Southeast Christian Church
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Southeast Christian Church is located in Louisville, Kentucky
and is an evangelical
, Christian church. This Church is associated with the Christian churches and churches of Christ. Its Senior Minister, Dave Stone, assumed leadership of the church in 2006.
. It is Kentucky's largest church, and is the 5th largest in the United States
with a weekly attendance of 19,230.
The growth and size of Southeast Christian Church is an emphasis on meeting the needs of individual members of the congregation. The church works to serve the needs of those who attend, and there is always something going on at the church to minister to those who wish to fellowship and grow in their walk with Christ. Its has 3 separate locations, one Jefferson County, KY, another in Oldham County, KY, and a third in Southern Indiana.
area. By 1998, the church had moved to - and outgrown - several buildings until reaching its present location at 920 Blankenbaker Parkway in Louisville. Former Senior Minister Bob Russell retired in 2006 after 40 years of service. He was succeeded as senior minister by Dave Stone, the longtime preaching associate at Southeast. In February 2007, Southeast Christian officially released an announcement that it will establish a satellite church in Clark County, Indiana
. With the establishment of a second location, Southeast became a multi-site church
. The breaking of the ground, by I-65 Exit 4 in Jeffersonville, Indiana
, took place on August 12, 2007, and the church officially opened on April 12, 2009. On February 8, 2009, the church announced the plans for its third location. The Oldham County Campus held its first service in January 2011. In 2009, Southeast also opened up a new youth building called "The Block". http://www.whas11.com/news/local/stories/whas11-localnews-090208-church.309a7277.html:
that meets in the Loews Annapolis Hotel. Southeast Christian Church and The Orchard Group http://www.orchardgroup.org support the plant, which launched in October 2010. Revolution Annapolis is led by former Southeast Christian Church member and intern, Josh Burnett. (http://www.southeastchristian.org/?page=4075)
Southeast Christian Church exists to:
Leading people to Jesus and one another
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
and is an evangelical
Evangelicalism
Evangelicalism is a Protestant Christian movement which began in Great Britain in the 1730s and gained popularity in the United States during the series of Great Awakenings of the 18th and 19th century.Its key commitments are:...
, Christian church. This Church is associated with the Christian churches and churches of Christ. Its Senior Minister, Dave Stone, assumed leadership of the church in 2006.
Size
Southeast Christian Church is considered a megachurchMegachurch
A megachurch is a church having 2,000 or more in average weekend attendance. The Hartford Institute's database lists more than 1,300 such Protestant churches in the United States. According to that data, approximately 50 churches on the list have attendance ranging from 10,000 to 47,000...
. It is Kentucky's largest church, and is the 5th largest in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
with a weekly attendance of 19,230.
The growth and size of Southeast Christian Church is an emphasis on meeting the needs of individual members of the congregation. The church works to serve the needs of those who attend, and there is always something going on at the church to minister to those who wish to fellowship and grow in their walk with Christ. Its has 3 separate locations, one Jefferson County, KY, another in Oldham County, KY, and a third in Southern Indiana.
History
The church started on July 1, 1962 as fifty-three members of the South Louisville Christian Church started a new church in the Hikes PointHikes Point
Hikes Point is a neighborhood in eastern Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Its boundaries are I-264 to the north, Breckenridge Lane to the west, and irregular boundaries to the other sides....
area. By 1998, the church had moved to - and outgrown - several buildings until reaching its present location at 920 Blankenbaker Parkway in Louisville. Former Senior Minister Bob Russell retired in 2006 after 40 years of service. He was succeeded as senior minister by Dave Stone, the longtime preaching associate at Southeast. In February 2007, Southeast Christian officially released an announcement that it will establish a satellite church in Clark County, Indiana
Clark County, Indiana
Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana, located directly across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. At the 2010 Census, the population was 110,232. The county seat is Jeffersonville. Clarksville is also a major city in the county...
. With the establishment of a second location, Southeast became a multi-site church
Multi-site church
A multi-site church is one church that meets at multiple locations. Churches began to use the multi-site church model in the mid 1980s...
. The breaking of the ground, by I-65 Exit 4 in Jeffersonville, Indiana
Jeffersonville, Indiana
Jeffersonville is a city in Clark County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. Locally, the city is often referred to by the abbreviated name Jeff. It is directly across the Ohio River to the north of Louisville, Kentucky along I-65. The population was 44,953 at the 2010 census...
, took place on August 12, 2007, and the church officially opened on April 12, 2009. On February 8, 2009, the church announced the plans for its third location. The Oldham County Campus held its first service in January 2011. In 2009, Southeast also opened up a new youth building called "The Block". http://www.whas11.com/news/local/stories/whas11-localnews-090208-church.309a7277.html:
Mosaic Christian Church
Mosaic Christian Church http://www.mosaicchristian.org is a church plant in the Arundel Mills area of suburban Baltimore. This joint project of Southeast Christian Church and The Orchard Group http://www.orchardgroup.org opened in September 2008, and is led by church planter Carl Kuhl. http://www.southeastchristian.org/_libraryfiles/outlook/Making_mosaic.pdf.Revolution Annapolis
Revolution Annapolis http://www.revolutionannapolis.com is a church plant in Annapolis, MarylandAnnapolis, Maryland
Annapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland, as well as the county seat of Anne Arundel County. It had a population of 38,394 at the 2010 census and is situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east of Washington, D.C. Annapolis is...
that meets in the Loews Annapolis Hotel. Southeast Christian Church and The Orchard Group http://www.orchardgroup.org support the plant, which launched in October 2010. Revolution Annapolis is led by former Southeast Christian Church member and intern, Josh Burnett. (http://www.southeastchristian.org/?page=4075)
Mission statement
The mission statement of Southeast Christian Church goes as follows:Southeast Christian Church exists to:
- Evangelize the lost;
- Edify the saved;
- Minister to those in need;
- Be a conscience in the community.
Leading people to Jesus and one another
Beliefs
The following is a summary of what Christians who are members of Southeast Christian Church are asked to believe:- Jesus ChristJesusJesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
is the one and only Son of GodGodGod is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
, who died for our sins and rose from the dead. - The BibleBibleThe Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
is the inspired word of God. - Every person has worth as a creation of God, but that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
- Forgiveness of sins and the promise of eternal life are available to those who trust Christ as their Lord and Savior.
- Those accepting Christ should repent of sin, confess their faith, and be baptizedBaptismIn Christianity, baptism is for the majority the rite of admission , almost invariably with the use of water, into the Christian Church generally and also membership of a particular church tradition...
into Him. - The Church is the body of Christ on earth, empowered by the Holy SpiritHoly SpiritHoly Spirit is a term introduced in English translations of the Hebrew Bible, but understood differently in the main Abrahamic religions.While the general concept of a "Spirit" that permeates the cosmos has been used in various religions Holy Spirit is a term introduced in English translations of...
and exists to evangelize the lost and edify the saved. - Jesus Christ will one day return and reign forever as King of kings and Lord of lords.
External links
- Official Website
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