Community Evangelical Free Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Benjamin Vrbicek

Founded Unknown

Denomination Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA)

Service Times Sunday mornings (check website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.efca.org

Pastor Credentials Lead Teaching Pastor; published author

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

EFCA Statement of Faith Trinitarian.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

EFCA SOF: 'Scriptures... inerrant in the original writing, completely true and trustworthy.'

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not surfaced on homepage.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

EFCA affirms sola fide and substitutionary atonement.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

EFCA permits but does not require complementarian practice; Vrbicek-led staff shows all-male pastoral team (Vrbicek, Bechtel, McHale).

Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) — verify local stance

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Staff pastor-elder model; plurality with lead teaching pastor.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Vrbicek known for expository Reformed preaching.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

EFCA ReachGlobal missions.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

EFCA theologically conservative; no DEI capture visible.

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Accountability Structure

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

Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) — confessional with Statement of Faith accountability.

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Assessment

Community EFC in Harrisburg. EFCA. Conservative evangelical.

#efca#harrisburg#pennsylvania

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Batch URL listed as efca.org (denomination site); correct local URL is communityfreechurch.org. Vrbicek is first amillennial pastor ordained in EFCA.

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 communityfreechurch.org
[2] Live source communityfreechurch.org/leadership

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