Quick Facts
Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable
Dr. John Green IV
Founded
1953
Denomination
Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)
Service Times
Sunday 10:30 AM (verify)
Men's Ministry
No
Kids Ministry
No
Pastor Credentials
Not published on consulted pages
10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
SBC BF&M 2000 affirms Trinity and Christ's deity; local statement not on inspected pages.
Caution
Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
BF&M 2000 affirms full truthfulness of scripture (near-inerrancy); not directly quoted on inspected pages.
Caution
Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
Not stated on available sources.
Caution
Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
SBC baseline sola fide; verify local emphasis.
Caution
Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
About page lists all male pastors; women in Ministry Assistant, Director roles — complementarian in practice. Yellow pending explicit statement.
All pastoral positions male per staff roster; women hold ministry assistant and director roles.
Caution
Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
Dr. John Green IV as Lead Pastor since 2017; SBC deacon polity implied; formal elder plurality not verified.
Caution
Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Not stated on available sources — verify in person.
Caution
Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
Historical missions identity (named after Dr. William Wallace, medical missionary martyred in China 1951).
Caution
Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
Not stated on available sources — verify in person.
Caution
Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
SBC, Tennessee Baptist Convention, Knox County Association of Baptists — strong confessional accountability via BF&M 2000.
Strong
Assessment
SBC church in Knoxville, Tennessee. Added to directory for evaluation. Southern Baptist Convention affiliation provides denominational accountability through the Baptist Faith & Message 2000.
#sbc#knoxville#tennessee
Pastor Signatures & Affiliations
[Orthodox-aligned signatures]
Public statement signatures and organizational affiliations of this church's named pastors. "People is policy" — these are evidence-weighted signals about doctrinal trajectory, not the sole determinant of any rating.
Nashville Statement
Dr. John Green IV
Source: cbmw.org — hover for details
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.
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[1] Live source
wallaceknox.com
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[2] Live source
wallaceknox.com/about-us
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[3] Live source
churches.sbc.net/church/wallace-memorial-baptist-church/
Transparency note: MOOP ratings are researcher judgments about publicly available theological and ecclesial evidence. They are not infallible. If a church's public posture has changed since our review, or if we've mis-read evidence, tell us — we publish corrections.
Last reviewed:
2026-05-16
— Annual review recommended
701 Merchants Dr, Knoxville, TN 37912