Anderson Trinity Community Church (GMC) — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Pastor Pauline Bowen

Founded Continuing GMC congregation post-UMC disaffiliation

Denomination GMC

Service Times Sundays 11:00 AM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website andersontrinity.org

Pastor Credentials UMC-era ordination (per CA-NV UMC archive)

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)

GMC affirms historic Christology.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

GMC affirms inspiration and authority of Scripture.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not stated.

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Wesleyan-Arminian.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?

Pastor Pauline Bowen is female; UMC-era female-clergy holdover under GMC.

Female senior pastor (Pauline Bowen). GMC polity complementarian on episcopacy but UMC-era female pastors are grandfathered in. Yellow flag for transparency.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Pauline Bowen (female pastor) — UMC-era ordination grandfathered.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Wesleyan preaching tradition.

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Anderson / Shasta County / north-central California ministry.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Conservative Wesleyan posture by GMC affiliation.

Strong

Accountability Structure

Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?

GMC Western States Provisional Conference.

Strong

Assessment

Anderson Trinity Community Church is a continuing GMC congregation in Shasta County, CA. Pastor Pauline Bowen (a UMC-era female pastor previously listed in the CA-NV UMC archives) leads Sunday worship at 11am.

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Sources & Evidence

These are the URLs consulted to arrive at this church's scoring. Score-note claims are synthesized from homepage content, denominational directories, and public statements of faith at the time of review. Church websites change frequently; we're progressively adding Internet Archive snapshots to prevent link rot.

[1] Live source andersontrinity.org
[2] Live source westernstatesgmc.com/find-a-church/

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