Elevation Church Matthews — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Steven Furtick (founding/lead pastor)

Founded 2006

Denomination Non-Denominational (Furtick)

Service Times Sunday 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website www.elevationchurch.org/

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Furtick has publicly hosted Oneness Pentecostal T.D. Jakes without correction and made statements ambiguous on Trinity — red per rubric priors.

Disqualifier

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Elevation affirms Bible but Furtick's hermeneutic is emotive/motivational — yellow leaning red.

Disqualifier

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not clearly featured.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Generic evangelical invitation; tendency toward prosperity-adjacent motivational gospel — yellow.

Disqualifier

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Holly Furtick not formally titled pastor but teaches and blurs complementarian lines.

Verify — not yet assessed

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Single dominant personality (Furtick) with opaque elder board — red per rubric.

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Primarily topical/therapeutic/motivational with production-heavy stagecraft — red per rubric.

Disqualifier

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Large attendance focus; personal transformation emphasis.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Mainstream evangelical production culture; some progressive signals occasional.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Independent/non-denom megachurch network — no accountability structure = red per rubric.

WARNING!

Assessment

Not yet assessed. Default yellow pending on-site visit and detailed review.

#sbc#charlotte-metro#needs-review#denomination-corrected-2026-04-30

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Directory labeled this as SBC — wrong. Furtick's Elevation is independent. Rating downgraded from yellow to red based on well-documented theology and stagecraft concerns. | URL research: Elevation Church Matthews; current address 11416 E Independence Blvd not 5001 Monroe Rd; Furtick-led multi-site | [2026-04-30 denomination correction: Southern Baptist (SBC) -> Non-Denominational; reason: Furtick megachurch, theology concerns, not SBC] [2026-05-19] Auto-flagged BLACK: Steven Furtick (Elevation) — prosperity-adjacent / TD-Jakes modalism detected in pastor field. MOOP disqualifier.

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 elevationchurch.org/locations
[2] Live source usachurches.org/church/elevation-church-charlotte.htm

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