We Are
Gospel-Driven
A Family of Families
In the book of Acts and throughout the New Testament, we see a beautiful example of God’s original design of the church. It’s our desire at South City to try and reestablish some of those same rhythms today. We think that maybe God was showing us then – what He wanted His family to look like now – and for that reason…We gather a little differently, for the purpose of intentionally emphasizing the importance of relationships. We gather for CityGroup Sundays in our homes all over our Central AR. On the other Sundays of the month we gather at our ministry Hub called 317. Pastor Drew Cline shares more about that vision in this video.
We exist to love God and ALL people by becoming authentic disciples who make disciples for the glory of God and the good of the city.
Passionate Worship
Worship is more than a service attended once a week or a song on the radio. It’s our lives, obedience, dreams, choices, and identity found in Jesus Christ alone.
(Romans 12:1, Jonah 2:7-9, Matthew 22:37-38)
Authentic Relationships
We’re a family. We commit ourselves to each other. We don’t have to pretend that we have it all together when we don’t. We know that God is working on our behalf to use the brokenness of our lives to make us more like Jesus and to bring Himself glory.
(Matthew 5:34-37, James 5:16, Romans 8:28, Proverbs 27:6)
Missional Living
We take seriously the command to “Go and make disciples.” Inside and outside of each of our homes waits a mission field where people desperately need to hear the beautiful Biblical narrative of a loving God who has given us His only son so that we may be forgiven, discipled to Him, and make Him known. We unleash each person to impact their world for the glory of Christ.
(Matt. 28:18-20, Luke 10:2, Acts 1:8, Rom. 10:13-14)
Diverse Family
We believe that the church of Christ in the first century and beyond is meant to demonstrate the power of the Gospel through reconciliation, unity, and the beauty of a multi-ethnic, multi-generational community. We don’t just admire diverse communities; we’re asking God to make us one.
(1 Corinthians 1:10, Ephesians 4:16, Psalm 133:1, Acts 4:32)
Community Engagement
We believe God is making all things new because of the Gospel of Jesus, and we pray that God would allow us to be a part of Him renewing our communities for His glory.
(Jeremiah 29:5-7, Matthew 25:35-40, Revelation 21:5)
Creative Expression
Whether finding creative ways to bless and care for God’s creation or painting a picture, writing a song, or taking a photograph - they all reflect the incredible creativity of our Father. We long to encourage and inspire the use of creative and spiritual gifts in our family of families.
(Genesis 1:27, Exodus 35:30-35, Ephesians 2:10)
Beliefs
God
- God the Father is the supreme ruler of the universe. He providentially directs the affairs of history according to the purposes of His grace (Gen. 1; 19:1; Ps. 104; Heb. 1:1-3).
- God the Son is the Savior of the world. Born of the virgin Mary (Matt. 1:18; Luke 1:26-35), He declared His deity among men (John 1:14, 18; Matt. 9:6), died (John 1:14,18; Matt.9:6), died on the cross as the only sacrifice for sin (Phil. 2:6-11), arose bodily from the grave (Luke 24:6-7; 24-26; 1 Cor. 15:3-6), and ascended back to the Father (Acts 1:9-11; Mark 16:19). He is at the right hand of the Father, interceding for believers (Rom. 8:34; Heb. 7:25) until He returns to rapture them from the world (Acts 1:11; 1 Thess. 4:16-18).
- God the Holy Spirit is the manifest presence of deity. He convicts of sin (John 16:8-11), teaches spiritual truths according to the written Word (John 16:12-15), permanently indwells believers (Acts 5:32; John 14:16-17, 20, 23), and confers on every believer at conversion the ability to render effective spiritual service (1 Peter 4:10-11).
The Scriptures
The Scriptures are God’s inerrant revelation, complete in the Old and New Testaments, written by divinely inspired men as they were moved by the Holy Spirit (2 Tim. 3:16; 2 Pet. 1:21).
Those men wrote not in words of human wisdom but in words taught by the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 2:13).
The Scriptures provide the standard for the believer’s faith and practice (2 Tim. 3:16-17), reveal the principles by which God will judge all (Heb. 4:12; John 12:48), and express the true basis of Christian fellowship (Gal. 1:8-9; 2 John 9-11).
Creation
The Angels – God created an innumerable host of spirit beings called angels. Holy angels worship God and execute His will; while fallen angels serve Satan, seeking to hinder God’s purposes (Col. 1:16; Luke 20:35-36; Matt. 22:29-30; Ps. 103:20; Jude 6).
Man – God created man in His own image. As the crowning work of creation, every person is of dignity and worth and merits the respect of all other persons (Ps. 8; Gen. 1:27; 2:7; Matt. 10:28-31).
Satan
Depravity
Sanctification
Security
Church
