Thomas 150 Eagle Circle, Jacksboro 423-562-3773
Valley View Elementary Grades PreK-5 Principal: Jason Dotson 1187 Old Middlesboro Highway, LaFollette 423-562-5278
Homer L. Rutherford Learning Academy at East LaFollette Grades 6-12 Principal: Harold Sanders 845 E. Elm St., LaFollette 865-603-3473
Jellico Elementary Grades K-8 Principal: Kenneth Chadwell 551 Sunset Trail, Jellico 423-784-6565
Caryville Elementary Grades K-5 Principal: Allison Poston 120 Cardinal Circle, Caryville 423-562-2687 Elk Valley Elementary Grades K-8 Principal: Nancy Lay 6691 Highway 297, Pioneer 423-784-6866
Jellico High Grades 9-12 Principal: Danny Oakes 141 High School Road, Jellico 423-784-9455 LaFollette Elementary Grades K-5 Principal: Bob Walden 195 Myers Lane, LaFollette 423-562-3439
White Oak Elementary Grades K-8 Principal: Tom Chadwell 5634 White Oak Road, Duff 423-784-6051 Wynn Habersham Elementary Grades K-8 Principal: Danny Sheckles 174 Habersham Road, Duff 423-784-9482
LOCAL GOVERNMENT LISTINGS AND INFO Town of Caryville 4839 Old Highway 63 423-562-9478 Police Department 423-562-9478 Fire Department 423-562-9478 Public Library 423-562-1108 Town of Jacksboro 585 Main St. 423-562-9312 Police Department 423-562-9312 Fire Department 423-562-9842 Public Library 423-562-3675
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City of Jellico 410 Main St. 423-784-6351 Police Department 423-784-6123 Fire Department 423-784-8240 Public Library 104 N. Main St. 423-784-7488 City of LaFollette 207 S. Tennessee Ave. 423-562-4961 Police Department 423-562-8331 Fire Department 423-562-3340 LaFollette Public Library 201 S. Tennessee Ave. 423-562-5154
Register of Deeds 423-562-3864 County Court Clerk 423-566-8130 Mayor’s Office 423-562-2526 Trustee’s Office 423-562-5185 Clerk & Master 423-562-3496 Litter Enforcement 423-562-0414 Property Assessor 423-562-3201 Drug Hotline 423-566-3784 Veteran’s Affairs 423-562-3531 Sanitation 423-784-3452 Health Department 423-562-8351
PRIVATE SCHOOLS Calvary Christian Academy 2139 Jacksboro Pike LaFollette, TN 37766 Grades K-12 423-562-7267 Jellico Christian Academy Principal: Robby Raney 170 Adventist Lane, Jellico Grades K-8 423-449-9522 COLLEGES/VO TECH Roane State Community College 201 Independence Lane, LaFollette 423-562-7021 Tennessee College of Applied Technology 265 Elkins Road, Jacksboro 423-566-9629 Extension campus 2221 Jacksboro Pike, Suite C-16, LaFollette 423-437-8511
LOCAL UTILITY LISTINGS AND INFORMATION LaFollette Utility Board 302 N. Tennessee Ave., LaFollette 423-562-3316 800-352-1340 Jellico Electric and Water System 400 S. Main St., Jellico 423-784-8431 Caryville-Jacksboro Utility Commission 585 Main St., Suite 2, Jacksboro 423-562-9776
Navitas Utility Corporation 605 Sunset Trail, Jellico 423-784-2126 Ferrellgas 113 Ridenour Ln., Jacksboro 423-377-0064 Holston Gases 121 School St., Jacksboro 423-562-7596
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CAMPBELL COUNTY CHURCH DIRECTORY
Alder Springs Baptist Church 102 Alder Springs Road, LaFollette
Cedar Creek Baptist Church 3988 Cedar Creek Road, LaFollette
Bearwallow Baptist Church 141 Hill Lane, Caryville
Cedar Hill Baptist Church 636 Demory Road, LaFollette 423-562-9318 chbctn.org
Berachah Baptist Tabernacle 493 College Hill, LaFollette 423-912-9703 Bethel Baptist Church of Jacksboro 368 Asbury Road, Jacksboro 423-562-7120 Bethlehem Baptist Church 1745 Bethlehem Road, LaFollette Big Creek Gap Baptist Church North Highway 25W, LaFollette 423-562-9332 Brickplant Hollow Church of God 128 Brickplant Lane, Jellico Campbell County Baptist Association 707 W. Central Avenue, LaFollette 423-562-5213 Calvary’s Way Community Baptist Church 1300 Loop Road, LaFollette Calvary Worship Center 2139 Jacksboro Pike, LaFollette 423-562-7267 Caryville United Methodist Church 180 Church Street, Caryville 865-562-2674 20 • DISCOVER CAMPBELL COUNTY
