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Cornerstone Church of Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee
GREEN — Sovereign Grace Churches + Reformed
Quick Facts
Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Bill Kittrell
Founded verify
Denomination Sovereign Grace
Service Times verify on website
Men's Ministry No
Kids Ministry No
Website cornerstonechurchofknoxville.com/
Pastor Credentials Unknown formal credentials
10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
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Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
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Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
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Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
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Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
Per SGC Statement: complementarian; male-only ordained eldership.
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Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
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Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
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Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
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Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
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Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
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Assessment
Member of Sovereign Grace Churches. Distinctives: doctrines of grace (TULIP), continuationist (open to charismatic gifts but order-of-worship friendly), complementarian, gospel-centered, church-planting-emphasis.
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How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website
Sources & Evidence
Enrichment Notes

[2026-05-18] Added via Sovereign Grace Churches Phase 2. Network directory: https://sovereigngrace.com/church-listings/#church-5268. Live-fetched https://cornerstonechurchofknoxville.com/ on 2026-05-18. [2026-05-19] Phase 6f pastor live-fetched: "Bill Kittrell" from https://cckchurch.com/leadership/.

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. [1] Live source sovereigngrace.com/church-listings/
  2. [2] Live source cckchurch.com/leadership/

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Last reviewed: 2026-05-16 — Annual review recommended
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