One Vision · One City · One Impact

You Belong Here

A Bible-teaching, family church in the heart of Detroit. Come as you are, come by yourself, come with everybody — there's a seat with your name on it this Sunday.

Sundays 10:01 AM · In person + online12844 Elmdale Street, Detroit

iKIDZ for birth–5th grade · IGNITE XP for 6th–12th grade

Sundays 10:01 AM

About 90 minutes

Come as you are

No dress code, ever

Loved-on kids

Birth–5th grade + youth

Easy parking

Free lot on-site

Coming alone?

Plenty of people do

No spotlight

You won't be singled out

What to expect

Happening Now

Every Week at Impact City

The rhythms you can count on — not just another Sunday to attend.

Sunday · 10:01 AMWeekly

Sunday Worship

One service, in person and online. IGNITE XP youth meets at the same time.

Mon–Fri · 6:00 AMDaily

PowerBurst Live

A daily shot of teaching to start strong before your day does.

Anytime · 24/7Prayer

COVERED — Prayer

Our prayer culture never closes. Bring what's heavy; leave it covered.

Mark your calendar

Coming up at Impact City

See the full year
  1. Late Spring

    Legacy Building

    Senior celebration and care.

  2. Aug15

    Impact on the Block

    Our largest city-wide outreach of the year.

  3. Oct31

    Hero Fest & After Dark

    October 31

    Families by day, teens by night.

  4. Nov22

    ImpactsGiving

    Thanksgiving food distribution.

Latest Message

DREAMGIRLS

Pastor Keenann R. Knox · Blockbuster Summer

Some things you can't Google your way into. A word on the kind of faith that builds a life — and a city — from the ground up.

Watch the Message

PowerBurst

Pastor Knox's daily teaching — weekday mornings at 6, wherever you start your day.

Powerburst: How Do I Increase My Faith? | Impact City Church | Pastor Keenann R. Knox

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Message Series

Watch by Series

Every series, streaming free. Pick up where God left off with you.

There Is Always Room for One More

Your Journey Starts Here

From your first Sunday to rebuilding the spirit of the city — four seasons of one journey home.

  1. Come Home

    Visit and let us know you're here.

  2. Find Home

    Discover the heart. Make it yours.

  3. Build Home

    Find your gifts. Join the team.

  4. Live to Impact

    Grow deep. Rebuild the city.

Our Story

From a basement to the city's church.

In June 1998, Pastor Keenann R. Knox gathered 22 people in his mother's basement with a single conviction: love people, love people.

Twenty-eight years later, that promise stands in a 52,000-square-foot, debt-free facility on Detroit's east side — acquired on faith before the money was ever in hand.

In January 2026 we became Impact City Church. Same heart. Bigger mission. The city's church.

52,000

Sq ft · debt-free

Since 1998

Loving people, loving people

Read our story

One church. Four commitments.

Faith

Our Foundation

Jesus at the center of everything.

Family

Our Heart

A place to actually belong.

City

Our Mission

Detroit is the assignment.

Impact

Our Calling

Faith that changes a city.

Loving People, Loving People

We don't just talk about the city. We show up for it.

6

Detroit schools partnered

“The most engaged church in the district.”

10,000

Families fed weekly

At the height of the pandemic.

5,000

Kids' Christmas covered

The Impact of Christmas 2024 — our signature event, our largest ever.

Every number up there is a person who found room.

COVERED · Our prayer culture

Bring what's heavy. Leave it covered.

Nothing at Impact City moves without prayer. Send us what you're carrying — it gets prayed over by name, and if you want somebody to reach out, they will.

Request Prayer

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Or text Join to 313-930-8471

Pastor Keenann R. Knox and First Lady Danielle Knox

Your Pastors

Pastor Keenann & First Lady Danielle Knox

They started with 22 people in a basement in 1998 — and they're still the ones at the door.

Pastor Knox preaches to activate, not just inform. He'd rather you leave with something you can use Monday morning than something you can only admire on Sunday.

First Lady Danielle leads our women's ministry — GIFT, Growing In Faith Together — with grace and love. She created Speak Life Christian Counseling Services to fulfill the need for counseling services, and she serves in any capacity needed so that ministry can go forth for everyone.

Pastor Keenann and Lady Danielle have three awesome adult children who also serve in various capacities at Impact City Church.

Read their story

Faith that transforms. People who change. A city that rises.

The seat was always yours.

Sundays at 10:01 AM, in person and online. Come as you are — we saved you a spot.