About Us

Emily was born and raised in Knoxville (near Knoxville Center). I (Kevin) was born in Cleveland, Tennessee and grew up there and in Virginia. Emily and I met while we were students at Carson-Newman, and were married in 1998. We are expecting our first child in November!

Our first "church job" was serving as volunteer student leaders at Alice Bell Baptist Church (also near Knoxville Center) while we were in college. Emily and I stayed in Knoxville until 1999, when we moved to New Orleans to attend seminary. (I should finally finish this December!) From there, we served in student ministry in Jacksonville, Florida, and later moved to Charlotte, North Carolina to help create a student ministry at a great church plant called Charlotte South Fellowship.

Finally, God called us to become missionaries. We moved to West Virginia and have served some of the neediest people in America in the southern coal fields of the state. While we were in West Virginia, we realized that God wanted us to "complete the circle" we started a few years ago and return to Knoxville to plant a church in the fast-growing area of Northeast Knox County.

So, we still see ourselves as missionaries... Missionaries whose job is to love the Northeast Knoxville community and share God's love with everyone we meet. Soon, Ridge Church will meet on Sundays and be a place where everyone is welcome to encounter God and His Word.

If you have questions about how you can be involved, email us at info@ridgechurchknoxville.com!