UKirk UTK
UKirk UTK is a church at 1831 Melrose Ave SW in Knoxville, TN 37916-3411. It is one of 582 churches in Knoxville.
UKirk is intentional in its worship and life together, incarnational in its witness to college students, collaborative in its ministry, and grounded in the Reformed tradition to live as the Beloved Community at UT Knoxville.
UKirk is creating an inclusive and affirming community on the campus of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where justice is central, faith is alive, and questions are encouraged—so that students know they are beloved by God.
1831 Melrose Ave SW, Knoxville, TN, 37916-3411Phone: +18653949242 · Website: https://www.ukirkutk.org/
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The community around UKirk UTK
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 6 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About 3 in 4 the people here live below the poverty line, and more than a third of adults here carry depression. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.
- Poverty Rate: 78.1%
- Depression: 41.8%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.3%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.0% (11.0–20.6%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Churches near UKirk UTK
- Baptist Collegiate Ministry — 0.1 mi away
- St. John XXIII Catholic Center — 0.1 mi away
- Advent House — 0.1 mi away
- Wesley Foundation at UTK — 0.1 mi away
- Christian Student Fellowship — 0.2 mi away
- Tyson House — 0.2 mi away
- Institute of Religion - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — 0.4 mi away
- Volunteers for Christ — 0.4 mi away
- Redeemer Church of Knoxville — 0.5 mi away
- Christ Chapel — 0.5 mi away