Church of the Good Samaritan Anglican — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Richard Morgan (Rector, 9th rector)

Founded 1870

Denomination ACNA

Service Times Sunday 10:30 AM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website good-samaritan.org/

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

TEC recites Nicene Creed liturgically — yellow default for the local parish.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

TEC uses Scripture + Tradition + Reason; not inerrantist — red per rubric.

WARNING!

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not mentioned.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Not stated in concrete terms on site.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

TEC ordains women priests and bishops; site says 'raise up godly leaders' without distinction — red per rubric.

TEC ordains women as priests and bishops; local staff composition not enumerated on fetched page.

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Rector-led with vestry per TEC polity.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Liturgical Rite I/II Eucharist 3x Sundays — not expository.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'Serve those in need' — generic mainline framing.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

TEC is fully LGBTQ-affirming denomination-wide; specific parish stance not listed but denominational posture = red.

WARNING!

Accountability Structure

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

Episcopal Church (TEC), Diocese of Pennsylvania — liberal mainline = black per rubric.

Disqualifier

Assessment

Church of the Good Samaritan Anglican in Paoli, PA — yellow-default pending full research. Verify all categories.

#acna#anglican#paoli#pa#needs-review

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Directory entry labeled this ACNA but multiple independent sources (Episcopal Asset Map, Anglican Communion registry, FaithStreet) confirm TEC. Flag for correction. | URL research: matched address 212 W Lancaster Ave Paoli PA verbatim. Note: church is Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania, not ACNA as recorded — denomination mismatch (split conflict in 2009-2010 referenced).

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 good-samaritan.org
[2] Live source episcopalassetmap.org/dioceses/diocese-pennsylvania/list/…

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