NewSpring Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Team leadership model (Lead Pastors: Brad Cooper, Michael Mullikin, Tyler Tatum, David Hall, Lee McDerment, Riley Cummings)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sundays 9:15 AM and 11:15 AM (Anderson campus)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website newspring.cc

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Baptist confession referenced; orthodox.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

'Trusting God's Word' as stated core value; Spirit-led hermeneutic concerns remain.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not visible on fetched About page.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Not detailed on fetched About page.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Hired female pastor 2024/25; SBC terminated membership over BFM 2000 conflict. RED CONFIRMED.

Hired female pastor in 2025 — chose female pastor over SBC accountability; egalitarian

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Team of Lead Pastors post-Perry Noble; 13-campus multi-site.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Seeker-sensitive/topical megachurch style — rubric red.

WARNING!

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'Making Bold Disciples' / 'Kingdom Mentality' as values; multi-campus reach.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Broad diversity emphasis; no explicit DEI/CRT framing observed.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Terminated SBC membership April 2025 over female pastor; now fully independent — no confessional accountability. RED CONFIRMED.

WARNING!

Assessment

NewSpring Church — SBC megachurch, 13 campuses across SC. Founder Perry Noble was FIRED in July 2016 for alcohol abuse and family neglect. Church transitioned to team leadership model. Anderson campus pastor is Allen Cothran. NOTE: Teaching pastor list includes Meredith Knox — a FEMALE teaching pastor who shares the stage on Sundays. This is a concern for complementarian evaluation. The church's history of pastoral moral failure (Noble) and current team-leadership-with-female-teaching-pastor model raises significant questions.

#sbc#anderson#south-carolina#megachurch#batch-21-enriched

MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Major rating change: former SBC flagship megachurch now fully independent after 2025 split over female pastor. Perry Noble scandal history adds concerns.

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 newspring.cc/about
[2] Live source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NewSpring_Church

Transparency note: MOOP ratings are researcher judgments about publicly available theological and ecclesial evidence. They are not infallible. If a church's public posture has changed since our review, or if we've mis-read evidence, tell us — we publish corrections.