Cutlerville East Christian Reformed Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Dr. Sacha Walicord (Interim)

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Denomination CRC

Service Times Verify on website

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.cutlervilleeast.org/

Pastor Credentials Ordained minister (Interim Pastor; also Senior Pastor at Westminster Presbyterian Grand Rapids); educated Univ. of Linz/Salzburg/Klagenfurt (Austria)

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Three Forms of Unity — orthodox.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

CRC Scripture confession.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

CRC men's ministry tradition.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Canons of Dort sovereign grace.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

CRC permits women's ordination 1995+; congregational stance unverified.

CRC permits women's ordination since 1995; congregational stance unverified — YELLOW gender per drift watch

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

CRC council/consistory governance.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Expository preaching tradition under interim Walicord.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Cutlerville/southern Grand Rapids CRC witness.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Interim Pastor Walicord (Westminster Pres GR senior pastor) known confessional voice on SermonAudio.

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Accountability Structure

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

CRC; orthodox-leaning given Walicord interim placement, but congregational stance pending verification.

Caution

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Live-fetched http://www.cutlervilleeast.org/ on 2026-05-09 — confirmed Dr. Sacha Walicord (Interim) + CRC affiliation. Walicord is concurrent Senior Pastor at Westminster Presbyterian Church Grand Rapids and prolific SermonAudio teacher (2025 active preaching); suggests congregation tracks confessional orthodoxy. Gender/denominational remain YELLOW per CRC drift-watch policy.

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 crcna.org/churches
[2] Live source cutlervilleeast.org/staff-and-volunteers

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