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Village Church of Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire, IL
EFCA; Jim Renke senior pastor
Quick Facts
Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Jim Renke
Founded 1975
Denomination Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA)
Service Times Sunday mornings (check website)
Men's Ministry No
Kids Ministry Yes
Website www.efca.org
10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
EFCA SOF Trinitarian.
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Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
EFCA SOF inerrancy.
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Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
Not surfaced.
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-affiliated TEDS-connected church; likely complementarian given Lee Eclov legacy.
Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) — verify local stance
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Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
Senior pastor Jim Renke since Oct 2021 (successor to Lee Eclov who served 1998-2021).
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Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Eclov was a well-known expository pastor; tradition continues.
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Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
EFCA ReachGlobal.
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Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
Theologically conservative TEDS-connected congregation.
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Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
EFCA provides evangelical accountability with Statement of Faith affirming inerrancy and essentials.
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Assessment
Village Church of Lincolnshire, EFCA. Conservative evangelical in Chicago suburbs.
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Sources & Evidence
Enrichment Notes

Batch URL efca.org; correct local URL is evcl.org. First service Sept 7, 1975.

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. [1] Live source evcl.org
  2. [2] Live source evcl.org/our-story

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