About the

Charlotte Campus

If you’ve never been to Central, the best place to start is a Sunday morning worship service. These services are dynamic but reverent, and include praise and worship with Bible-based preaching. Each service includes an opportunity to connect with the people sitting nearest you. While community is important, we're not a social club or just another organization. We are a group of broken, flawed people who come together to make a big deal about Jesus, to have our hearts stirred and our thoughts challenged.

Adult Life Groups also meet on Sundays, and there are services and classes for all ages of students during both service times. Sign language, Spanish and Russian interpreters are available during the 10:30am service.

If you need some coffee or snack before or after service, stop by Coffee Central to purchase these items.

Sunday 8:30 AM & 10:30 AM
Wednesday Service 7 PM

5301 Sardis Rd
Charlotte, NC 28270-5205
(704) 364-5003

Welcome to

Central Charlotte Campus

What to

Expect

Central's Charlotte Campus is a busy place on Sundays! Click on each question below to find more information.

Announcements about upcoming activities at Central are made with slides and/or a video that are shown before the start of service. Everyone participates in vibrant praise and worship. If the congregation is not already standing at the end of the last song, everyone stands for the reading of God’s Word and prayer. Pastor Livingston then shares a Bible-based message in his own inimitable style.

Central Student Ministries (CSM) services and classes are available for all ages of students. Charlotte Campus has separate buildings for student age groups: CSM Preschool for ages 6 weeks to 5 years; CSM Kids for Kindergarten - 5th grade; and the Central Youth Building for Middle School grades 6-8 and High School grades 9-12. Click on the Campus Map button above to see the locations of these buildings, or ask an usher, who will be happy to direct you.

Plan to arrive at least 15 minutes before the start of service to register your student. Register your family today to make your check-in process easier by filling out this form.

At the Charlotte Campus, we have a large onsite parking lot on the left side of our sanctuary, and a smaller lot on the right. If you need assistance getting to a building from farther out in the parking lot, feel free to flag down one of the golf cart drivers who will happily shuttle you to a building. We try to allow time between the two morning services for people to exit, then enter the lots, but we always recommend getting here early for the best parking spots and seats.

To read a statement of our beliefs, click here.

Senior Pastor

Loran and Sandra Livingston

Pastor Loran Livingston enjoys the opportunity to help people see just how much Jesus loves them. He has led Central Church for more than 40 years, and while times have certainly changed, the crux of his message has not – the truth of Scripture, the power of the cross and the greatness of grace.

Pastor was born and raised in Anson County, North Carolina, where he grew up in a godly home. However, it was not until he was a college student at Lee University that his life was dramatically changed by the love of Christ. Soon after, he married Sandra Weatherby, and together they began a life of ministry. In 1977, the young couple moved to Charlotte to pastor the newly-formed Central Church.

As an engaging preacher and a master storyteller, Pastor has an amazing way of not only bringing Scripture to life, but applying it to where you live. He’s bold and honest, and probably best loved for his transparency. Each sermon delivers hope and encouragement.

While Central’s congregation is beautifully diverse and the challenges of the day are complex, Pastor Livingston constantly points to the one place where true hope is found – Jesus Christ.

Pastor is a fisherman and golfer. He and Sandra have four daughters, three sons-in-law, and eight grandchildren.