Emmanuel Faith Community Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Ryan Paulson (Lead Pastor)

Founded 1939

Denomination Non-denominational

Service Times Sunday 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Not stated on sources — verify in Statement of Faith page

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Not stated on sources — verify

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not stated on sources — verify

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Not stated on sources — verify

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Not stated on sources — verify (large non-denom churches in CA increasingly egalitarian)

Not stated on sources consulted — verify in person

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Lead Pastor Ryan Paulson currently preaching through Genesis

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Expository series on Abraham/Genesis suggests some book-through preaching

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'Living in the Way of Jesus with the Heart of Jesus' — evangelical framing

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Not stated on sources — verify

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Non-denominational; no external accountability structure

WARNING!

Assessment

Not yet assessed. Default yellow pending on-site visit and detailed review.

#non-denom#north-county-sd

Sources & Evidence

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 efcc.org
[2] Live source faithstreet.com/church/emmanuel-faith-community-church-es…

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