Fern Street Missionary Baptist Church

About this church

Fern Street Missionary Baptist Church in East Knoxville begins Church School at 10:00 a.m. and Sunday worship at 11:15, with Wednesday Bible study at 6:30 p.m. The congregation describes worship as heartfelt, prayer as central, and Bible teaching as foundational, while stressing that ministry continues outside the sanctuary. Sermon recordings on the official site let newcomers hear the church’s preaching before a first visit. Fern Street is located at 121 Fern Street SE and serves as both a worshiping congregation and an active neighborhood institution.

Community engagement defines this church’s identity. Its materials connect worship with food drives, street-corner prayer, food distribution, community gardens, and events across East Knoxville. Pastor Chris Battle founded Battlefield Farm and co-founded the Eastside Sunday Market and Rooted East, initiatives addressing food disparity and neighborhood sustainability. The congregation calls itself multigenerational and presents practical support and spiritual formation as parts of the same mission. This is a particularly relevant directory result for someone seeking a Missionary Baptist church with visible local food-justice work, not simply a weekly service. The event calendar includes church and community gatherings; confirm dated programs there rather than assuming every outreach activity follows a fixed weekly schedule.

Researched from the church’s official website and reviewed August 24, 2026. Sources: Official website, community focus, leadership, and sermons · Weekly schedule, church identity, and East Knoxville outreach · Contact and location · Church and community event calendar

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