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Christ Presbyterian Church New Haven

135 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06510
Confessionally Reformed — Strong
Quick Facts
Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Preston Graham Jr. (Senior Pastor; founding pastor 1992)
Founded Unknown
Denomination PCA
Service Times See website
Men's Ministry No
Kids Ministry No
Website www.cpcnewhaven.org
10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
PCA congregation — Westminster Standards Christology.
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Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
Westminster Confession on Scripture upheld; Graham an adjunct prof of Reformed Ecclesiology at Gordon-Conwell.
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Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
Active men's discipleship.
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Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
Reformation soteriology per Westminster Standards.
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Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
PCA polity — male-only teaching and ruling elders.
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Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
Session-governed under Southern New England Presbytery; multi-site Yale-area movement.
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Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Expository Reformed preaching.
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Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
Yale and New Haven urban mission; multisite church planting.
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Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
Yale University-area PCA mother church; long pastoral tenure since 1992.
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Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
PCA — Southern New England Presbytery.
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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. [1] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260208210337/https://www.cpcnewhave…
    ↳ Snapshot of cpcnewhaven.org/servant-leaders (live link)
  2. [2] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260116093913/https://www.cpcnewhave…
    ↳ Snapshot of cpcnewhaven.org/our-team (live link)

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Last reviewed: 2026-05-16 — Annual review recommended
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