3. God chose Cokesbury Church in Knoxville, Tennessee as the site where He would foster the development of a ministry to serve individuals and families who were dealing with addictive issues and emotional distress. Susannah’s House is one part of the ministry.

4. The facility is designed for classroom programs for adults; art, movement and music therapy for children and counseling areas for recovery and life skills.

5. Susannah’s House is designed to be a safe haven for the entire family to heal and grow.

6. Who Can Come?

7. We Invite mothers: Pregnant mothers who are struggling with addictive issues.

8. Who are in ongoing recovery from substance abuse and have completed an alcohol and drug assessment and have followed its recommendations, or

9. Who have children with the Department of Children’s Services (DCS) due to family substance abuse, or

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11. Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) is a condition in which a baby suffers from withdrawal symptoms after being exposed to substances such as pain medications or illicit drugs during the mother’s pregnancy. In 2013, the Tennessee Department of Health reported 855 cases, the majority were concentrated in East Tennessee.

13. Susannah’s House is named for Susanna Wesley, the mother of John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist Church. Born on January 20, 1669, as the daughter of a London pastor and the youngest of 25 children, Susanna Annesley was quite familiar with both a clergyman’s household and large families.

14. Susanna gave birth to 19 children in her lifetime and became an inspirational counselor to her children and a prolific writer in her own right.

15. “There are two things to do about the gospel. Believe it and behave it.”