Elevation Church - Riverwalk — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Pastor Steven Furtick

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)

Multiple watchdog sources (Evangelical Dark Web, Michelle Lesley, GodWords) document Furtick sermon content trending toward modalism; association with T.D. Jakes (Oneness Pentecostal) raises Trinity concerns.

Disqualifier

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Primary website blocks scraping (403); no accessible Chicago-level inerrancy statement verified.

Disqualifier

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not stated on available sources — verify in person.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

SBC-affiliated on paper; preaching content deviates into motivational/identity themes more than substitutionary-atonement exposition.

Disqualifier

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Women preach from Elevation pulpit, including Holly Furtick and external speakers such as Lysa TerKeurst — egalitarian practice regardless of written polity.

Women preach from pulpit (Holly Furtick, Lysa TerKeurst) — egalitarian in practice.

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Furtick operates as dominant solo personality with overseer board largely composed of external celebrity pastors; not a transparent local elder plurality.

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Topical/motivational style characterized by critics as 'bouncing around using Scripture with no context or completely out of context' — not expository.

Disqualifier

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Large multisite reach; 'gospel' content critiqued as man-centered.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Attractional/emotion-driven services; no explicit DEI doctrine surfaced but entertainment-culture captivity documented by critics.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Direct fetch blocked (403) — website continues to block scraping. Documented modalism concerns, women preaching (Holly Furtick, Lysa TerKeurst), and celebrity-platform leadership structure unchanged. Red validated.

WARNING!

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

[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 https://elevationchurch.org (403)
[2] Live source evangelicaldarkweb.org/2020/04/29/is-steve-furtick-a-fals…
[3] Live source michellelesley.com/tag/steven-furtick-false-teacher/

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