New City Resources

Dear Friends,

Thank you for your on-going prayers and support during what has been for us a remarkable season of adventure and transition.

A couple of months ago, we were not sure where New City Ministries would continue its work.

Today, through the Lord’s gracious provision and the involvement of His people, we are moving into a fabulous new site in the Old City, 116 S Central, just four doors down from our previous location.

Once renovations are completed, in addition to our standard fare of quality music every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night, we will be home to a state of the art recording studio and a community-wide study center.

To whom much is given, much is required.

Grand Opening is set for Friday, Sept 6.

Please come join us for this special celebration. And please come help us in the meantime with our move-in. Skilled and unskilled labor is needed. Call 544.0100 if you can help.

For more than four years now Christians from around the city have shone the light of Christ in Knoxville’s Old City. July 4th marked our four year anniversary. Through a variety of artists, speakers, and initiatives, God’s people have established a witness in one of our city’s most struggling districts.

Thank you for your part in making this vision a visible reality through the ministry of New City Café.

When New City first began in 1998, people expressed reservation and concern about the suitability of the Old City for this project. Today, more than 100 volunteers from an array of Christian traditions contribute more than 400 hours of service-ministry every month in the Old City!

During the school year, Fulton Young Life meets at the Café every Monday night. A couple college ministries now utilize the space every Sunday and Wednesday evening. Thursday remains protected as our singer-songwriter night/open mic. Friday and Saturday night, we host local, regional, and nationally known christian artists–all of whom are committed to sowing seeds and painting pictures through music and dialogue for the furtherance of the Gospel.

At various times during the year, we offer workshops and issue-specific seminars. This Fall, author-pastor Doug Banister will lead a three week series on “The Emerging Church” with New City. Dr. Paul Stevens (Regent College) is scheduled for a workshop on marketplace integration February 2003.

And so while some consider the Old City only as a struggling business district, through the efforts of New City, we see it emerging as a strategic location for Christian ministry.

For your partnership in this pioneering mission, we say thank you. None of what we do is possible without support from the community. We are not a church, nor are we a part of any particular church or denomination. Rather, we are an extension of every church in Knoxville, an inter-denominational gathering place for all God’s people and a neutral site for ministry aimed at Christians and non-Christians, seeking to bridge the gap between skepticism and belief.