Church of the Apostles Charlotte — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Matt Grimsley (Pastor/Vicar)

Founded ACNA church plant from the Anglican Diocese of the Carolinas

Denomination Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) — Anglican Diocese of the Carolinas

Service Times Sunday 4:00 PM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website apostlesclt.org

Pastor Credentials Anglican priest in ACNA

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Apostles' teaching / Apostles' Creed Anglican framing; orthodox Trinitarian.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Anglican 'gospel-centered, sacramental, missional' language; inerrancy not explicitly stated on homepage — yellow.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

No men's ministry mentioned on /our-team page — verify.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Gospel-centered framing; Protestant sola fide not explicitly articulated — yellow.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Bree Snow listed as Assistant Pastor, ordained to the priesthood (prior Assisting Priest elsewhere). Female priest → egalitarian per rubric → red.

Female priest Bree Snow serves as Assistant Pastor; egalitarian ordination practice

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Matt Grimsley as Pastor (Vicar), Bree Snow Assistant Pastor, Paul Briggs Assisting Clergy; plural-clergy model under ACNA Diocese of the Carolinas.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not specifically described on pages fetched; verify.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Described as 'missional' but specifics not detailed on homepage.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Thomas McKenzie Anglican-way framing ('amazing love of God in Christ' vs. extremes) — conciliatory/centrist; no overt DEI/CRT language but also no conservative stance — yellow.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

ACNA, Anglican Diocese of the Carolinas confirmed. Diocese of the Carolinas permits female priests (deviates from Jerusalem Declaration confessional strictness). Jerusalem Declaration stance not published on site — yellow denominational (not green).

Caution

Assessment

Church of the Apostles in Charlotte is an ACNA church plant from the Anglican Diocese of the Carolinas, led by Rector Rev. Matt Grimsley. The congregation meets Sunday afternoons at 4:00 PM at the Little Church on the Lane on Moravian Lane. Self-describes as 'gospel-centered, sacramental, and missional' — welcoming 'the curious, the skeptic, the bruised, the broken, the weary, the lonely, the hungry.' ACNA confessional framework aligns with MOOP's biblical-design rubric. Green-rated Anglican option for the Charlotte metro.

#needs-review

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Reversal of prior green overall assumption. ACNA alone is not automatically green under the rubric — the Diocese of the Carolinas ordains women to the priesthood. Overall rating should move to red on gender dimension.

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 apostlesclt.org
[2] Live source apostlesclt.org/our-team

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