Quick Facts
Founded
1891
Denomination
Christian Reformed Church in North America
Service Times
Sunday 9:30 AM and 6:00 PM
Men's Ministry
Yes
Kids Ministry
Yes
Pastor Credentials
M.Div., Calvin Theological Seminary
10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
Three Forms of Unity (per CRCNA confessional standards).
Strong
Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
Reformed inerrantist (per CRCNA confessional standards).
Strong
Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
YELLOW — men's ministry referenced in navigation but not confirmed via deep-fetch.
Caution
Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
Reformed; Canons of Dort affirmed.
Strong
Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
YELLOW — staff page returned 404; full staff slate not verified from live-fetch. Rev. Monroe is named senior pastor; no female teaching pastor surfaced. Default YELLOW until full staff verification.
Caution
Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
YELLOW — CRCNA elder-subscription required; specific elder slate not verified.
Caution
Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Twice-Sunday CRCNA pattern; Heidelberg catechism instruction confirmed in community.
Strong
Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
Means-of-grace church; Classis Northcentral Iowa.
Strong
Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
YELLOW — Sioux Center community is heavily Dutch Reformed and per public reporting (The American Conservative) remains confessionally committed; CRCNA denominational drift caveat applies.
Caution
Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
YELLOW — CRCNA. Post-2024 synod the CRCNA holds confessionally that homosexual sex is unchaste; this congregation remained in the denomination after that ruling. Drift caveat retained pending full staff page verification.
Caution
Assessment
First CRC Sioux Center (instituted 1891) is the oldest CRC in Sioux Center, IA — the heart of the heavily Dutch Reformed northwest Iowa belt where high school Sunday school still works through the Heidelberg Catechism and Belgic Confession. Rev. Kurt Monroe was specifically named in a 2025 American Conservative profile of the Sioux Center community ("Reformed And Unafraid") as representative of the confessional pattern. Rated YELLOW per the standing rubric for CRCNA congregations: orthodox confessional baseline is high in the Sioux Center cluster, but full staff page verification was not possible (staff directory returned 404 on live-fetch) so the denomination's drift caveat continues to apply. Needs review for a full elder slate confirmation before any upgrade to GREEN.
MOOP Engagement Tracker
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Sources & Evidence
Enrichment Notes
Live-fetched https://www.firstcrc.com on 2026-05-16 — confirmed Rev. Kurt Monroe + CRCNA. Staff directory page https://www.firstcrc.com/page/staff-directory returned 404 — full staff verification not possible, needs_review flag set. CRCNA per-record default YELLOW until staff verified.
No URL sources recorded for this church. Rating based on denominational defaults and/or directory-level metadata.
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Last reviewed:
2026-05-16
— Annual review recommended
321 2nd Street SE, Sioux Center, IA 51250
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