We’re Freedom
Church.
A life-giving church in Gallatin, Tennessee. Whether you’ve been in church your whole life or you’re just starting to ask questions, you belong here.
Our mission
We exist to reach people to know God.
Our heart is simple: create a place where anyone can walk in, feel comfortable, experience God in a real way, and leave encouraged.
Everything we do, from Sunday services to small groups, is centered on helping people take their next step with God and experience real life change.
You don’t have to have everything figured out. You just have to show up.
Our values
Everyone
has a part.
Five words that shape how we do church together.
Meet our lead pastor
Terrell &
Shanda Somerville.
Pastor Terrell is the founding and lead pastor of Freedom Church. In 2000, God placed a vision on his heart to start a church where people could experience the life-changing power of the gospel and grow in their relationship with Christ. He planted Freedom Church in 2002, and it has grown into a thriving church family serving the Sumner County community.
He’s passionate about teaching God’s Word and helping people apply biblical truth to their everyday lives. Terrell and his wife Shanda have three married daughters and are proud grandparents to ten wonderful grandchildren.
Our pastors.
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Ministry team.
What we believe
Rooted in
Scripture.
Our beliefs are rooted in the Bible and guide everything we do. Open any one to read it in full.
Freedom Church is affiliated with General Baptist Ministries, but we lead and run our church independently.
God+
We believe that there is only one true, living, and eternal God and that the Godhead is revealed as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit… the Holy Trinity.
The Bible+
We believe that the Holy Scriptures are the Old and New Testaments; the inspired and infallible Word of God and therein is found the only reliable guide of Christian faith and conduct.
Man+
We believe that God created man in His own image to bring Him honor through obedience, and that when man disobeyed, he became a fallen and sinful creature, unable to save himself. We believe that infants are in the covenant of God’s grace and that all persons become accountable to God when they reach a state of moral responsibility.
Salvation+
We believe that salvation (regeneration, sanctification, justification, and redemption) has been provided for all mankind through the redemptive work (life, death, resurrection, ascension, and intercession) of Jesus Christ, and that this salvation can be received only through repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
Assurance & Endurance+
We believe that those who abide in Christ have the assurance of salvation. However, we believe that the Christian retains his freedom of choice; therefore, it is possible for him to turn away from God and be finally lost.
Christian Duties+
We believe that Christians should live faithfully by serving in and through the local church, praying diligently, witnessing earnestly, practicing tolerance, showing loving kindness, giving as God prospers, and conducting themselves in such a way as to bring glory to God.
The Church+
We believe that the Church Universal is the Body of Christ, the fellowship of all believers, and that its members have been called out from the world to come under the dominion and authority of Christ, its Head. We believe that a local church is a fellowship of Christians, a part of the Body of Christ, voluntarily banded together for worship, nurture, and service.
Ordinances+
We believe that baptism and the Lord’s Supper are ordinances instituted by Christ to be observed by Christians only. We also believe that the biblical mode of baptism is immersion and that participation in the Lord’s Supper should be open to all Christians. We believe that although baptism is not required to receive salvation, it should be done for proper fellowship with the body of Christ, just as Christ was baptized.
The Lord’s Day+
We believe in the sanctity of the Lord’s Day, the first day of the week, and that this day ought to be observed by worshiping God, witnessing for Christ, and ministering to the needs of humanity. We believe that secular work on Sunday should be limited to cases of necessity or mercy.
Virgin Birth+
We believe in the virgin birth of Christ to Mary. We believe that God, and only God, made this occur.
Marriage, Sexuality & Gender+
We believe God established a permanent pattern for marriage, sexuality, and gender at creation and reaffirmed it throughout all of Scripture. We believe that God’s original intended design for marriage is between one biological man and one biological woman in a monogamous, covenantal marriage, and that marriage is a picture of Christ’s relationship with the Church. We believe God created humanity, biologically male and female, for one another. There are two distinct, God-given gender identities – male and female – rooted in these two biological sexes that are not interchangeable.
Last Things+
We believe in the personal return of Jesus Christ, and in the bodily resurrection of the dead. We believe that God will judge all mankind by Jesus Christ; that He will reward the righteous with eternal life in heaven, and that He will banish the unrighteous to everlasting punishment in hell.
There’s a seat saved for you.
Sundays at 9:00 & 10:30 AM in Gallatin, or online.