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COMING SOON
COMING SOON
Local Church will begin gathering weekly on January 12, 2025.
We are excited to announce that on January 12, 2025, Local Church Knoxville will gather weekly in the North Knox County community. We will announce our gathering times & our location soon. If you want to be part of Local in 2025, then we invite you to join us for our final Interest Meeting at Mahalo Coffee on December 15 at 5 PM.
Get Involved At Local
Find A Community Group
Are you looking for a community of people to connect with? At Local Church, we are not merely a Sunday morning crowd but a community of people who share meals together, read the Bible together, pray together, and serve together. If you want to connect, then we invite you to join a community group. Our groups meet bi-weekly in homes across North Knox County.
Begin Serving
Do you want to join a Serve Team focused on making disciples? At Local Church, we believe serving is one of the most impactful ways you can begin making a difference in your community. We have several different service teams, including kids, music, production, guest experience, prayer, outreach, and more. If you are looking to join a service team, please fill out the form below!
Frequently Asked Questions
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Local Church exists to help people love God & make disciples in their local communities. We do this by teaching our people to embrace our three key actions of presence, formation, and multiplication. If you’d like more information on our mission, vision, and values, then we invite you to join our next “Welcome To Church” class. You can sign up for our next class here.
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Beginning in the fall of 2024, Local Church will be hosting our first Preview Gathering on select Sundays at 10 AM. We plan to start weekly gatherings in 2025 on Sunday at 9 AM & 11 AM. To learn more about our Preview Gathering, visit here.
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Our church gathers in the Powell community on select Sunday mornings at Jubilee Banquet Hall, 6700 Jubilee Center Way, Knoxville, TN 37912. While we do not currently have physical offices, our mailing address is 3553 West Emory Road, Powell, TN 37849.
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Our teaching team preaches expository and exegetical messages that are fully in alignment with our Statement of Faith. Our confessional beliefs are available here.
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Local Church is not affiliated with any particular denomination. Instead, we have partnered with the Koinonia Network of churches for community engagement and church planting. You can learn more about the Koinonia Network here.
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Local Church Knoxville is an autonomous organization with elders and governance structures. We do willingly participate in the Koinonia Network of churches. You can learn more about the Koinonia Network here.
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Local Kids is the kids ministry of Local Church Knoxville! We currently offer Sunday morning programming for children ages 0 to 5. We hope to expand our kids' ministry to accommodate elementary school students and start Local YTH, our student ministry, in the coming months.
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The local Church does not have members. Instead, we call our partners “Locals.” To apply to become a Local, you will first need to complete our next “Welcome To Church” class and then agree to our partnership covenant. You can sign up for our next class here.
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We do not livestream our gatherings. Instead, we encourage people to attend in person. The following day, our team will publish the Sunday sermon on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. You can view all of our messages and other helpful content here.
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In accordance with its understanding of Scripture, governing elders are carefully evaluated, qualified, and trained men who meet the qualifications of Scripture and are appointed through prayerful due process. You can view our current Board of Elders here.
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Governing elders oversee the doctrine of the church, the direction of the church, the development of the Lead Pastor, and the discipline of its partners. The Governing Elders are not a primarily administrative board but delegate the administration of the church to the Lead Pastor and its’ staff.
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Baptism is a public declaration of the inward decision to follow Jesus. If you have followed Jesus but have not yet been baptized by immersion, then we invite you to become a candidate for baptism by completing the form here.
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Of course! Please complete our contact form here, and someone from our team will reach out by email as soon as possible.