Central Christian Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Jud Wilhite (Senior Pastor since 2003)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Non-Denominational

Service Times Sunday mornings (check website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website centralchristian.com

Pastor Credentials Not published

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Evangelical orthodox per statement of faith; specific language not quoted.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Authority affirmed; inerrancy language not confirmed on fetched page.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not detailed.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Evangelical framework; 'a place where it's okay to not be okay' brand tagline.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Sr. Pastor Jud Wilhite (male) since 2003. Central Church permits women in various ministry roles; specific teaching-pastor policy not confirmed.

Male Senior Pastor Jud Wilhite; specific complementarian or egalitarian stance not stated on fetched content.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Celebrity-pastor model (Wilhite is a prominent author/speaker); multi-site expansion across Nevada, Arizona, Florida, Mexico, international.

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Topical-application seeker-sensitive preaching; not classic expository.

WARNING!

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Multi-site growth orientation; evangelistic reach.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

'It's okay to not be okay' emphasizes acceptance language; no explicit DEI/CRT/affirming statement visible — Not stated on available sources.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Domain rebranded centralchristian.com -> centralchurch.online (301 redirect). Public homepage is sparse navigation only — no doctrinal statement, no elder roster, no network affiliation surfaced. Kept RED — accountability not verifiable. Wilhite celebrity-pastor multi-site model unchanged.

WARNING!

Assessment

Central Christian Church is the largest church in the Las Vegas metro. Led by Jud Wilhite. Restoration Movement heritage. Seeker-sensitive, creative services. Generally evangelical. Verify doctrinal specifics.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Large seeker-sensitive multi-site. Wilhite well-known evangelical author. Light doctrinal specificity keeps scoring at yellow.

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 centralchristian.com/about
[2] Live source centralchristian.com/leadership

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