NewSpring Church - Greenville — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Brad Cooper (Lead Pastor of Culture and Direction) and team

Founded See website

Denomination Non-Denominational

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website newspring.cc

Pastor Credentials Brad Cooper — Lead Pastor of Culture and Direction; Clayton King among Teaching Pastors

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?

Hired a female pastor (April 2025) contradicting BF&M 2000; widely criticized by SBC peers.

Hired female pastor April 2025 — egalitarian in practice; rebuked by SBC pastors publicly

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Team of 6 Lead Pastors (Brad Cooper, Michael Mullikin, Tyler Tatum, David Hall, Lee McDerment, Riley Cummings) + 4 Teaching Pastors; Perry Noble removal 2016 legacy concern.

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Topical attractional multi-site 13-campus model.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Verify Great Commission focus.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Traditional marriage position affirmed; hired female pastor muddies gender framing.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

WITHDREW from SBC March 2025 to preempt disfellowship; now fully independent. Directory label 'Non-Denominational' is correct as of 2025+ but context (exit under pressure) matters.

WARNING!

Assessment

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

#megachurch#greenville#south-carolina#multisite

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Major 2025 development — SBC exit and female pastor hire are decisive downgrade signals.

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
[2] Live source newspring.cc/beliefs
[3] Live source thebaptistpaper.org/sc-megachurch-leaving-sbc-we-dont-wan…

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