The Autonomy of the Church – She acknowledges Jesus as her only Head (Eph. 5:23; Col. 1:18) and the Holy Bible as her only rule of faith and practice (Isa. 8:20; 2 Tim. 3:16-17), governing herself by democratic principles (Acts 6:1-6; 1 Cor. 5:1-5) under the oversight of her pastors (Acts 20:28; Heb. 13:7, 17, 24).
The Perpetuity of the Church – Instituted by Jesus during His personal ministry on earth (Matt. 16:18; Mark 3:13-19; John 1:35-51), true churches have continued to the present and will continue until Jesus returns (Matt. 16:18; 28:20).
The Ordinances of the Church – Her two ordinances are baptism and the Lord’s Supper. Baptism is the immersion in water of a believer as a confession of his faith in Jesus Christ (Matt. 28:19; Rom. 6:4) and is prerequisite to church membership and participation in the Lord’s Supper (Acts 2:41-42). The Lord’s Supper is the sacred sharing of the bread of communion and the cup of blessing by the assembled church (Acts 20:7) as a memorial to the crucified body and shed blood of Jesus Christ (Luke 22:19-20; 1 Cor. 11:23-26). Both ordinances must be administered by the authority of a New Testament church (Matt. 28:18-20; 1 Cor. 11:23-26).
The Officers of the Church – Pastors and deacons are the permanent officers divinely ordained in a New Testament church (Phil. 1:1). Each church may select men of her choice to fill those offices under the leading of the Holy Spirit (Acts 6:1-6; 20:17-18) according to the divinely given qualifications (1 Tim. 3:1-13).
- Pastors (elders, bishops) are authorized to oversee and teach the churches under the Lordship of Jesus Christ (Acts 20:28; Heb. 13:7, 17, 24; 1 Pet. 5:1-4). Each church is responsible to follow them as they follow Christ (1 Cor. 11:1; 1 Thess. 1:6; Heb. 13:17) and to provide a livelihood for them that they might fulfill their ministries (1 Tim. 5:17-18; Phil. 4:15-18). Pastors are equal in the service of God (Matt. 23:8-12).
- Deacons (ministers, servants) are servants of the churches and assistants to the pastors, particularly in benevolent ministries. Each church may select her own deacons according to her needs, and no church is bound by the act of another church in that selection (Acts 6:1-6).
The Ministry of the Church – Her mission is evangelizing sinners by preaching the gospel (Matt. 28:19; Luke 24:45-47), baptizing those who believe (Acts 2:41; 8:12; 35-38), and maturing them by instruction (Matt. 28:20; Acts 2:42) and discipline (Matt. 18:17-18; 1 Cor. 5:1-5).
The Fellowship of the Church – She is free to associate with true churches in furthering the faith (2 Cor. 11:8; Phil. 4:10, 15-16) but is responsible to keep herself from those who hold doctrines or practices contrary to Holy Scripture (Gal. 1:8-9; 1 John 2:19). In association with other churches, each church is equal and is the sole judge of the measure and method of her cooperation (Matt. 20:25-28). In all matters of polity and practice, the will of each church is final (Matt. 18:18).
Civil Authority
Christians should submit to the authority of the government under which they live, obeying all laws which do not contradict the laws of God, respecting officers of government, paying taxes, rendering military service, and praying for the welfare of the nation and its leaders (Rom. 13:1-7; 1 Pet. 2:13, 17; 1 Tim. 2:1-2). They should vote, hold office, and exercise influence to direct the nation after the principles of Holy Scripture.
Civil authority is not to interfere in matters of conscience or disturb the institutions of religion (Acts 4:18-20), but it should preserve for every citizen the free exercise of his religious convictions.
Churches should receive no subsidy from the government, but they should be exempt from taxation on property and money used for the common good through worship, education, or benevolence.
Last Things
Resurrections – After Jesus returns, all of the dead will be raised bodily, each in his own order: the righteous dead in; the resurrection of life, and the wicked dead in the resurrection of damnation. (John 5:24-29; 1 Cor. 15:20-28).
Judgments – Prior to the eternal state, God will judge everyone to confer rewards or to consign to punishment (Matt. 25:31-46; 2 Cor. 5:10; Rev. 20:11-15).
Eternal States – Heaven is the eternal home of the redeemed (John 14:1-3), who, in their glorified bodies (1 Cor. 15:51-58), will live in the presence of God forever (1 Thess. 4:17) in ultimate blessing (Rev. 21, 22). Hell is the place of eternal punishment and suffering (Luke 16:19-31) for the devil, his angels (Matt. 25:41), and the unredeemed (Rev. 20:10-15).
Meet the Team
Elders

Drew Cline
Elder, Lead Pastor

Jason Ancarrow
Elder

Lawrence Hale
Elder

Jerry Kidd
Legacy Elder

Jeff Franks
Legacy Elder
Staff

Drew Cline
Elder, Lead Pastor

Darrell Adcock
Executive Pastor, Worship Pastor

Hayden Stewart
Student Pastor

Mindi Stewart
Executive Assistant

Kim Qualls
Worship Leader