Center Church Gilbert — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rich (Lead Pastor); Trey, Frank, Steve (Pastors)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Non-Denominational

Service Times Sunday — see website

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website centergilbert.com

Pastor Credentials Rich — Sovereign Grace Pastors College; MDiv; 20+ years lead pastor at Center Church

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

SGC Trinitarian.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

SGC inerrancy.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Dedicated men's ministry confirmed on homepage: 'provide opportunities to increase and maintain a focus on Jesus through Bible studies, prayer groups, service opportunities, and events' → green.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Reformed sovereign grace.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

Homepage confirms separate men's and women's ministries with gender-specific programming — complementarian posture consistent with SGC norms; no women-pastor or egalitarian signals. Yellow retained pending direct leadership-page fetch (not surfaced on homepage).

Distinct men's/women's ministries; specific complementarian statement not surfaced

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Homepage references /leadership/ page stating 'Our pastors love the Lord, the Word of God, and the community'; /beliefs/ page also referenced. Governance specifics not directly surfaced from homepage fetch — yellow retained.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Homepage states: 'preach straight through whole books or large passages of the Bible over several weeks or months with the occasional topical sermon or series' — explicit expository commitment → green.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Phoenix East Valley anchor congregation for SGC.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

SGC conservative; previously known as Sovereign Grace Church of Gilbert.

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Accountability Structure

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

Sovereign Grace Churches (united in fellowship, mission, beliefs, governance).

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Assessment

Center Church Gilbert (formerly Sovereign Grace Church of Gilbert Arizona) is a Phoenix East Valley anchor for the Sovereign Grace Churches network. Lead pastor Rich (MDiv, SGC Pastors College) has served for over two decades. The church is explicitly 'united in fellowship, mission, beliefs, and governance with Sovereign Grace Churches.' Green.

#sovereign-grace#gilbert-az#phoenix-east-valley#rebrand

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Expository preaching + clear men's ministry are solid positives. Gender/leadership stance requires a later deeper probe (leadership page not accessible this pass).

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 centergilbert.com

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