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Thorn Grove Christian Church
728 South Carter School Rd
Strawberry Plains TN 37871             

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“Hope has two beautiful daughters; their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are, and Courage to see that they do not remain as they are.” -Augustine of Hippo This past Sunday at Thorn Grove, we introduced our current t
This past Saturday, Thorn Grove was able to serve alongside 13 other churches in the area, all trying to be good neighbors! Together we were able to unload food trucks, organize and hand out food, give away clothing, and backpacks to families in East
Let’s talk about Common Meal: One thing we do at our gatherings at Thorn Grove is Common Meal or “communion” if you are more familiar with that language. We gather together in reflection, sometimes in celebration, sometimes in lam
VENDORS NEEDED! 📣📣📣 We are so happy to announce the date for the Thorn Grove Fall Market!! Mark your calendars for 👉October 10th, 10am - 1pm! The vendor application link is now open for any 2026 vendors and is located in our bio!!! From local
If you didn’t pick up your Yearbook Directory this past Sunday, tomorrow morning is another chance! The yearbook directories are so that we can learn each other and our community better! P.S. Johnson students that aren’t back in Knoxvil
Here are some photos from an exceptional week at CIY!!! The Grove Students had a GREAT time 🙌
Meet Rylee Britt!! 🙌 Rylee is our Family Pastor Intern at Thorn Grove! She is originally from Louisville, Kentucky and is currently a senior at Johnson University studying Preaching/Youth Ministry and Family Studies. Whether it’s a hike, tryi
Hallelujah, Glory be to our great God! 🙌 Congratulations to Camilla, Cruz, and Megan on getting baptized Sunday!! This was an incredibly special Baptism Sunday of celebration, happy tears, and amazing dedications to our great God.
TWO DAYS AWAY 🙌 This Sunday is Baptism Sunday!!! We cannot wait to celebrate three baptisms together! Following the baptisms (which will hopefully be outside) there will be a lunch where we will all celebrate and eat in community together! We wi
Meet our Teaching Pastor, Mark Nelson! Mark has been married to his wife Monica for 39 years. (Monica is a Professor and Director of the Pre-Nursing Program at Johnson U.) They have three amazing children (Michael, Matthew, and Meghan), two wonderfu
The Grove Students are officially on their way to CIY!!!!! We ask you to be praying for both our students and our leaders in their travels and as they have this experience this week! Shalom 👋
Check out what The Grove Students have been up to this summer!! They have been hanging out, meeting every Wednesday to do a book study, and celebrated finishing the book study last night with some @cruzefarm ice cream! Next week, they are headed