Central Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

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

Founded Not published

Denomination Non-denominational

Service Times See centralchurch.online

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website centralchurch.online

Pastor Credentials Not published

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Standard evangelical Trinitarian framing.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

'Our Beliefs' page exists; inerrancy-level language not confirmed from fetch.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not documented in fetched content.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Evangelical salvation framing; no prosperity indicators; no clear sola-fide detail.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Jud Wilhite Senior Pastor; Lori Wilhite leads 'Leading and Loving It' (equipping women in ministry leadership) — husband/wife public ministry pattern; women-pastor stance not confirmed.

Lori Wilhite leads women-in-leadership equipping org; specific church policy on women pastors not published.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Single dominant personality (Wilhite since 2003) — elder structure not foregrounded.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Central Church is Restoration-Movement-adjacent seeker-sensitive mega-church — felt-needs/topical norm.

WARNING!

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Generic 'come as you are' framing; no missions specifics on homepage.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No explicit CRT/DEI; no explicit affirming language.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Live homepage fetch returned navigation/locations only — no leadership, beliefs, or elder content surfaced; cannot upgrade beyond red on accountability. Held at red on dimension; overall yellow held.

WARNING!

Assessment

Central Church in Henderson, NV. Needs evaluation.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

[2026-05-19] Phase 5b auto-merge: absorbed 1 dupe record (central-church-henderson-nv). Group key: "central church @ 1001 new beginnings dr, henderson, nv 89011".

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 centralchurch.online/about
[2] Live source centralchurch.com

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