Holston Home for Children was founded in 1895 when Mrs. E.E. Wiley, a widow, took in her first homeless child. Since then, from that humble beginning, Holston Home has strived to follow biblical teaching and Wesleyan theology to share and demonstrate the love of Jesus to the children and families it has served and has helped more than 8,000 children.
Holston Home is situated on 155 acres of gently rolling hillside in Greeneville, TN. Providing Family Services in Greeneville, Johnson City, Knoxville, and Chattanooga, TN, and a Family Service Center in Bristol, VA, Holston Home is in the ministry of helping children and people facing significant challenges.
The aim of Holston Home is to help children and families overcome hardships in their lives. Sometimes children are unable to live at home, and Holston Home provides one.
The goal is always to do what is best for the children. Our professional staff work to strengthen families and we help children overcome any emotional traumas or other hardships they may have experienced.
None of this could have ever happened without friends like you who support our ministry.
Although Holston Home for Children shares a rich history with the Holston Annual Conference’s United Methodist Church and is blessed to have ongoing support, it operates independently with its own board. Holston Home is proud of its longstanding relationship and Wesleyan ties.
The Holston Annual Conference will continue to provide benevolent support to Holston Home for Children by recognizing the rich legacy and historical relationship between our two organizations. Holston Home for Children may also seek support from local congregations through such programs as Fifth Sunday Offerings, Advance Specials, special gifts and programs of planned giving and fund development.