Central Baptist Church 251 Mountain Road, Caryville Charity Worship Center 211 N. Cumberland Avenue, LaFollette 423-494-9724 Chaska Church of God 143 North Chaska Lane, Duff Cherry Bottom Baptist Church 228 Cherry Bottom Road, Caryville 865-426-9096 Coolidge First Baptist Church 2486 Long Hollow Road, LaFollette 423-562-6360 coolidgefbc.com Coolidge Ridge Baptist Church 1150 Pine Hollow Road, Jacksboro Cross Roads Church 515 West Hemlock Street, LaFollette Crouches Creek Baptist Church 127 E. High School Lane, Jellico Cumberland View Baptist Church 808 Pinecrest Road, Jacksboro 423-562-0735
Davis Chapel Community Baptist Church 782 Carr Wynn Road, LaFollette 423-566-4647 Demory Baptist Church 3175 Demory Road, LaFollette Demorybaptistchurch.webs.com Duff Baptist Church 628 Duff Road, Duff 423-562-6142 East Jacksboro Baptist Church 162 Island Road, Jacksboro 423-566-2047 East LaFollette Baptist Church 703 E. Prospect Street, LaFollette Elk Fork Baptist Church 867 Elk Fork Road, Pioneer Elk Valley First Baptist Church 6803 Hwy. 297, Pioneer 423-784-6066 Elm Grove Church 134 Stiner Lane, LaFollette Faith Promise Church 2301 Jacksboro Pike, Ste. 3, LaFollette 865-251-2590 faithpromise.org Faithway Assembly of God 106 Faith Way, LaFollette 423-566-5161
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Fincastle Church of God 221 Old Middlesboro Highway, LaFollette Fincastle United Methodist Church 629 Old Middlesboro Highway, LaFollette 423-562-6262 fincastleunitedmethodist.org First Apostolic Church 408 South Cumberland Avenue, LaFollette 423-566-0049 First Apostolic Church of Jellico 168 5th Street, Jellico 423-784-5683 First Baptist Church Caryville 119 Church Street, Caryville 423-562-9763 First Baptist Church Jacksboro 409 Main Street, Jacksboro 423-562-5168 fbcjacksboro.org First Baptist Church Jellico 545 South Main Street, Jellico 423-784-8215 First Baptist Church of LaFollette 255 West Central Avenue, LaFollette 423-562-7649 fbclafollette.com First Independent Missionary Baptist Church 225 East Beech Street, LaFollette 423-562-5448
Good Hope United Baptist Church 111 North Lane Street, Jellico Grace Age Fellowship Church 1309 Duff Road, Duff 423-562-3005 Grace Church of LaFollette 103 Bald Hill Lane, LaFollette Grace Missionary Baptist Church 205 North Tennessee Avenue, LaFollette Heritage Baptist Church 144 E. Memorial Lane, Jacksboro 423-562-8118 High Cliff Missionary Baptist Church 434 High Cliff Lane, Jellico High Knob Baptist Church 973 S. High Knob Road, LaFollette 423-566-1796 High Street Baptist Church 382 Wildwood Circle, LaFollette Hillcrest Baptist Church 140 Claiborne Lane, LaFollette 423-562-6545 Hope & Stand Church 942 Towe String Road, Jacksboro 423-566-8660 hopeandstand.com House of Prayer and Praise 679 Pleasant Ridge Road, LaFollette 423-562-4573 Indian Creek Baptist Church 2508 Pinecrest Road, Jacksboro
Jellico Church of God Mountain Assembly 224 North Florence Avenue, Jellico 423-784-9291 Jellico Highway Church of God 2544 South Highway 25, LaFollette 423-566-4292 Jellico Seventh-day Adventist Church 324 Adventist Lane, Jellico 423-784-4308 jellico22.adventistchurchconnect.org Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses 153 State Lane, LaFollette 423-562-5348 LaFollette Baptist Temple 1236 Middlesboro Highway, LaFollette 423-562-4648 LaFollette Church of Christ 205 South Cumberland Avenue, LaFollette 423-562-4447 LaFollette Church of God 1906 Jacksboro Pike, LaFollette 423-562-3500 lafchurchofgod.org LaFollette Seventh-day Adventist Church 2221 Jacksboro Pike, Suite C6, LaFollette 803-403-3538 LaFollette United Methodist Church 808 E. Central Avenue, LaFollette 423-562-7348 lafolletteumc.org
First Presbyterian Church 110 West Ash Street, LaFollette 423-562-5366
Indian Mound Baptist Church 239 Indian Mound Circle, Jacksboro
Fordtown Baptist Church 1616 Loop Road, LaFollette 423-562-5159
Indiana Avenue Baptist Church 604 South Indiana Avenue, LaFollette 423-562-3420
Liberty Baptist Church 131 Bald Hill Lane, Speedwell
Forks Grove Baptist Church 161 Forks Grove Road, LaFollette
Ivy Grove Baptist Church 953 Mountain Road, Caryville
Lick Creek Holiness Church 1783 Melvins Hollow Road, Jellico
Friendly Valley Church 6550 Stinking Creek Road, Pioneer
Jacksboro Church of Christ 1050 Main Street, Jacksboro 423-562-6614
Lighthouse Baptist Church 316 Loop Road, LaFollette
Friendship Community Church 1530 Melvin Hollow Road, Pioneer Fundamental Missionary Baptist Church 597 Wildwood Circle, LaFollette 423-566-2150
