I have to address Hayden's review because she apparently left to go to the restroom during the…read moreservice and was asked to sit at the back. This is addressed each and every service ahead of time, so everyone knows while they still have plenty of time to visit the restroom before the teaching begins. It is simply a matter of respect to ask people who must get up and return during the teaching to not disrupt the service. It causes a distraction no matter how quietly you try to re enter, it distracts people's attention away from the teaching. If only one or two people do it, it wouldn't be that much of a distraction, however, if it is acceptable to do that, it would be constant distractions throughout the teaching. At the beginning of each service, there are approximately 40 minutes between worship, announcements and greeting one another that anyone can go visit the restroom if necessary and return to your seat before the teaching begins. It is only once the teaching has started that they request anyone returning sit at the back or in the cafe area. I hope this clarifies it for everyone.

We moved to Knoxville for this church!! Pastor Mark has the gift of teaching and we enjoy the…read moreservices very much. I've gone to a Calvary Church for the last ten years and this location for the last 4. I love how he breaks down scripture and explains it in a way I can not only understand but also remember. I grew up in a topical preaching church and was amazed at how ignorant I was at 34 despite going to church my whole life. The signs posted about no young children in the sanctuary are very clear and this has always been a policy in every Calvary chapel I've attended. It makes sense. The services are like a class and distractions make it very hard to listen. Thankfully they have multiple other spaces where children can go with their parents if the parents don't want them in the children's ministry. My kids love it though, so I enjoy my one hour a week to listen to the Word. I also listen to all their past teachings when I'm driving or have time to myself. Can't say enough good things about this place. Must be why it's growing so much!!

They have a nice service and lots of singing. The people were friendly. They stood up a lot for…read moretheir singing and services.

We appreciate having the Word of God taught thoroughly each week…read more The Pastoral staff each have different gifts and strengths and are perfectly suited. Pastor Bill is a wise, thoughtful Pastor who teaches with transparency and does not waiver from the Truth. The ministries are very purposeful and thought out. I appreciate the parental involvement at all ages.

The most loving, accepting people you will ever meet. You will be taught on scripture, and you will…read morenever forget it...By the best teacher/leader there is.

This is a very loving church. Pastor Barry is a real pastor who makes himself relevant to the…read morepeople and even participates in a cell group with the people. They really do a great job of keeping things balanced with fellowship and outreach. The teaching is awesome and teaches you how to walk in a real practical fellowship with the Lord through faith.

My wife and I sought a church that unashamedly taught God's Word. We visited many "feel good about…read moreyourself" emotional-level churches in the area and kept looking. We were praying to find a vibrant church family, regardless of size, that enjoyed being together and was serious about living out their faith. A church family unafraid to dig into the Word, pray, and seek God's will for any issue. A church that prayed and waited expectantly to see how God would work, including healing or other challenges to overcome. At Victory, we found a community of imperfect Believers walking together, seeking to know Christ more and follow Him closely. As the church has grown, we've seen so many young families become members, filling us with hope for the church's future. We know the church is healthy and thriving, with insightful, caring Pastoral staff and leadership. We're excited to see how the Lord blesses and increases our influence for Christ in the community and worldwide through missions. We are thankful we didn't "settle" but kept on searching. It was a blessing to find Victory at Pistol Creek. Thanks, Pastor Steve, Jeremy, Luke, and Brandon, for your godly leadership.

