Christ Covenant Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Dr. Kevin DeYoung (Senior Pastor)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)

Service Times Sunday 10:45 AM

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website christcovenant.org

Pastor Credentials Prolific author; TGC board member; Reformed theology; previously at University Reformed Church, East Lansing, MI

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

PCA -- Westminster Standards.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

GREEN: DeYoung is a champion of biblical authority. Author of 'Taking God at His Word.'

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Men's ministry listed. Small groups available.

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Reformed. Westminster Confession.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

PCA -- male-only ordination. DeYoung has written extensively on biblical sexuality.

PCA -- male-only ordination. DeYoung is a leading voice on biblical sexuality and complementarianism.

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

PCA governance. Male elder-led.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

GREEN: DeYoung is one of the best Reformed preachers in America. Expository, rigorous, accessible.

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Active missions. HisAbilities disability ministry.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

GREEN: DeYoung is one of the clearest voices against progressive drift in evangelicalism. | GREEN signal: *** INITIAL SIGNER (one of the founding 153) *** Pastor Kevin DeYoung is a public signatory of "The Nashville Statement on Biblical Sexuality" (CBMW, 2017-08-25, cbmw.org/nashville-statement). The Nashville Statement is the post-2017 evangelical line on biblical anthropology, marriage, and sexual ethics — affirming creation order, one-man-one-woman marriage, and biblical sexuality. Signing places the pastor on the orthodox / non-affirming side of the 2017 evangelical fault line.

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

PCA -- confessional Reformed accountability.

Strong

Assessment

Christ Covenant Church under Kevin DeYoung is one of the premier PCA congregations in America. DeYoung is a prolific author, TGC board member, and one of the clearest Reformed voices on biblical authority and sexuality. He previously led University Reformed Church in East Lansing, MI. Located at 800 Fullwood Ln in Matthews, NC (Charlotte area). Men's and women's ministries, small groups, HisAbilities disability ministry. STRONGEST recommendation for men seeking Reformed, confessional, intellectually rigorous preaching.

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Pastor Signatures & Affiliations [Orthodox-aligned signatures]

Public statement signatures and organizational affiliations of this church's named pastors. "People is policy" — these are evidence-weighted signals about doctrinal trajectory, not the sole determinant of any rating.

Nashville Statement

Dr. Kevin DeYoung, Kevin DeYoung

Source: cbmw.org — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

[2026-05-18] Merged dupe christ-covenant-matthews into this record (Phase 5 cleanup).

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] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260226195441/https://christcovenant…
↳ Snapshot of christcovenant.org/staff/kevin-deyoung/ (live link)
[2] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260312001033/https://en.wikipedia.o…
↳ Snapshot of en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_DeYoung (live link)

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