Experience Connection and Growth
Join a diverse and inclusive family that is eager to explore faith, grow together, and support one another on the journey. At Newsong Church, you will find a welcoming and nurturing environment where every individual’s unique spiritual journey is not only valued but deeply supported.
Whether you're taking your first steps in faith or seeking to deepen your connection, we are here to walk alongside you, offering encouragement, fellowship, and a place to belong.
A Little Bit More About Us
At Newsong, we connect people to Jesus and each other, fostering a community where individuals can belong, grow, and deepen their faith through Sunday gatherings and Life Groups. We believe in activating disciples to live out God’s mission, using our unique gifts in unity to fulfill His vision for us through love in action and shared purpose.
Connect
We connect people to Jesus and to each other. Being connected to Jesus is the first step in living a life pleasing to God. We center how we do things with this great purpose in mind. We want people to know that Newsong is a place they can belong in an authentic and meaningful way.
Grow
Growth is a sign of life! Making and growing disciples is at the core of every church’s mission. We can mature: know God more intimately, understand His will more clearly, and be strengthened to live for God in an increasing way. We view our Sunday gatherings and Discipleship as an essential part of our shared spiritual formation as we seek to live the Way of Jesus together.
Activate
God’s people are people of mission. We become alive when we walk out the plans and purposes that God has for us. So our desire is to move from being active disciples to activated disciples. Love in action is powerful.
Coordinate
We are better, together. We each have gifts and talents that God orchestrates into a loving and powerful body. There are some things that God envisions for us that can only be achieved in our unity.
Activate
God’s people are people of mission. We become alive when we walk out the plans and purposes that God has for us! So, our desire is to move from being active disciples to activated disciples. Love in action is powerful.
For Our Family
Kingdom is family. We give many opportunities to serve the family here at Newsong. Through leading small groups, teaching our kids, leading worship, to making people feel at home through Hospitality; all have a part to play in the family!
For Our Community
Newsong exists to bless the people and the place of Lake Norman.
Our Local Partners are:
Caterpillar Ministries - partners with our neighbors in the Huntington Green community in Huntersville, N.C., to experience together the abundant life through Christ. Through genuine relationship, we offer ourselves as the hands and feet of Jesus by providing educational, spiritual and mentoring programs to the more than 450 children and adults we serve.
The Lantern Project - Take an active stand against human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Become a beacon of light that safeguards yourself, your loved ones, and your community from this humanitarian crisis.
Ignite Movement UNCC - Bringing hope, purpose and faith community to campus. A family movement committed to seeing college campuses and cities transformed by the reality of the Gospel.
Love Life Charlotte - Love Life is uniting and mobilizing the church to create a culture of love and life that will bring an end to abortion and the orphan crisis in Charlotte and across the U.S.
For Our World
Our Global Partners are:
- Uganda: Worship Harvest Ministries is catalyzing spiritual, social and economic renewal in communities throughout Uganda. They do this by planting Missional Communities to care for one another as family and carry Kingdom impact into the world.
- Israel: Together for Israel is about partnering with the church for the salvation of Israel.
- Tanzania: Ezekiel's River: a training movement that inspires, equips, and connects church leaders to advance the Kingdom of God
- Kenya: Flourish Kenya: A ministry to at risk young women in Kenya.
- World: Zion Company: Zion Company International is a global ministry that seeks to engage haven and transform earth through the life-giving Person of Jesus Christ. The mission of our ministry is to reveal Jesus in word and deed, demonstrating His Kingdom, power, and glory to the nations!
- World: Sonship International: Eric Gilmour is an author, musician, and itinerant speaker who travels domestically and internationally. He and his wife Brooke are the founders of Sonship International- a teaching ministry committed to strengthening the church. Their hearts are to bring the church into a deeper experience of God's presence in their daily lives. With over one hundred thousand subscribers on YouTube Eric's music and teachings have aided millions of people in resting in the presence of God.
Our Values
We are committed to living out the values of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Our mission is to love God, love others, and share the good news of Jesus Christ.
Worship
Our love for God is the fuel for everything we do. We seek to honestly love God with all of our heart, mind, soul and strength. All of our other values flow from this value.
God’s Word
God’s written word and his spoken word sets a framework for us and renews us. We do things because the Bible shows us to. We are committed to teaching biblical truth.
Prayer
God gives direction in prayer. We realize that we are created to depend on the Father and that apart from God, we can do nothing.
Generosity
Freely we have received the blessings of God, spiritual and practical, so freely we pass on these blessings. We do this best by serving and honoring others inside and outside of our church family.
Missional
We are all created for mission, to proclaim and demonstrate the Good News of Jesus in our day-to-day lives, and to consistently lead other people into God-encounters. We desire to bring Jesus to people.
Family
We are better together. The bible describes us as the Body of Christ, God’s family. Our unity is a powerful sign to the world.
Our Beliefs
The foundation of our beliefs is Jesus Christ. Everything we believe stems from knowing God through His Son. Both the Old and New Testaments point to Jesus as the Messiah and reveal His plan for creation. He is the reason we exist, the goal we aim for, the meaning of life, and our ultimate reward.
