Christ Church Presbyterian (PCA) — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Dr. Jon D. Payne (Senior Minister since 2013)

Founded 2013

Denomination Presbyterian (PCA)

Service Times Sunday mornings (check website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.pca.org

Pastor Credentials Clemson BA, RTS MATS/DMin, University of Edinburgh MTh

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

PCA subscribes to Westminster Standards — Trinitarian, orthodox.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Westminster Confession affirms inerrancy/infallibility.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not documented in this fetch — verify.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Reformed soteriology — monergism, imputed righteousness.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

PCA ordains only men to teaching/ruling eldership; Jon Payne leads GRN which opposes progressive drift.

PCA polity — male-only eldership.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

PCA session of elders; planted 2013; Payne long-tenured senior minister.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Payne is author in Lectio Continua expository commentary series — expository verse-by-verse.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Global/planting emphasis (Oxford Church Planting Institute, Heidelberger Society Germany).

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

GRN explicitly pushes back on Revoice/Side-B/CRT trajectory in PCA.

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Accountability Structure

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

PCA — Lowcountry Presbytery.

Strong

Assessment

Christ Church PCA in Charleston. Reformed, confessional.

#pca#reformed#charleston#south-carolina#needs-review

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Anglican Watch published abuse allegations against Payne; notes allegation only, not adjudicated. Keep leadership green pending outcome but flag for review.

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 christchurchcharleston.org/our-staff
[2] Live source gospelreformation.net/council/

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