Calvary South Denver — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Jon Geraci (Teaching Pastor)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Calvary Chapel Association

Service Times Check website for service times

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 evangelical; statement of faith link present but full text not fetched.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Expository preaching 'chapter by chapter and verse by verse' implies high view of Scripture.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Dedicated Men's Ministry page exists.

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Gospel-centered community stated; specific sola fide language not fetched.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

All pastors listed are male (Jon Geraci, Jimmy Wattles, Judah Callan); female staff member is Business Manager (Debra Lowery) — non-pastoral administrative role. Consistent with complementarian practice.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Homepage staff section lists: Jon Geraci (Teaching Pastor), Jimmy Wattles (Assistant Pastor), Judah Callan (Youth Director), Gino Geraci (Pastor Emeritus). All male pastoral staff; female Business Manager (Debra Lowery) in non-pastoral role. CC single-pastor-led polity typical — no explicit elder plurality.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Self-described 'expository preaching — chapter by chapter and verse by verse' — green.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Core values: 'worshiping God and building gospel-centered community through local/global missions' — green.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No DEI/CRT language detected.

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Accountability Structure

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

Calvary Chapel Association — visible affiliation with light accountability structure.

Caution

Assessment

Calvary South Denver is a Calvary Chapel church led by Pastor Jon Geraci, who teaches through the Bible verse by verse. Calvary Chapel tradition emphasizes sequential expository teaching through entire books of the Bible, which is a strong positive. The Calvary Chapel movement was founded by Chuck Smith and generally holds to conservative evangelical theology with an emphasis on the Holy Spirit's work. Solid option for verse-by-verse teaching.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

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 calvarycsd.org

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