The Triune God
We believe that there is one living and true God, eternally existing in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three are equal in power and glory. This triune God created all, upholds all, and governs all.
The Scriptures
We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the Word of God, fully inspired without error in the original manuscripts, and the infallible rule of faith and practice. We are committed to teaching historical, biblical truth.
God The Father
We believe in God the Father, an infinite, personal Spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power, and love. He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of people, hears and answers prayer, and saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ
We believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only begotten Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit. We believe in His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles and teachings, His substitutionary atoning death, bodily resurrection, ascension into heaven, perpetual intercession for His people, and His visible return to earth.
The Holy Spirit
We believe in the Holy Spirit, who came forth from the Father and Son to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment. The Holy Spirit regenerates, sanctifies, and empowers for ministry all who believe in Christ. The Holy Spirit indwells every believer and is an abiding Helper, Teacher, and Guide. We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit and in the exercise of all the Biblical gifts of the Spirit. These gifts should be exercised in a loving and orderly way during corporate worship.
Humanity & Salvation
We believe that all people are sinners by nature and choice, and therefore under condemnation. God regenerates those who repent of their sins and confess Jesus Christ as Lord. Jesus Christ baptizes the seeking believer with the Holy Spirit and power for service subsequent to regeneration.
The Universal Church
We believe in the universal Church, the living spiritual body, of which Christ is the Head and all regenerated persons are members.
The Ordinances Of The Church
We believe that our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, committed two ordinances to the church: baptism and the Lord’s Supper. We believe in baptism for those who confess and believe in the claims of Jesus, and communion is open to all believers.
The Laying On Of Hands
We believe in the laying on of hands for the ordination of pastors, elders, and deacons, for praying for the sick, and for the baptism (or release) of the Holy Spirit.
The Return Of Christ
We believe in the personal, visible return of Christ to earth and the establishment of His Kingdom. We believe in the resurrection of the body, the final judgment, and the eternal blessing of the righteous, along with the endless suffering of the wicked.
Biblical Marriage
We believe that God ordained marriage, and that a biblical marriage is between one biological man and one biological woman, in a lifelong, covenantal relationship with Christ at the center of that marriage.
The Apostles' Creed
We believe in what is termed “The Apostles’ Creed” as embodying the fundamental facts of Christian faith.
Our Story
Newsong Church’s story is not your typical church planting path. In August 2004, Jeff and Julie Watson visited the Lake Norman area on the invitation of a longtime friend. They visited for a week, but something about the area grabbed their hearts. The pull was so strong that they came back out two months later to pray in the area. Even though they had no plans to move prior to that, in January 2005 they found themselves leaving life in Southern California behind. A job hunt led them to serve at a Calvary Chapel church in the southwest part of Charlotte. While a sweet time of ministry, it was 35 miles away. One day God made it clear to the Watsons that He had moved them from Orange County to Lake Norman, and He wanted them serving in the Lake Norman area—not 35 miles away.
So, they gave notice and walked into Huntersville Town Hall. They asked where the town needed help, and town agents eventually pointed the Watsons to the Huntington Green trailer park, a neighborhood made up of 300 families, many of which were very broken and marginalized. Jeff and Julie drove into the neighborhood and were totally shocked at the brokenness they saw in the very affluent area of Lake Norman.
The Watsons started a 501c3, Ardent Faith Ministries (AFM), and began by ministering, even though they had no experience in these areas. They started a few initiatives to care for the lost and broken. They took bags of groceries door to door and prayed for people. They coordinated huge community serve days with up to 170 volunteers at a time, blessing the neighborhood. They met many friends who would come over to their home to study the Word and worship. Essentially, they were an outreach and a house church. The group grew too large for the living room, so they started meeting in public venues, moving from a house to a music studio to a public school. Both branches of the ministry were life-changing but grew slowly. AFM joined a network of churches based near London, England, named Christian Growth International, and served with them until 2013.
In 2012, Ardent Faith Ministries moved into its first building, where they didn’t have to set up and tear down. Outreach continued, and inspiring times of worship and study of the Word continued. The ministries grew, but slowly. Then Pastor Jeff received some advice during a coaching session to “focus.” He was advised to either be the pastor of a local church or lead an outreach, but not do both. After a few months of prayer, Jeff decided to put 100% into pastoring a local church. Even though AFM would stay as the umbrella ministry, it was decided to spin off the trailer park outreach as its own 501c3 ministry and give all control and resources over to our ministry partner, Caterpillar Ministries. We also changed the name of the local church expression to Newsong Church. With the focus in place, both ministries exploded in growth and impact. Today, Caterpillar Ministries serves 425 at-risk kids every week.
When Newsong Church moved to another location nearby in January 2016, we tripled in size. In November 2017, Newsong moved into its current location where the church has continued to grow and have a greater impact in the community.
In March of 2025, Pastor Jeff transitioned leadership of Newsong Church to Pastor Daniel. Pastor Jeff is excited about this transition and is confident that Newsong will continue to grow and thrive under Pastor Daniel's leadership. Together, they are committed to seeing Newsong’s mission fulfilled: to continue awakening the Lake Norman region to the love of Jesus!
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