Our Story

Since 1907, the Wesley House has been assisting and providing services for Knoxville’s most under resourced and marginalized areas.

Wesley House Mission

Our mission: Wesley House works to empower and serve the Mechanicsville, Lonsdale, and Beaumont communities in Knoxville, TN.

Wesley House Vision

The Mechanicsville, Lonsdale, and Beaumont communities will be equipped with the spiritual, emotional, and educational resources needed to thrive.

Wesley House DEI Statement

Wesley House is committed to fostering and maintaining a work environment where diversity, equity, and inclusion are fully integrated into everything we do for the benefit of our employees, families, and community members we are called to serve. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are rooted in our cultural values that shape each day at Wesley House. We are dedicated to learning, growing, and doing better each day to ensure all feel welcome in our building.

Wesley House Cultural Values

Respect, Equity Diversity, Wholeness, and Spirituality

Our History

Wesley House Community Center was established in 1907 in Knoxville, Tennessee by three United Methodist Women groups, in order to support the ladies working at Brookside Mills. These hard-working mothers were at the cotton mill to support their families, and therefore their children were lacking supervision during the day. The UMW women recognized this need and thus created the Wesley House. Since then, our organization has been providing after school and summer camp services for Knoxville’s most under-resourced and marginalized communities. In the 1950s, Wesley House saw another need in the community, this one being for seniors citizens who were experiencing social isolation. To assist these members of the community, the Wesley House provides our WISE program, which supports senior citizens in the Lonsdale, Beaumont, Mechanicsville, and East Knoxville communities.