Calvary Chapel South Denver — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Adam Dobbs (Executive/Worship Pastor); Gino Geraci (Pastor Emeritus, founding pastor)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Calvary Chapel Association

Service Times Verify current regular service times (Easter at 10:00 AM referenced)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website calvarycsd.org

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Calvary Chapel orthodox; Bible-teaching church emphasis.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Explicit: 'expository preaching and teaching, chapter by chapter and verse by verse' — core value #1.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Men's Ministry confirmed under Ministries menu.

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Calvary Chapel evangelical soteriology.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Calvary Chapel tradition complementarian; explicit local statement not surfaced.

Yellow — standard CC.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

CORRECTION: Gino Geraci (not Jon) is founding pastor, now Pastor Emeritus; Adam Dobbs is Executive/Worship Pastor. Lead pastor name not surfaced — yellow.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Site emphasizes 'expository, chapter-by-chapter Biblical teaching' — Calvary Chapel core distinctive.

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Core value #4: 'Missions — support both local and global missionary efforts.'

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No DEI/CRT signals; traditional focus on Jesus Christ and His Word.

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

Calvary Chapel network ties not explicitly stated on site — yellow pending confirmation.

Caution

Assessment

Calvary South Denver (calvarycsd.org) is led by Pastor Jon Geraci, located in Littleton, CO. Part of the Calvary Family of Churches. Teaching through books of the Bible (Revelation series noted). Limited web presence. No men's ministry found. The address may not match the original listing (originally listed as Englewood). Calvary Chapel Association provides accountability.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Upgrade mens_discipleship from RED to GREEN (Men's ministry explicitly confirmed in programs list); upgrade mission from yellow to green (explicit missions core value). This was a notable prior-pass error.

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 calvarycsd.org

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