Christ Community Church North Knoxville — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Joshua Varnedoe

Founded August 2025

Denomination Sovereign Grace Churches

Service Times See website

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.facebook.com/p/Christ-Community-Church-of-Knoxville-61572835468110/

Pastor Credentials Lead Pastor; sent from Cornerstone Church of Knoxville

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

New plant (August 2025) — discipleship structures still building out

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?

Male-only elders; explicit complementarian per network polity

Male-only elders; complementarian per network confession

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Continuationist on spiritual gifts; conservative cultural posture

Strong

Accountability Structure

Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?

Sovereign Grace Churches — Reformed soteriology, complementarian, continuationist. Historical concerns from SGM-era child sex abuse cover-up allegations resolved through 2014 reorganization but legacy remains.

Caution

Assessment

Christ Community Church North Knoxville is a new SGC plant from Cornerstone Church of Knoxville, opening August 17, 2025. Joshua Varnedoe serves as Lead Pastor. Cornerstone has planted 3 churches in 15 years (Redeeming Grace Franklin, Trinity Grace Athens, Christ Community North Knoxville). Reformed, complementarian, continuationist.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Verified via sovereigngrace.com directory + Facebook. New plant (Aug 2025) — permanent website pending.

These are the URLs consulted to arrive at this church's scoring. Score-note claims are synthesized from homepage content, denominational directories, and public statements of faith at the time of review. Church websites change frequently; we're progressively adding Internet Archive snapshots to prevent link rot.

[1] Live source sovereigngrace.com/church-listings/
[2] Live source sovereigngrace.com/church-planting-in-north-knoxville-usa/

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