Coral Ridge Presbyterian — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rob Pacienza

Founded Unknown

Denomination PCA

Service Times Verify on website

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website crpc.org

Pastor Credentials D.Min.; CEO/President of Coral Ridge Ministries; Founder of Institute for Faith and Culture

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

PCA Westminster Trinitarian; current sermon series 'Hold Fast' walks through Westminster Confession.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Westminster Confession affirms Scripture inerrancy.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Upgrade from yellow: 'Quest for Authentic Manhood' (24-session discipleship) and 'Connect3' workplace men's discipleship program — substantive men's ministry confirmed.

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

PCA Reformed sola fide.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

PCA constitutionally male-only elders/teaching elders; complementarian.

PCA complementarian — male-only elders/teaching elders.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Validated: Rob Pacienza Senior Pastor confirmed; PCA affiliation and elder leadership confirmed on site.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Expository; Westminster-focused sermon series.

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Validated: Evangelism Explosion International partnership confirmed — D.J. Kennedy legacy active.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Historic Kennedy-conservative cultural engagement; anti-DEI posture.

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) since 1978 — confessional Westminster.

Strong

Assessment

Coral Ridge Presbyterian is a historic PCA congregation founded by Dr. D. James Kennedy. Now led by Dr. Rob Pacienza (since 2016). Strong Reformed heritage with Coral Ridge Ministries media outreach. PCA affiliation provides solid doctrinal accountability. The Kennedy legacy established one of the strongest apologetics-oriented churches in America. Evaluate current direction under Pacienza.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

CEO/President of Coral Ridge Ministries; Founder of Institute for Faith and Culture

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] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260330023053/https://crpc.org/
↳ Snapshot of crpc.org (live link)
[2] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20251229175538/https://en.wikipedia.o…
↳ Snapshot of en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_Ridge_Presbyterian_Church (live link)

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