Church of the Good Shepherd Anglican — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Kathy Boss

Founded Unknown

Denomination ACNA

Service Times Sunday 10:30 AM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Pastor Credentials M.Div, Boston University School of Theology

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Not stated from available sources; Episcopal prayer book tradition presumed orthodox but verify.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Episcopal Church broadly rejects inerrancy; holds Scripture, tradition, reason as threefold authority.

WARNING!

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not stated on available sources.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Not stated from available sources.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Self-describes as 'open and affirming' — LGBTQ-affirming language. Female rector Rev. Kathy Boss leads congregation.

Verify

Disqualifier

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Rev. Kathy Boss (female) serves as Rector; ordained in Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire.

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not stated from available sources.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Not stated from available sources.

WARNING!

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

'Open and affirming' is explicit TEC shorthand for LGBTQ-affirming progressive alignment.

Disqualifier

Accountability Structure

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

Episcopal Church (TEC) — liberal mainline per rubric black tier. Not ACNA as originally listed.

Disqualifier

Assessment

Church of the Good Shepherd Anglican in Northampton, MA — yellow-default pending full research. Verify all categories.

#acna#anglican#northampton#ma#needs-review

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Source record had major errors: wrong denomination (ACNA vs TEC), wrong state (MA vs NH). Ratings changed from yellow-defaults to black across cultural/denominational/gender. | URL research: Record id says northampton-ma but address is Nashua, NH. 214 Main St Nashua is Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd (cgsnashua.org), NOT ACNA. Closest ACNA Good Shepherd is in Charlestown NH at 176 Main St (anglicanchurchofgoodshepherd.org). Record appears misidentified across multiple fields

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 cgsnashua.org
[2] Live source cgsnashua.org/abouthere
[3] Live source episcopalassetmap.org/dioceses/diocese-massachusetts/list…

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