
Quick Facts
Founded
Continuing GMC congregation post-UMC disaffiliation
Denomination
GMC
Service Times
Sundays 11:00 AM
Men's Ministry
No
Kids Ministry
No
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.
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[1] Live source
andersontrinity.org
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[2] Live source
westernstatesgmc.com/find-a-church/
Transparency note: MOOP ratings are researcher judgments about publicly available theological and ecclesial evidence. They are not infallible. If a church's public posture has changed since our review, or if we've mis-read evidence, tell us — we publish corrections.

Last reviewed:
2026-05-16
— Annual review recommended