The Community of Grace (EFCA) — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Pastor Mark DeMire, Sr. (Senior Pastor / Discipling Elder)

Founded Verify

Denomination EFCA

Service Times Sunday Worship 9:30 AM at Collegiate School of Memphis

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.thecommunityofgrace.org

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

EFCA Statement of Faith — Trinitarian.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

EFCA inerrancy affirmed.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify dedicated men's ministry.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

EFCA sola fide.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

EFCA complementarian — male elders required.

EFCA complementarian norm — male elders/pastors per denominational stance.

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

EFCA elder-led congregational polity.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Verify preaching style.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Strong 'Community of Grace to Memphis' urban multicultural mission emphasis.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Self-described 'people of all cultures' multicultural mission — verify specifics.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

EXPLICITLY CONFIRMED: dedicated 'Evangelical Free Church' page on website.

Strong

Assessment

The Community of Grace in Memphis is an EFCA multicultural urban congregation meeting at Collegiate School of Memphis. Office on Mt. Moriah Rd, worship venue at Faxon Avenue. Memphis is a thin metro for EFCA in the directory. The explicit 'people of all cultures' framing is a distinctive — many EFCA churches are monocultural in practice. Worth a closer look for a man interested in urban multicultural EFCA ministry.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Distinctive multicultural urban EFCA mission framing — 'people of all cultures' language. Worship in school facility.

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 thecommunityofgrace.org
[2] Live source thecommunityofgrace.org/evangelical-free-church-
[3] Live source efca-southeast.districts.efca.org/churches
[4] Live source churches.efca.org

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