Shades Valley Community Church (EFCA) — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Jonathan Haefs

Founded 1991

Denomination EFCA

Service Times Sunday Worship — verify times on website

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.shadesvalley.org

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

EFCA Statement of Faith — Trinitarian, deity of Christ.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

EFCA affirms Scripture inerrancy.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

No dedicated men's ministry confirmed — verify.

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 on website.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

EFCA missions emphasis via ReachGlobal.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

EFCA broadly evangelical — verify specifics.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Founded 1991 by Mark Wadley; EFCA-affiliated since founding per public records.

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Assessment

Shades Valley Community Church was founded in September 1991 by Mark Wadley in the Homewood neighborhood of Birmingham. Pastor Jonathan Haefs leads a multigenerational evangelical congregation with associate Brad Brown (since 2012) and worship pastor John-Mark Dorough (since 2013). EFCA-affiliated with the Southeast District. Birmingham is a thin metro for EFCA in the directory, and this is one of the more established EFCA congregations in Alabama.

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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

Founded 1991 by Mark Wadley; current senior pastor Jonathan Haefs. Established AL EFCA presence.

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 shadesvalley.org
[2] Live source efca-southeast.districts.efca.org/churches
[3] Live source churches.efca.org
[4] Live source bhamwiki.com/w/Shades_Valley_Community_Church

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