
Quick Facts
Founded
Verify
Denomination
EFCA
Service Times
Sunday Worship — verify times on website
Men's Ministry
No
Kids Ministry
Yes

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 inerrancy affirmed.
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Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
Verify dedicated men's ministry.
Caution
Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
EFCA sola fide.
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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.
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Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
EFCA elder-led congregational polity.
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Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Verify preaching style; senior pastor search currently active.
Caution
Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
EFCA missions emphasis.
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Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
Verify specific cultural engagement.
Caution
Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
EFCA Southeast District member confirmed.
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Assessment
Grace Community Church is a 150+ member EFCA congregation in Pensacola, FL, currently in a senior pastor transition (search active per Denver Seminary job board). Florida Panhandle is a thin region for EFCA in the directory. Worth verifying the new pastor before recommending strongly. Drift marker — pastor transition is a season of risk for any church.
#efca#evangelical-free#complementarian#florida#pensacola#florida-panhandle#pastor-search-active#underrepresented-state

MOOP Engagement Tracker
How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:
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Researched church website

Sources & Evidence
Enrichment Notes
DRIFT MARKER: senior pastor search active (open position per Denver Seminary job board) — verify new leadership before recommending.
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.
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[1] Live source
gccpensacola.org
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[2] Live source
efca-southeast.districts.efca.org/churches
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[3] Live source
churches.efca.org
Transparency note: MOOP ratings are researcher judgments about publicly available theological and ecclesial evidence. They are not infallible. If a church's public posture has changed since our review, or if we've mis-read evidence, tell us — we publish corrections.

Last reviewed:
2026-05-16
— Annual review recommended