Redeemer Fellowship — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Kevin Cawley (Founding Pastor, directional leader)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Acts 29

Service Times Sundays 8:30 AM & 10:30 AM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website redeemerkc.church

Pastor Credentials Verify

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Acts 29 Doctrinal Distinctives are Trinitarian and orthodox.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Statement of faith affirms 'the Bible as our highest authority for what we believe and how we live' — inerrancy consistent with Acts 29 network norms.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not surfaced in fetch — verify.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Reformed soteriology — sola fide, substitutionary atonement.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Complementarian — 'God instituted marriage as an exclusive, lifelong, and covenantal union of one man and one woman'; same-sex desire 'a product of the Fall.'

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Red held — homepage describes 'motivational values' (Presence, Transformation, Movement) but no elder roster surfaced; no acknowledgment of 2019-2020 allegations; Kevin Cawley status not disclosed on homepage. Accountability failure from investigator withdrawal stands.

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Reformed-evangelical preaching under Cawley; quality not in question, but character allegations color the pulpit ministry.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Acts 29 / SBC missions framework.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Evangelical Dark Web 2021 report flagged Docent Research Group ties and 'woke' cultural posture; combined with abuse allegations this is a red-tier cultural read.

WARNING!

Accountability Structure

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

Yellow held — no explicit Acts 29 or SBC affiliation statement on homepage fetch.

Caution

Assessment

Redeemer Fellowship KC is a multicampus megachurch in Kansas City affiliated with both Acts 29 and SBC. Founded by Kevin Cawley. Emphasizes discipleship and gospel transformation. Acts 29 network provides Reformed theological framework. Some online controversy noted. Worth investigating current theological direction and cultural posture before committing.

#missouri#national#acts-29

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Rating yellow → red on documented leadership-abuse pattern + failed third-party investigation. Doctrinal scores remain high; accountability score drags overall rating down.

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 redeemerkc.church/about
[2] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260120221550/https://www.acts29.com…
↳ Snapshot of acts29.com/person/kevin-cawley/ (live link)
[3] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260321064726/https://evangelicaldar…
↳ Snapshot of evangelicaldarkweb.org/2021/07/26/redeemer-fellowship-kc-… (live link)
[4] Live source elizabeth-behrens.medium.com/our-redeemer-story-the-epilo…

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