Concordia Lutheran Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Joann Post

Founded Unknown

Denomination ELCA

Service Times Sunday 10:30 AM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website www.concordiamanchester.org/

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Presumed orthodox per Lutheran tradition; verify.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

ELCA broadly adopts historical-critical hermeneutic; rejects inerrancy in favor of Scripture-plus-tradition framework.

WARNING!

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not stated on available sources.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Lutheran sola fide affirmed historically but ELCA latitude allows broad views.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Female lead pastor (Joann Post); ELCA ordains women and LGBTQ clergy since 2009.

Verify

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Joann Post serves as Pastor per FaithStreet listing.

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not stated on available sources.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Not stated on available sources.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

ELCA is a Reconciling in Christ denomination post-2009, fully LGBTQ-affirming.

WARNING!

Accountability Structure

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

ELCA — rubric black tier (liberal mainline). Source listed LCMS; this is incorrect.

Disqualifier

Assessment

Concordia Lutheran Church in Manchester, CT — yellow-default pending full research. Verify all categories.

#lcms#lutheran#manchester#ct#needs-review#denomination-corrected-2026-04-30

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

LCMS-vs-ELCA prior applied correctly — this is ELCA. Black rating triggered. | URL research: matched address 40 Pitkin St Manchester CT verbatim. Note: FaithStreet lists congregation as ELCA, not LCMS as recorded — denomination mismatch. | [2026-04-30 denomination correction: Lutheran (LCMS) -> Lutheran (ELCA); reason: ELCA (not LCMS), liberal mainline, female pastor] [2026-05-19] MOOP rubric: ELCA — affirming since 2009. Already rated black.

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 concordiamanchester.org
[2] Live source faithstreet.com/church/concordia-lutheran-church-manchest…

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