Covenant Presbyterian Church of Paso Robles — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Dan Katches (Pastor — 24 years tenure); Nick Nowakowski; Rev. Will Hawk (Founding Pastor)

Founded Not published

Denomination PCA

Service Times Sundays in Paso Robles (livestream available)

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website covenantpaso.com

Pastor Credentials Dan Katches: PCA TE in Northern California Presbytery, 24+ years at CPC Paso

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

PCA confessional adherence to Westminster Standards — orthodox Christology.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Westminster Confession affirms inerrancy and authority of Scripture.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Standard PCA local-church practice.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Reformed soteriology per Westminster Confession.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

PCA complementarian polity per Book of Church Order — male teaching/ruling elders.

PCA complementarian — male teaching/ruling elders per Westminster Standards + Book of Church Order.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Dan Katches (male) Pastor; Nick Nowakowski (male); Will Hawk (male) Founding Pastor.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Reformed expository preaching tradition.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Paso Robles Central Coast congregation in Northern California Presbytery.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Pastor matches a red-direction signature list (Warhurst/AMR/Lament/Revoice/CBE) WITH state/presbytery corroboration — cultural drift marker per drift-watch protocol. Auto-applied YELLOW + cultural=red downgrade. RED — current/recent senior pastor signed the 2020 Warhurst Protest. Long pastoral tenure (24+ years).

WARNING!

Accountability Structure

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

PCA — Northern California Presbytery.

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Assessment

Covenant Presbyterian Church of Paso Robles is a long-tenured PCA congregation on the Central Coast led by Rev. Dan Katches (24+ years) alongside founding Pastor Will Hawk and pastor Nick Nowakowski. Katches signed the 2020 Warhurst Protest. PCA confessional posture intact; cultural drift flag for Warhurst-signer pastoral leadership warrants discernment.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Pastor Signatures & Affiliations [Soft-progressive signatures]

Public statement signatures and organizational affiliations of this church's named pastors. "People is policy" — these are evidence-weighted signals about doctrinal trajectory, not the sole determinant of any rating.

Warhurst Protest (2020)

Dan Katches

Source: warhornmedia.com — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

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 covenantpaso.com/leadership
[2] Live source covenantpaso.com/leadership-gallery
[3] Live source naparcsearch.com/pca/northern-california
[4] Live source warhornmedia.com/2020/12/23/pca-hall-of-infamy-pastors-el…

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