Elevation Church - Lake Norman — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Steven Furtick (Lead Pastor); Holly Furtick (co-pastor)

Founded See website

Denomination SBC (affiliated)

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website elevationchurch.org

Pastor Credentials See website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Trinitarian, gospel-affirming church.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Verify inerrancy stance.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify men's ministry.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Verify faith-alone soteriology.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Holly Furtick is 'co-founder and pastor'; she preaches to men and women. Egalitarian. This is why the church exited SBC.

Verify

Disqualifier

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Verify elder/pastor structure.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Verify expository vs topical.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Verify Great Commission focus.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Verify cultural alignment.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Left SBC in June 2023 specifically over the female-pastors amendment (NBC News, Christianity Today, Premier Christian). Now explicitly non-denominational with no accountability structure.

Disqualifier

Assessment

National directory entry — web-verified pastor, website, and Facebook. Visit website for full theological details.

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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

SBC MIS-TAG — left SBC July 2023 over women-pastors issue. Plus existing concerns about Furtick theology (Trinity comments, NAR associations). Should be BLACK rating.

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 nbcnews.com/news/us-news/elevation-church-exits-southern-…
[2] Live source christianitytoday.com/2023/07/elevation-church-steven-fur…
[3] Live source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elevation_Church

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