Sovereign Grace Church Tucson — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Derek Overstreet (Senior); Tom Wilkins, Tim Lambros (Associate)

Founded 2000

Denomination Non-Denominational

Service Times Sunday — see website

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website sovgracetucson.org

Pastor Credentials Sovereign Grace Churches network pastoral training

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Sovereign Grace Churches denomination holds to Reformed evangelical Statement of Faith — orthodox Trinitarian → green.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

SGC Statement of Faith affirms inerrancy → green.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not surfaced on homepage — yellow.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

SGC is Calvinistic-charismatic; affirms sola fide and doctrines of grace → green.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

SGC denomination affirms complementarianism and male-only eldership → green.

SGC complementarian male-only eldership

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Leadership page confirms Derek Overstreet (Senior Pastor), Tom Wilkins (Associate Pastor), Tim Lambros (Associate Pastor). Male elder plurality confirmed → green.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Homepage: 'Preaching that is faithful to the Bible, and applicable to everyday life' — consistent with expository posture but not explicitly labeled. Yellow holds.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'Transforming power of the gospel' language; specifics not on homepage.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

SGC denomination conservative on gender/sexuality; no DEI language observed → green.

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

Sovereign Grace Churches — confessional family with real accountability (Statement of Faith, Book of Church Order) → green. Note SGC polity church-discipline issues documented in past (C.J. Mahaney era); modern SGC has reformed.

Strong

Assessment

Sovereign Grace Church Tucson was planted in early 2000 by Tim and Kathy with other families. Derek now serves as senior pastor, with Tim and Tom on the pastoral team. Sovereign Grace Churches is a Reformed, continuationist (charismatic-cessationism-friendly), confessionalist network centered in Louisville. Doctrinally sound — Reformed soteriology, inerrancy, complementarian leadership. Green by default for this network.

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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

SGC denominational defaults substantiate most dimensions. Plural-elder evidence is concrete from named staff.

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 sovgracetucson.org

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