Established in 1962, Southeast Christian Church is a mega-church in Louisville, Kentucky.
The Church began as a typical church plant, originally in the Hikes Point area. However, when Robert Russell took over the church four years later, it expanded rapidly. By 1998, the church had outgrown several buildings and had moved to the massive campus on Blankenbaker Parkway in Louisville, where it remains. It soon became one of the largest congregations in the United States.
Pastor Russell retired in 2006 after forty years of service, and was succeeded by Pastor Dave Stone, a longtime preaching assistant at Southeast Christian.
In 2007, Southeast Christian began construction on a campus in Jeffersonville, Indiana, which was completed in 2009. That same year, the Church opened a youth campus. In 2012, construction began on a campus in southwestern Jefferson County, adjacent to the southwest campus of the Christian Academy of Louisville, which opened in 2014.
The Church offers a large variety of programs and ministries to people of all age groups, special programs for blended families, individuals who are deaf or disabled, and Spanish-language programs.
Southeast Christian Church is an elder-led church, in which elders provide oversight, vision, and guidance in the direction of the church. Its team of pastors provides leadership for the paid staff.
Theologically, Southeast Christian Church holds to traditional evangelical beliefs, including a triune God, existing in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Father is the creator of all things, visible and invisible.
Jesus Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. On earth, He was fully human and fully divine. He lived a sinless life, suffered and was crucified as an atonement for sin. He rose from the dead on the third day, ascended into heaven, and will one day return to rule forever.
The Holy Spirit convicts us of sin. The Holy Spirit indwells every Christian, helping us in weakness, interceding for us in prayer, and empowering us to a fruitful Christian life.
The Bible is the inspired Word of God, and the final authority for all matters of faith, truth, morality, and Christian living.
The Church holds that God established marriage in the beginning to be a lifelong, exclusive relationship between one man and one woman, and that sexual intimacy is reserved for a committed married relationship, and that any expression of sexuality outside of Biblical marriage is sin.
Mankind, although created by God, willfully sinned against God and is without hope apart from the saving grace of Jesus Christ. Salvation is only possible by grace through the blood of Jesus. Salvation is received by faith in Christ, repentance of sin, and confession of Christ. The Bible commands every believer to be baptized by immersion.
The Church of Jesus Christ, as founded on the Day of Pentecost, consisted of all Christians everywhere, who were later organized into local assemblies called churches.
Every Christian should be a member of a local church. The elders are the rightful overseers of the affairs of the church, as well as the final interpretive authority of the Bible's meaning and application for the church.
The focus of this category is on the mega-church based in Louisville, Kentucky. Websites representing the main church or any of its campuses, programs, ministries, or associated organizations or corporations are appropriate for this category. Informational sites focused on Southeast Christian Church may also be submitted to this category, whether supportive or critical.
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The non-profit ministry is funded through donor contributions, offering ministry tours and other resources for pastors and lay leaders, particularly through its high school film-making curriculum. Its authors and series are highlighted, including a movie event kit that allows films to be shown in a public event. Several ministry products are available online and may be shopped by author, product, or title, with sale items highlighted.
https://cityonahillstudio.com/
The popular Christian author and teaching pastor at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky is widely known for his book, “Not a Fan,” which encourages believers to quit being fans of Jesus and become committed followers instead. His books are highlighted here, with synopses and online purchase offers, as well as an archive of his sermons, in both video and audio. Contacts are included.
http://kyleidleman.com/
Written by Kyle Idleman, a pastor with Southeast Christian Church, the book series includes adult and teen versions, a devotional, study guide, pastor’s kit, and a movie, each of which may be purchased online. Video and synopses of his books are presented, along with endorsements, and a store where these and other topics offered by City on a Hill Studio may be purchased individually or by case.
http://www.notafan.com/
Southeast Christian Church is an evangelical mega-church headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, with another campus in Jefferson County, one in Crestwood, and a youth building. Its beliefs and practices are outlined, along with its history, founders, and leadership structure. Member stories, a calendar of programs and events, directions, worship schedules, and announcements are published to the site.
https://www.southeastchristian.org/
The television ministry of Southeast Christian Church includes video of the sermons of Dave Stone, Kyle Idleman, and other pastors and teachers with the mega-church in Louisville, Kentucky. Sermons are listed by date, sermon title, and the number of minutes, and the speaker, and an episode description are put forth, and covering a wide variety of sermon topics. A policy statement is included.
http://www.southeast.tv/
A program of the Southeast Christian Church, its adult and youth sports leagues are available to anyone, as is the use of its fitness center in Louisville, Kentucky. Its seasonal adult sports programs include fall and winter volleyball and basketball, spring and summer volleyball and softball, as well as a golf clinic, a men’s golf trip, and others, as well as its youth winter basketball, spring baseball, softball, and volleyball, some of which are gender specific.
http://www.southeastsportsandfitness.org/
An arm of Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky, the bookstore offers books, video, and other resources from the preaching and teaching ministries of the church, allowing for an extended ministry, including online sales, while the revenue produced helps to fund the church’s radio airtime in the Kentucky region. Its location and hours of operation are posted, and its shipping and return policies are outlined.
https://www.livingword.org/
The Southeast Outlook is a weekly newspaper published for the Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky. While the print version is distributed at SE Churches, through home delivery, and in racks around Louisville, an archive may be downloaded in PDF format. Home delivery requests, advertising opportunities, article submission forms, a business directory, and contacts are published on the site.
http://www.southeastoutlook.org/
