Valley Church
Clayton Center on Pellissippi State campus
AI Summary
The church’s children’s ministry uses the Orange Curriculum (featuring Ollie the Owl and The So & So Show) and provides weekly Parent Cue take-home resources, with a secure check-in system that issues family-matching name tags and coded pick-up tags. The student ministry, called The Hang Out (grades 6–12), gathers Sunday mornings in “the loft” for worship and Bible study and meets Sunday evenings at Lolli & Bobo’s Ice Cream Shoppe (5:55–7:30 PM) for hangouts, regular fun events, and spiritual retreats. Active in local and international outreach, the church partners with nonprofits like Knox Area Rescue Ministries and Roatan Mission Fellowship, runs seasonal and annual missions and community events, and supports local schools and neighbors; it was launched in September 2020, was gifted 20 acres, has a designated future property at 2065 Award Winning Way (Knoxville), and is planning a community center next to Chick-fil-A with nearly $1,000,000 raised toward construction hoped to resume in 2027. Services are streamed on YouTube and the church is active on Facebook and Instagram; visitors can submit prayer requests via the site or email info@valleychurch.church, call (865) 839-4785, and look for leadership including Senior Pastor John Gargis and worship leaders Aaron Tracy and Randi Yearout.
Service Times
Sunday Worship: Sunday 11:00 AM
Worship Style
Contemporary
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📜Version History
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- Name:Clayton Center on Pellissippi State campus
- Street Address:(removed)
- Address Line 2:(removed)
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Added location: Clayton Center on Pellissippi State campus
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- Name:Valley Church
- Website URL:https://valleychurch.church
- Summary:The church’s children’s ministry uses the Orange Curriculum (featuring Ollie the Owl and The So & So Show) and provides weekly Parent Cue take-home resources, with a secure check-in system that issues family-matching name tags and coded pick-up tags. The student ministry, called The Hang Out (grades 6–12), gathers Sunday mornings in “the loft” for worship and Bible study and meets Sunday evenings at Lolli & Bobo’s Ice Cream Shoppe (5:55–7:30 PM) for hangouts, regular fun events, and spiritual retreats. Active in local and international outreach, the church partners with nonprofits like Knox Area Rescue Ministries and Roatan Mission Fellowship, runs seasonal and annual missions and community events, and supports local schools and neighbors; it was launched in September 2020, was gifted 20 acres, has a designated future property at 2065 Award Winning Way (Knoxville), and is planning a community center next to Chick-fil-A with nearly $1,000,000 raised toward construction hoped to resume in 2027. Services are streamed on YouTube and the church is active on Facebook and Instagram; visitors can submit prayer requests via the site or email info@valleychurch.church, call (865) 839-4785, and look for leadership including Senior Pastor John Gargis and worship leaders Aaron Tracy and Randi Yearout.
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Initial church data
Last updated: 2/18/2026