Our Mission

Where You Can Be Involved! 



Jail Ministry

Each Sunday morning, we send a team of men to preach and teach at the Knoxville Detention Center (county jail).  We consider it a real joy and privilege to share the love of Christ and the forgiveness found in Jesus to these incarcerated men.


World English Institute (WEI) - http://www.weiady.org/

WEI is a global ministry getting the Gospel into every corner of the world. Led by Tom and Angela Langley, former Arlington missionaries in Romania, and a host of other churches. We at Arlington are partners in this ministry because of the strong emphasis on learning about God in the process of learning English.  More from their web site below.

"Activating Christians and Churches". 

  • God is using WEI to get individuals and churches throughout America involved in missions. Mission-minded people are urged to go abroad on WEI follow up campaigns. Christians are urged to be correspondence missionaries, teaching WEI students through the internet and putting their students in touch with missionaries when they request baptism.
  • WEI also makes it possible for missionaries and their supporting churches to work together in reaping a spiritual harvest. The missionary runs an ad in a local newspaper offering a Free English Course, which draws upon the Bible for illustrations. Students are asked to send a letter in English to the address of the supporting church. Students who respond are taught by members of the congregation. When students complete their studies and request baptism, they are referred to the missionary for follow-up. In this way, missionaries and their supporting churches work together as a team to bear fruit for God.
  • The church has neither the manpower nor the funds to send missionaries to every city, town, and hamlet in the world. By using WEI as a tool, the church does have the manpower and the funds to sow the Seed in every nation under heaven.

Homeless Outreach

The Arlington Church is committed to reaching out to the poor, hurting, and homeless population of Knoxville.   Knoxville is blessed to have three downtown ministries devoted to assisting the homeless population on a full-time basis: Knox Area Rescue Ministries (KARM), Volunteer Ministry Center, and the Salvation Army.

  • We also encourage our members to donate unused clothing to KARM.  When you donate clothing, mention that you are part of the Arlington Church of Christ corners of the field ministry and the church will get credit.  Each quarter gift cards are sent to the church based upon the number of donations received that month.  We are able to give these cards to those in need.  We also encourage donations to Angelic Ministries which gives away clothing and furniture to the poor of Knoxville for no charge.  We encourage members to donate their time in sorting through the clothing and helping shoppers pick out clothing.
  • Each December we collect new or gently used socks to donate to KARM in memory of Zachery Heinz, the son of one of our members and young adult who died in a motorcycle accident.  He used to volunteer time at KARM.  We wrap the socks and include a candy cane and deliver them to the residents at KARM each Christmas. KARM Web site: http://karm.org/ Volunteer Ministry Center Web site- http://www.vmcinc.org/