CROSS Food Ministry is a local food and utility assistance ministry, serving the Seymour, tri-county community. Our mission is to meet real needs regardless of religious beliefs. CROSS is supported financially by partnering churches, community fundraisers, local businesses, and generous individuals.
Since 1989 CROSS has provided the following services:
- Groceries
- Utility Assistance (final notice only – once per calendar year)
- Educational classes
Our Leadership
Our History
CROSS Food Ministry was founded in 1989, envisioned by Reverend J.E. Johnson, Eusebia Presbyterian, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, and Seymour United Methodist Church. It was decided by these four ministries that more could be done for those in our community if the churches pooled resources.
The Purpose of the organization was to provide food and utility assistance to those within our community. CROSS is governed by a Board of Directors (one member from each partnering church) Currently, CROSS has 19 partnering churches and approximately 100 volunteers.
Our Partnering Churches
- Boyd’s Creek Church of God
- Cedar Grove Baptist Church
- Celebration Lutheran Church
- Eden Chapel
- Eusebia Presbyterian Church
- Foothills Worship Center
- Grace Baptist Church
- Holy Family Catholic Church
- Knob Creek Baptist Church
- Oak City Baptist Church
- Providence Baptist Church
- Seymour Church
- Seymour First Baptist Church
- Seymour Heights Christian Church
- Seymour United Methodist Church
- Shiloh Baptist Church
- Southside Baptist Church
- St. Paul’s Episcopal
- The Pursuit Church
- Valley Grove Baptist Church
- Zion Hill Baptist Church
2024 Grant Partners
- Sevier County, TN
- United Way EFSP