A church mission trip was just the beginning of the story of God’s faithfulness and guidance during the last 15 years.  No one can say anything but that HE has done this.

The KnoxCAM story began in 2005 with a ten-day mission trip to Peru taken by the Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church Sanctuary and Handbell Choirs and instrumentalists.  During the trip they presented concerts at a number of universities and churches in Lima.  They began to pray at that time that the trip would not be a self-contained event but would be the beginning of a continuing outreach ministry through the performing arts to the Knoxville area and further afield, as God led.

The opportunities for service became so numerous that in July 2009 Cedar Springs commissioned Knoxville Christian Art Ministries as a ministry of the church dedicated to missional outreach through choral and instrumental music, dance, and drama.

In January 2020, KnoxCAM became an independent, non-profit, 501(c)(3) ministry.  We are generously supported by Cedar Springs, as well as by many other individuals and organizations.

Our membership now includes 120 volunteers, ages 18-90, from 40 different churches in the Knoxville area.  We serve annually in prisons across Tennessee, at Knox Area Rescue Ministries, and for various community outreach events.