Ascension Presbyterian Church (OPC) — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Luke Gossett

Founded Unknown

Denomination Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC) — Presbytery of the South

Service Times Sunday 10:30 AM (meets at East 59 Cafe, 701 Doug Baker Blvd #103)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website ascensionpres.org

Pastor Credentials Pastor; Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC)-ordained; Westminster Standards

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Affirms Nicene orthodoxy via Westminster Standards.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Inerrancy and authority of Scripture per Westminster Confession 1.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Men's ministry not surfaced from locator; held yellow.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Westminster Confession soteriology.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

OPC requires male-only ordination; complementarian by confession.

OPC requires male-only ordination; complementarian per Westminster Standards

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

OPC polity — male elder/pastor leadership; Rev. Luke Gossett as Pastor.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

OPC standard is Reformed expository preaching.

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Active church plant / mission work in metro Birmingham — Great Commission grounded in Westminster Standards.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

OPC confessional distinctives preclude progressive drift.

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

OPC affiliation confirmed via OPC official locator; Presbytery of the South oversight.

Strong

Assessment

Ascension Presbyterian Church is an Orthodox Presbyterian Church congregation in Birmingham, Alabama, in the Presbytery of the South. The church meets at East 59 Cafe in the Doug Baker Blvd corridor — a sign of an active church plant or recently established congregation in the south Birmingham metro. Rev. Luke Gossett serves as Pastor. As OPC, the church subscribes strictly to the Westminster Standards, holds to male-only ordination, and operates under presbytery accountability. For a man wanting strict-subscription Reformed worship in the Birmingham area, Ascension OPC offers confessional accountability uncommon in the city's Baptist-dominated landscape.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Mailing address 2424 Ridgemont Dr; meets at East 59 Cafe, 701 Doug Baker Blvd #103. Verified via OPC official locator 2026-04-28.

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 opc.org/locator.html
[2] Live source ascensionpres.org

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