Eastbrook Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Matt Erickson (Senior Pastor)

Founded Not published

Denomination Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA)

Service Times Saturdays 5:00 PM; Sundays 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 AM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website eastbrook.org

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

EFCA Statement of Faith is Trinitarian orthodox.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

EFCA Statement of Faith affirms inerrancy.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Confirmed — 'Wednesday Evening Men's Bible Study' on the Minor Prophets.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

EFCA affirms sola fide and substitutionary atonement.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Ruth Thompson Carver serves as Pastor of Pastoral Care / Congregational Care (formerly Pastor of Worship, Music and Arts); holds M.Div., regularly preaches — confirmed female pastor. EFCA is 'liberty of conscience' on women in ministry. Red.

Senior Pastor Matt Erickson (male); Pastor Ruth Thompson Carver (female, Pastor of Congregational Care, preaches) — confirmed female pastor

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Senior Pastor Matt Erickson; mixed-gender pastoral staff.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Current series 'The Word' with expository teaching in John 1 — consistent with expository pattern.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Mission: 'proclaim and embody the love of Jesus Christ in the city and in the world.'

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

'Accessibility & Belonging' ministry listed — not diagnostic of CRT but belonging language warrants caution.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) — evangelical but gender-agnostic at denomination level.

Caution

Assessment

Eastbrook Church Milwaukee — EFCA affiliated multicultural church on Milwaukee's north side. Pastor Matt Erickson; also Pastor Femi Ibitoye on staff. Four weekend services. Mission: 'proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the city of Milwaukee and the world.' EFCA affiliation with multicultural emphasis and clear gospel mission is positive. Located at 5353 N Green Bay Ave (close to listed 5385). Needs verification on men's ministry.

#efca#milwaukee#wisconsin#batch-21-enriched

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Major downgrade: yellow to red based on confirmed female pastor Ruth Carver with preaching role.

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 eastbrook.org
[2] Live source linkedin.com/in/rtcarver/

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