Jacksboro United Methodist Church 108 Liberty Street, Jacksboro 423-562-3896 Jellico Church of God 286 South Walnut Street, Jellico
Lake View Baptist Church 1046 Bruce Gap Road, Caryville 423-562-0379
Little Cove Creek Baptist Church 595 Patty Hill Road, Caryville 865-426-9303 Long Hollow Baptist Church Long Hollow Road, LaFollette
Glade Springs Baptist Church 360 Glade Springs Road, LaFollette
Macedonia Baptist Church 3658 Pinecrest Road, Jacksboro 423-437-1831
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Midway Baptist Church 1745 Old Jacksboro Highway, LaFollette 423-562-8107
One Love Church 2301 Jacksboro Pike, Suite 3, LaFollette olctn.org
Thirteenth Street Faith Tabernacle Church of God 304 North 13th Street, LaFollette
Midway Baptist Church 121 Midway Road, Clairfield 423-784-6024
Oswego Missionary Baptist Church 1030 Wooldridge Pike, Jellico ombcjellicotn.com
Trinity Baptist Church 300 South 12th Street, LaFollette
Morley Baptist Church 125 Elk Ford Road, Pioneer
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church 1142 East Elm Street, LaFollette 423-562-0312
Mount Paran Baptist Church 821 Mt. Paran Road, Jacksboro 423-562-1633 mpbcjacksboro.org
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church 1207 Davis Chapel Road, LaFollette
Mount Pisgah Baptist Church 1009 East Central Avenue, LaFollette
Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church 983 Pleasant Ridge Road, LaFollette
Mount Zion United Methodist Church 173 Mount Zion Lane, Jacksboro 423-562-8918
Red Ash Baptist Church 5321 Old Highway 63, Caryville
Mountain View Baptist Church 173 Teague Lane, LaFollette Mountain View Independent Baptist Church 199 Myers Lane, LaFollette New Canaan United Baptist Church 8975 Highway 297, Pioneer New Freedom Community Baptist Church 778 Duff Road, Duff 423-563-5762 New Freedom Ministries 295 Broad Street, Jellico 423-377-3667 newfreedomjellico.com New Horizon Baptist Church 2977 General Carl W. Stiner Highway, LaFollette 423-563-0030 newhorizonbaptistchurch.net
Rock Creek Church of God 1171 Duff Road, Duff 423-562-5968 Royal Blue Baptist Church Titus Hollow Road, Pioneer Shield of Faith Community Church 1800 Jacksboro Station Road, Jacksboro Sled Creek Community Holiness Church 187 Sled Creek Road, Duff St. Clare’s Episcopal Church 103 South 6th Street, LaFollette 865-809-3487 Stanfield Church of God 153 Old Stinking Creek Road, LaFollette 423-784-7011 stanfieldchurchofgod.com Stanfield United Baptist Church 100 Red Cut Road, Pioneer Stinking Creek Baptist Church 121 Laurel Branch Road, LaFollette
New Life Ministry Center 181 Indian Mound Circle, Jacksboro 423-562-0011
Tabernacle of Praise 161 Lawson Lane, LaFollette
Newcomb Baptist Church 151 Wooldridge Pike, Newcomb
Tannery Hollow Baptist Church 649 Maple Street, Jellico
Newcomb Church of God 158 Sky Lane, Newcomb 423-784-4912
The Church of Christ of Jesus Latter-day Saints 215 Wildwood Circle. LaFollette 423-562-0692
Old Pathway Gospel Church 202 South 14th Street, LaFollette 423-563-7222 Old Time Holiness Church 4226 Highway 1804, Jellico 22 • DISCOVER CAMPBELL COUNTY
Vasper Missionary Baptist Church 273 Old Vasper Road, Caryville 865-426-8553 Victory Baptist Church 5983 Victory Road, LaFollette Walnut Grove Baptist Church 154 Big Four Road, LaFollette Well Springs United Methodist Church 168 Well Road, LaFollette 423-562-9583 Wesleyan Church 209 Sunset Trail, Jellico West LaFollette Baptist Church 335 West Avenue, LaFollette 423-562-9871 westlafollettebc.org West Walden Street Church of God 1111 West Walden Street, LaFollette 423-562-4481 White Oak Church of God 1461 Highway 90, Jellico 423-784-3051 Whitman Hollow Bible Church 356 Whitman Hollow Road, LaFollette 423-562-6856 Woodlake Baptist Church 249 Myers Street, Jacksboro 423-562-4018 Woodson Gap Baptist Church 243 Kenwood Lane, LaFollette Word of Life Church 1354 Loop Road, LaFollette World Harvester Church 250 Maple Street East, Caryville 423-562-9586 Wynn Community Church 634 Cotula Road, Duff TN 423-563-5455 Zion Assembly of God 151 Stone Mill Road, Jacksboro
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