Elevation Church: Beliefs, Service Times & Locations, Pastors, And Denomination: Elevation Church is a multi-site Baptist Evangelical mega-church in Charlotte, North Carolina. Steven Furtick is the lead pastor of Elevation Church.
Steven Furtick and seven other families from Christ Covenant Church in Shelby, North Carolina, traveled to Charlotte and met in Providence High School, where they held the first service in February 2006.
121 individuals attended the first Sunday worship session. Today, the church’s weekly attendance has increased to approximately 15,000 persons in 2013. According to a church census from 2018, it has a weekly attendance of 25,317 persons and 16 campuses across the country.
Elevation Church Beliefs
The Bible
The Bible is God’s Word to all people. Human authors wrote it under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. Because God inspired it, the Bible is truth with no mixture of error and is completely relevant to our daily lives.
Trinity
God has existed in a relationship with Himself for all eternity. He exists as one substance in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Although each member of the Trinity serves different functions, they each possess equal power and authority.
The Father
God is great: He is all-powerful, all-knowing, ever-present, unchanging, completely worthy of our trust, and above all, Holy. It is in Him we live, move, and exist. God is good. He is our Father. He is loving, compassionate, and faithful to His people and His promises.
The Son
Jesus Christ is completely human but completely God. He is the only plan for bringing people who are far from God back into a right relationship with God. He lived a perfect life so that He could be a substitution for us in satisfying God’s demands for perfection. We can have life because he defeated death in his resurrection.
The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit’s presence assures us of our relationship with Christ. He guides believers into all truth and exalts Christ. Also, He convicts people of their sin, God’s righteousness, and the coming judgment. The Holy Spirit comforts us, gives us spiritual gifts, and makes us more like Christ.
The Eternity
Man existed forever. He will exist either eternally separated from God by sin or in union with God through forgiveness and salvation. To be eternally separated from God is Hell. To be eternally in union with Him is Heaven. Heaven and Hell are places of eternal existence.
Man
God made man in his image and is the supreme object of His creation. The man had fellowship with God but became separated from that relationship through sinful disobedience. As a result, man cannot attain the right relationship with God through his own effort. God uniquely created every human personality to possess dignity and to be worthy of respect and Christian love.
Salvation
The blood of Jesus Christ, shed on the cross, provides the only way to salvation through the forgiveness of sin. Salvation occurs when people place their faith in the death and resurrection of Christ as sufficient payment for their sin. Salvation is a gift from God, and we cannot earn it through our own efforts.
The Church
The Church is a local community of baptized believers unified through faith in Christ. They are committed to the teachings of Christ and obeying all of His commands, and it seeks to bring the Gospel to the world. The Church works together in love and unity, intent on the ultimate purpose of glorifying Christ.
Service Times And Location
1. Asheville
Asheville Ballroom & Event Centre
291 Sweeten Creek Rd.
Asheville, NC 28803
Time: Sundays @ 9:30am/11:30am
2. Ballantyne
11701 Elevation Point Dr.,
Charlotte, NC 28277
Time: Sundays @ 9:30am/11:30am
3. Blakeney
8835 Blakeney Professional Dr.,
Charlotte, NC 28277
Time: Sundays @ 9:30am
4. Columbia
Pastides Alumni Center
1007 Park St.
Columbia, SC 29201
Time: Sundays @ 9:30am/11:30am
5. Concord
545 Concord Pkwy N.,
Concord, NC 28027
Time: Sundays @ 9:30am/11:30am
6. Durham
Durham Boys and Girls Club
1010 Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy.
Durham, NC 27713
Time: Sundays @ 9:30am/11:30am
7. Gaston
Gaston Christian School
1625 Lowell Bethesda Rd,
Gastonia, NC 28056
Time: Sundays @ 9:30am/11:30am
8. Greenville
Caine Halter YMCA
721 Cleveland St,
Greenville, SC 29601
Time: Sundays @ 9:30am/11:30am
9. Lake Norman
8325 Copley Dr.,
Cornelius, NC 28031
Time: Sundays @ 9:30am/11:30am
10. Matthews
11416 E. Independence Blvd. Suite N,
Matthews, NC 28105
Time: Sundays @ 9:30am/11:30am
11. Melbourne
Heritage High School
2351 Malabar Rd,
Palm Bay, FL 32907
Time: Sundays @ 9:30am/11:30am
12. Morrisville
AMC Park Place 16
9525 Chapel Hill Rd.
Morrisville, NC 27560
Time: Sundays @ 9:30am/11:30am
13. Orlando
Freedom High School
2500 W Taft Vineland Rd,
Orlando, FL 32837
Time: Sundays @ 9:30am/11:30am
14. Raleigh
North Raleigh Christian Academy
7300 Perry Creek Rd.
Raleigh, NC 27616
Time: Sundays @ 9:30am/11:30am
15. Riverwalk
604 Celriver Road,
Rock Hill, SC 29730
Time: Sundays @ 9:30am/11:30am
16. Roanoke
The Berglund Center:
Berglund Performing Arts Theater (BPAT)
710 Williamson Rd. NE,
Roanoke, VA 24016
Time: Sundays @ 9:30am
17. Toronto
1980 Matheson Blvd. East, Suite E.
Mississauga, ON, L4W 5N3
Time: Sundays @ 9:30am/11:30am
18. Toronto East
300 Water Street.
Whitby, ON, L1N 9B6
Time: Sundays @ 5:00pm
19. University City
8105 IBM Dr.,
Charlotte, NC 28262
Time: Sundays @ 9:30am/11:30am/1:30pm
20. Uptown- NoDa Community
511 E 36th St.
Charlotte, NC 28205
Time: Sundays @ 9:30am
21. Uptown Westside
919 Berryhill Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28208
Time: Sundays @ 9:30am/11:30am
22. Uptown South End Community
3116 S Tryon St.
Charlotte NC 28217
Time: Sundays @ 9:30am/11:30am
22. Winston – Salem
1300 S. Main St.,
Winston-Salem, NC 27127
Time: Sundays @ 9:30am/11:30am
23. Online @ ElevationChurch
Elevation Church Pastors
Pastor Steven Furtick and Holly Furtick are the lead pastors of Elevation Church. Steven Furtick is a songwriter, author of New York Times Best Sellers, and the founder of Elevation Church. He founded the church in 2006 with its first service comprising 121 individuals. However, the church’s attendance has grown since then and the church boasts thousands of members in weekly attendance.
Steven Furtick holds a master of divinity degree from Southern Theological Seminary and is the author of Crash the Chatterbox, Greater, Sun Stand Still, (Un)Qualified, and Seven-Mile Miracle.
Social Media
Instagram: @elevationchurch
Twitter: @elevationchurch
Facebook: @Elevation Church