A Collaborative Effort of Local Churches to Reach Cocke County with the Good News of Jesus Christ.

​God Sized Change

Empower Cocke County desires to see positive life change by helping individuals cease destructive behavior through following the teaching of Jesus Christ. We intend to do this by calling local bodies of Christ together, working side by side in one accord, to accomplish what no one church can do alone.

The best way to prevent addiction is to never start. Empower Cocke County seeks to break the cycle by empowering our youth. We work alongside Teen Challenge to bring their Stay Sharp program to local schools. Our elementary schools are offered Empowering Youth. We are parterning with The Boys and Girls Club to offer summer youth events as well called Friday Night Light.

But the Lord can be trusted to make you strong and protect you from harm.
​2 Thessalonians 3:3

​Empower Projects

​Empower Projects exists to promote positive life change by helping employees and clients develop a strong relationship with Christ, the local church, and work skills to succeed in life. We believe it takes a foundational belief in Jesus, strong work ethic and development of job skills to break Cocke County’s high recidivism rate.

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
​Ephesians 4:32

Empower Cocke County is working toward bringing inpatient rehabilitation to Newport. We work with a community-based Anti-Drug Coalition to prepare to help those trapped in addiction.