Knoxville Fellows

Attention all fathers of teenage sons, we are pleased to announce the upcoming Father Teen Adventure. There are currently three openings available in FTA 4, scheduled from June 28th to July 5th, and one opening in FTA 5, scheduled from July 5th to July 12th. Financial assistance is available to help cover fees. For further information, please do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected]. You can also visit springcanyon.org/father-teen-adventure for more details.

Father Teen Adventure Father Teen Adventure Build, repair, or re-establish solid, biblical relationships with your teenage children. Cultivating good family life in our fast-paced, “plugged-in” culture is not always an easy task. Constant busyness and messaging from outside influences can easily sidetrack us from

We graduated!!! 🎓This past Saturday, we finally graduated with our Master of Arts in Ethics and Leadership! Thank you to Johnson University for their sweet partnership with us! Can’t thank our professors enough!

Enjoyed our last retreat of the Fellows year at Bo’s cabin last weekend!! Sweetest time of reminiscing and hanging out! God is good🫶

Last BUT not least is…ABBIE! Abbie is an avid walker (over 300 days of 10k+ steps 🏃‍♀️), an amazing baker, and just truly a humble ray of sunshine to all of us ☀️

Hometown: Mechanicsville, VA

College: University of Tennessee

Degree: Interior Architecture

Job: Medical assistant & Scribe at Knoxville Orthopedic Clinic

Fav part of Fellows: Making memories with the most amazing people who love the Lord deeply!!

Hypothetical best day ever: Wake up to have a quiet time at sunrise before heading to an early workout class:) Head to the river and spend the day on the water with all my favorite people!! Enjoy some watermelon while laughing until I cry with my friends and family! Make dinner for all my peeps and then go on an evening walk before spending the rest of the evening in a hanging chair (iykyk) watching the sunset and hanging out with everyone!

Fav things/hobbies: cooking/baking, workout classes/running, riverside walks, podcasts, spontaneous adventures with my besties!

Random fun facts: I’ve skydived twice, had a side gig refurbishing/painting furniture at 13, and I’ve been to 4 out of the 7 continents!

It’s time to meet Will Schepens! Will is the future doc, professional dairy judge, and poet of our Fellows crew!!

Hometown: Signal Mountain, TN

College: University of Tennessee

Degree: Biological sciences with a concentration in microbiology

Job: Medical assistant and scribe at Knoxville Orthopedic Clinic

Fav part of Fellows: Community

Hypothetical best day ever: Relaxing in an alpine base camp reading a book and drinking coffee

Fav things/hobbies: Spending time with Aubrey (my fiancé!), kayaking, reading, and playing golf

Random fun facts: Once, while rowing the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, I sat on a cactus. It was less than ideal.

Grateful for the opportunity to serve with and in Argentina🇦🇷🤍 This trip was full of laughter, love, new friendships, and sweet memories that will last a lifetime! Thank you to everyone who made this trip possible! All glory to God!

Meet Olivia!! Liv is full of laughter and always up for a fun, spontaneous adventure! She’s our Fellows nurse who has the biggest heart!

Hometown: Louisville, TN

College: University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN

Degree: Nursing

Job: Trauma/Surgical Nurse at UT Medical Center

Fav part of Fellows: Always people to hang out with, meeting so many great leaders around Knox, going on adventures together, and hanging with Rick and Emilee!!

Hypothetical best day ever: Wake up and drive to max patch to see the sunrise 🌅 with an iced caramel latte in hand. On the drive back, stop at Waffle House for breakfast! When back in Knox, go wake surfing on the lake and see the sunset on the water. End the night with a campfire and a guitar moment with friends! 🙌

Fav things/hobbies: wakeboarding/surfing, calligraphy, and coffee with friends

Random fun facts: Snorkeled in the Bermuda Triangle, went skydiving, and my favorite person in the world is Dolly Parton

Last worship night in Argentina. TGBTG!

Class 20 came to Knoxville last weekend and got a sneak peek into life as a Fellow! Such an awesome crew that we loved hanging out with! Praying for the new class as we finish up and they’re just a few months away from embarking on this fun adventure ☺️