Senior Minister

Founded in 1903, Central Christian Church is a Restoration Movement New Testament congregation. We are located at 424 Melrose Street, in Bristol, Tennessee just a few blocks away from our local high school and middle school. In 2023, our average attendance was just over 200 per week. We currently offer two worship services each Sunday morning (9:00am Traditional, 10:00am Sunday School, 11:00am Contemporary). On Wednesdays, we have a church-wide fellowship meal at 5:30pm followed by classes for all ages at 6:30pm. We have benefitted from excellent staff stability in recent years and hope to see our positive momentum carried forward with our next Senior Minister. Our recently renovated Vision, Mission, and Values (VMV) are as follows: Vision Hope Changes Everything.. Mission Love God. Love People. Serve Both. Values Christ is Central. Scripture is Truth. Community is Vital. Spiritual Growth is Essential. The Next Generation is a Priority.

Central Christian Church of Bristol, Tennessee, is seeking its next Senior Minister. After 13 years of dedicated service to Central and the Bristol community, Pastor Mark Overton has indicated he plans to retire. Our intention is that our new Senior Minister will work alongside Pastor Mark for three to six months to ensure a God-honoring succession. Once the successor has been identified, an intentional plan will be developed for the leadership authority to shift between the two senior leaders with the exiting leaders authority becoming less, and the incoming leaders authority becoming more.