Trinity Grace Church Athens — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Walt Alexander

Founded October 2018

Denomination Sovereign Grace Churches

Service Times See website

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website trinitygraceathens.com/

Pastor Credentials Lead Pastor

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Active discipleship per typical SGC polity

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Male-only elders; explicit complementarian per network polity

Male-only elders; complementarian per network confession

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Continuationist on spiritual gifts; conservative cultural posture

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

Sovereign Grace Churches — Reformed soteriology, complementarian, continuationist. Historical concerns from SGM-era child sex abuse cover-up allegations resolved through 2014 reorganization but legacy remains.

Caution

Assessment

Trinity Grace Church Athens was planted October 2018 from Cornerstone Church of Knoxville (people had been driving 50 miles to Cornerstone before the Athens plant). Walt Alexander serves as Lead Pastor. Celebrated 5-year anniversary October 2023 with C.J. Mahaney guest preaching. Meets at Athens-McMinn YMCA gymnasium.

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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

Verified via sovereigngrace.com directory + trinitygraceathens.com. YMCA street address not on public site.

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 sovereigngrace.com/church-listings/
[2] Live source trinitygraceathens.com/about/

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