Pastor Jon Watson

Jon has a Master of Divinity degree from Knox Theological Seminary and a Master of Theology from Edinburgh Theological Seminary. His academic emphasis is in biblical theology, Old Testament theology with a focus on Genesis, and narratology. Jon has spent years serving local churches, including two years as Minister in Training at St. Columba's Free Church in Edinburgh, Scotland (2019–2021). He currently serves as Pastor at Christ Church, which was planted in the north suburbs of Nashville, TN, as of April, 2022.

Jon and Beka have been married ten years, and have three kids: William (9), Kathryn (7), and Eleanor (4). Originally from Washington state, they moved to Tennessee in 2015 and immediately sank into the gospel doctrine and gospel culture of Immanuel Church Nashville. While serving at Immanuel and working in the marketing industry, Jon was leading small groups, discipleship groups, and seminars. Beka worked as a birth doula, discipled women, taught in the kid’s ministry, and led women’s theology seminars.

In 2019 they were sent to Edinburgh, Scotland, as missionaries, to continue Jon’s theological education and to serve at St. Columba’s Free Church. During the two years in Scotland, Jon preached regularly, Beka started Bible studies, and they shared the love of Jesus with their church and their neighbors. The Lord has led them back to Nashville to begin the labor of love he’s been growing in their hearts for years: planting a church in the Nashville area.