My family was publicly humiliated by the church. My family was thrown out a week or so before the…read moreChristmas performance (our kids were in the play). Greg Floyd informed the church staff that if my family wasn't told to leave the church, he was quitting. Mike Damron, a local family practice doctor and the head deacon lead the meeting of staff and deacons (the church doesn't believe in having elders, I didn't really understand the consequences of this until they were throwing us out, but it basically gives unquestionable authority to the pastors). When I was asking why no one came to me privately like Matthew 18, or even what my charges were, they had no exact point or even a charge against me, or my family. Mike Damron informed me the ruling was incontestable and even if the head pastor had an open affair on his wife even that would be beyond contestation... I wasn't aware this was the policy of the church. Mind you, I still have been given no actual explanation of wrong doing. No charge was ever brought against me by the church, we got left that night with nothing but the unexplainable judgment they laid upon us. They would later go to individuals I was selling my house too and tell them to not do dealings with me. Like I'm a criminal. Greg Floyd went to my wife's friends and told them not to contact her or my kids, to separate from us completely. Mind you, it had been about a year since my wife had recovered from cancer, against all odds and when a half dozen doctors said she would die due to the cancer. So that next Christmas, Mike Damron, Greg Floyd, & Jeremy Wallace decided that my wife and I believing God healed us was unacceptable. We were very clear, the Lord healed us! The conversation was recorded by the church and subsequently they refused to share it. My advice, before you join this church ask for that recording and judge for yourself the character of these men and see if it's a place you'd like to worship God. This situation was religious persecution, plain and simple. Even if they do not believe the Lord healed my wife, someone should have come to us in private to talk, before 15 men who I have never even had a discussion with threw my family out and publicly called us unbelievers. Even then, why go to my wife's friends and tell them to not speak to her. It's unloving, cruel, and shows the hearts of the men who did it. For the sake of transparency, I will share a fact that I have always questioned if it was a part of the reason why. There is a well known deacon who made a comment about my wife's backside (my wife is a very beautiful woman, so I do understand to a degree). My wife came home and told me and we avoided the gentlemen and blocked him from socials. we shared this with one close set of friends to seek advice and then never mentioned it again, but when they threw us out I always suspected this to be a joint cause. It just comes down to weak men. It's why the church is set up without elders, so there can never be a challenge to the pastoral staff (mind you I didn't even challenge anyone, this is all just wisdom learned in reflection). So when you are setup in an unbiblical fashion you get unbiblical results. I believe the judgment brought upon my family was a result of an inability to perform Matthew 18 with integrity, because frankly it's difficult, it's easy to throw a family out no questions asked and hush it up by destroying the wife's relationships & attacking me financially with gossip and slander. I have refrained from writing this for about a year or so, but I felt it time today. I am past all forms of anger about it and don't mean anyone any wrong, I just thought I would warn the next guy with this review. Life is hard, people make mistakes and they don't always judge right, I don't know where these men are in their lives now, and I wish them the best, but this is our testimony at victory, it built us into stronger Christians, as persecution does.

Great small church to meet others, become involved and truly cared for. Come meet some truly…read morewonderful folks here. The pastor works to stay biblical, exhibits patience, care, honesty and leadership. The praise team led by Kevin are laid back and caring. One may come and join. By joining, several opportunities avail themselves for the interested. Praise team, Vacation Bible School, Security team, Ushers, Children's team, Youth team, Baby-Toddler team, Bible Release Time, Men of Action, Women's meetings, Regular visits to the Zion house and the Willows, yearly trips/outreach to Peru, Community pantry, Sheepdog/Karate training, Audio/video team, Hebrew team and the fellowship dinners every 5th Sunday.

Awesome church!! It is like family and people really care about you. The Holy Spirit is present !!read more

Gospel centered church that is reformed and intentional with their service. I have only visited…read moreonce, but I was impressed. If I move here will most likely consider joining.

Love this church! Our lead pastor, Dr. Phil Jones, recently celebrated his 30th anniversary at the…read morechurch. He's a brilliant expository preacher, whose Scripture-saturated messages are both intellectually stimulating and eminently practical. The music is led by a large worship leading choir and orchestra, with a rhythm-driven sound. We sing a good mix of modern hymns (Keith & Kristyn Getty, Matt Boswell, Travis Cottrell, etc); newer songs from groups like Vertical Church Band, Austin Stone Worship, and Rend Collective; and in-house arrangements of the greatest hymns from church history. One of the most notable things about FBCP is the emphasis on missions, both local and foreign. This is a church that loves to proclaim the gospel far and wide! We sincerely hope you'll join us for worship at 10:30am and 6:00pm each Sunday. LifeGroups meet at 8:45am. Full disclosure: I am the Worship Pastor at FBCP, which obviously leads to a little bit of bias in my review, but I can also speak to you as a recent guest. I haven't been at the church all that long, and actually visited here once before anybody knew who I was. This is a friendly church that has become a great home for my family! If you do drop in for a visit, please come find me to say hello!

So thankful for finding The Ridge. We have been going for almost 4 years. They have become family…read more Genuinely people . A place where you feel welcome and can go your faith through Biblical Truth.

Gospel centered Church. I liked the pastor's preaching style and how he didn't avoid hard topics…read more Jesus first focus and it was definitely somewhere I would go again. I'd love it if they had some bibles laying around as I forgot mine but that's on me.

This is the only church on this planet, that makes members and non-members feel like family…read more A few years ago, the church secretary Missy and her husband came to visit my baby at East Tennessee Children's hospital. They have the best youth praise and worship service. My two son's and I always visit this amazing church during Easter.

PKW church is a living church with believers living, active and devoted to the Lord Jesus Christ ,…read moreHis kingdom and fully engaged serving the Lord and fellowshipping with one another. We have been attending this church for the 11 years, if we have to live Knoxville, the first thing we miss is the Parkwest church, brothers and sisters in Christ in this church. There is nothing that can restrain us from loving ,serving and praying for this church: its leadership, members at large, and its outreach ministries. Alemu