Perimeter Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Jeff Norris

Founded Not published

Denomination PCA

Service Times Sunday worship

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.perimeter.org

Pastor Credentials Not published

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

PCA Westminster Standards — full Trinitarian confessional orthodoxy.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Westminster inerrancy/sufficiency per PCA confession.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Life on Life discipleship is Perimeter's signature program.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Reformed Protestant sola-fide per Westminster Standards.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

PCA complementarian; Perimeter-specific framing on women's roles not loaded from beliefs page in this pass.

Complementarian per PCA polity; male senior pastor.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Jeff Norris confirmed as Senior Pastor on site (installed September 2019 after 20-year succession plan); Randy Pope now full-time Assistant Pastor / President of Life on Life Ministries.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

PCA pulpit; Life-on-Life discipleship emphasis via Randy Pope's method.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Strong church-planting track record; Global discipleship via Life on Life.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

PCA mainstream; no overt Revoice markers located in quick scan.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

PCA — full confessional accountability.

Strong

Assessment

Perimeter Church at 9500 Medlock Bridge Road, Johns Creek, GA 30097. PCA congregation. Randy Pope served 42 years; Jeff Norris transitioned into senior pastor role in September 2019 after a two-decade succession plan. Pope now serves as Assistant Pastor and President of Life on Life Ministries. PCA denomination ensures Reformed confessional accountability. The 20-year succession plan is exemplary — demonstrates intentional, healthy leadership transition. Life on Life discipleship model is widely respected.

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Sources & Evidence

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] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260221231948/https://www.perimeter.…
↳ Snapshot of perimeter.org/about/ (live link)
[2] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260402022259/https://en.wikipedia.o…
↳ Snapshot of en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perimeter_Church (live link)

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