Who We Are

As a Reformed Baptist church, we strive for worship that is reverent, vibrant, and joyful. Each week in worship we confess our sin, sing Psalms and hymns, pray, listen to the sermon, and receive communion. Our members love engaging each other both before and after worship, and we participate in one another’s lives during the week. We “seek the peace and prosperity of the city” (Jer. 29:7) where God has placed us by engaging in and supporting various ministries.

We are a mission church of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches (CREC). To find out more about the denomination, click here.

As a Reformed Baptist church, we strive for worship that is reverent, vibrant, and joyful. Each week in worship we confess our sin, sing Psalms and hymns, pray, listen to the sermon, and receive communion. Our members love engaging each other both before and after worship, and we participate in one another’s lives during the week. We “seek the peace and prosperity of the city” (Jer. 29:7) where God has placed us by engaging in and supporting various ministries.

We are a member of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches (CREC). To find out more about the denomination, click here.

Our Leaders

Jake Torgeson

Pastor

Jake and his wife Rachel were both born and raised in Tennessee. They have been blessed with two children, with a third on the way. Jake earned an undergraduate degree in Biochemistry from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, and a Masters of Divinity from Bethlehem College and Seminary. The Torgesons love to sing, laugh, learn and play games, and they treasure time together with others.

Blane Tarr

Ruling Elder

Blane is a Jefferson County native. He and his wife, Kelly, re-settled in Dandridge after Blane's Active Duty tour as an Army Optometrist at Ireland Army Community Hospital on Fort Knox, KY. They have four daughters and a son. Blane works at Tarr Family Eyecare by day and enjoys listening to podcasts and audiobooks. The Tarrs love a house full of friends, vigorous discussions, interactive and strategy games of all kinds, and situations conducive to congenial laughter.