Christ Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable The Rev. Matthew Dampier

Founded Not published

Denomination ACNA

Service Times Sundays 9 AM & 11 AM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website christchurchofaustin.org

Pastor Credentials Not published

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

ACNA affirms Nicene / Chalcedonian orthodoxy.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

ACNA Fundamental Declarations affirm Scripture as the Word of God written.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not verified.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Thirty-Nine Articles affirm justification by faith alone.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

CONFIRMED RED: Nancy Lewis ordained as priest June 2025, currently serving as Assisting Priest for Spiritual Formation. C4SO diocese explicitly ordains women as priests. Direct staff-page evidence of female priest in active ministry.

C4SO ordains women to the priesthood; women-rector status at this specific parish not verified but the diocesan permission is material for scoring.

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Rector Matthew Dampier (since April 2024, prior 6 years Associate Rector). Vestry: Clay Davis (Sr Warden), Natalie Coulter, Hannah Diller, Kyle Frazier, Sarah Hadd, Billy Hollis, Amy McLaughlin, Pete Newell. Mixed-gender vestry plus female priest = egalitarian-leaning governance under ACNA Anglican order.

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Anglican liturgical lectionary preaching.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Not verified in this pass.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Urban ACNA plants often carry third-way / Revoice-adjacent markers — not verified for this specific parish; flag yellow.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

ACNA / Diocese of Churches for the Sake of Others (C4SO) — diocese ordains women priests; confirmed at parish level.

Caution

Assessment

Christ Church Austin is an ACNA congregation led by Rev. Matthew Dampier. ACNA broke from the Episcopal Church to maintain orthodox positions on Scripture and sexuality. Liturgical worship with strong creedal foundation. ACNA provides robust denominational accountability and theological guardrails. Recommended for men seeking liturgical worship with orthodox theology.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

C4SO is the progressive-leaning ACNA diocese — materially different from Anglican Diocese of the South or Carolinas for gender/cultural posture.

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 christchurchofaustin.org
[2] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260305170558/https://www.acna.org/a…
↳ Snapshot of acna.org/admin_units/98 (live link)

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