Embrace Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Adam Weber (Lead Pastor and Founder, since 2006)

Founded 2006

Denomination Non-Denominational

Service Times Sunday 10:30 AM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Not stated on accessible content.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Not stated on accessible content.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not stated on available sources.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Emphasis on 'relentlessly reach the next person for Jesus' and Luke 15 prodigal imagery; verify specifics.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Not stated on available sources — verify in person; UMC heritage historically ordained women.

Verify

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Founder-pastor Adam Weber model — single dominant personality, church grew from his 2006 plant; rubric red for single-pastor model without visible elder accountability.

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not stated in detail.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'Relentlessly reach the next person for Jesus' — Encounter, Compassion, Embrace, Run values.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

'No matter who you are, you belong here' language; UMC expelled them for NOT matching UMC doctrine — direction of divergence unclear (could be more conservative OR more progressive than UMC).

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

As of Nov 2024, no longer UMC. Current affiliation unclear from website.

Caution

Assessment

Embrace Church in Sioux Falls, SD — yellow-default pending full research. Verify all categories.

#non-denominational#evangelical#sioux-falls#sd#needs-review

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Post-UMC expulsion is material. Direction of divergence from UMC matters — verify whether Embrace became more traditional (GMC-trajectory) or more progressive. Currently yellow pending clarification.

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 iamembrace.com
[2] Live source iamembrace.com/about-us
[3] Live source dakotasumc.org/news/dakotas-conference-votes-to-close-emb…

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