Our Mission

Hickory Valley Christian Church exists to love God and people through pursuing truth and restoring lives.

What We believe

What we believe affects the way we think and the way we act, which in turn changes the people we are. At HVCC we hold the following beliefs.

  • God is one, existing in three persons called the Godhead or Trinity: Father, Son (the Lord Jesus Christ), and Holy Spirit.  God is eternal. God is Creator.

  • Jesus is the Christ (the fulfillment of all God's promises), fully man, and fully human.

    Jesus was born of the virgin Mary, lived a perfect on earth as a man, died for our sins on the cross, descended to the grave, was raised from the dead, and ascended to the right hand Father, where He lives to make intercession for us.

  • The Holy Spirit convicts the world in regard to sin, righteousness and judgment. At the point of salvation, the Holy Spirit indwells every believer and equips them for personal growth and service to the church.

  • The Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, 'the Bible," were given by inspiration of God, contain all-sufficient revelation of his will to men, and are the only unerring rule of faith and practice.

  • All of Mankind, male and female, are made in the image of God. At the fall, mankind rebelled bringing sin into the world, which has contaminated every part of creation. Every person has willfully sinned and as a result, is lost and without hope apart from Jesus Christ.

  • Salvation is only found in Christ by grace through faith.

    The pattern revealed in Scripture is that an individual hear, believe, repent, confess, and is baptized

    1. Hear the gospel: God created his world perfect. At the Fall, man rebelled and sinned against god. Sin has contaminated every part of creation. Throughout the Old Testament, God promised to redeem his people with many promises. Jesus is the Redeemer and the fulfillment of all those promises. He did this in his incarnation, life, death on the cross, resurrection, and ascension. God's people now live in eager expectation of Jesus' return where he will judge the world and destroy sin forever.
    2. Believe the gospel stated above.
    3. Repent of their sins.
    4. Confess that Jesus is the Christ, Son of the living God, Lord of their life, and Savior.
    5. Baptism: Follow Jesus' command to "be baptized" for the remission of sins. "Baptism" (Greek Βαπτιζμο) meaning to be fully immersed, dipped, or dunked in water. This identifies the believer with Jesus' death and resurrection.
  • The Church is the body and bride of Christ on earth. Founded on the Day of Pentecost, the church is global, consisting of all Christians everywhere.

  • We believe that death seals the eternal destiny of each person. When Christ returns he will pronounce the eternal fate of each individual, both living and dead - the saved to eternal life in heaven, the unsaved to eternal separation from God in hell.

A Short History

Hickory Valley Christian Church was first organized in October 1888 with 27 charter members. In 1889 a new building was erected on the corner of Bailey Avenue and Beech Street and the church was called Highland Park Christian. On October 13, 1963, the congregation voted to purchase a 5-acre tract in a relatively undeveloped area on Shallowford Road for the purpose of relocation. Ground was broken on October 4, 1965 and in June of 1966 the church relocated to the new building. The name of the church was changed from Highland Park Christian Church to Hickory Valley Christian Church. Over the past 37 years the neighborhood has thrived to become one of the most heavily trafficked areas in the city.


The church family has been blessed with wonderful leadership, and faithfully continues to seek God's direction in everything they do. Often described as one of the friendliest churches around, the family at HVCC continues to expand, with folks from as far as Signal Mountain, Cleveland, Collegedale, and Georgia making up the family. We invite you to stop in and see for yourself. We'd love to meet you!