Faith Presbyterian Church Tacoma — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Steven Nicoletti

Founded Not published

Denomination Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)

Service Times Sunday mornings (check website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.faithtacoma.org

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

PCA subscribes to Westminster Confession — Nicene/Chalcedonian orthodox.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

WCF affirms Scripture's inspiration, authority, and inerrancy (per PCA standards).

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not verified on pages reviewed — website returned 403 on fetch; denominational priors support yellow→green but not confirmed.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

WCF Reformed soteriology — sola fide, penal substitution, particular redemption.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

PCA restricts all elders (teaching and ruling) to qualified men — firmly complementarian.

Rev. Steven Nicoletti (Pastor, male); PCA requires male elders

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

PCA plurality of male elders with General Assembly accountability.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

PCA tradition favors expository Reformed preaching.

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

PCA gospel-centered, Great Commission focused.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

PCA (with the exception of some notable drift in TE Keller-era NYC congregations) is conservative on cultural issues; Faith PCA Tacoma under Nicoletti aligned with conservative PCA stream.

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

Website returned HTTP 403 on fetch — direct verification blocked this pass, but PCA presence documented externally. Retain green on denominational priors (PCA confessional standards + Nicoletti's public conservative PCA profile).

Strong

Assessment

Added to directory for evaluation. Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) church in Tacoma, WA.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

PCA confessional priors support multiple green dimensions.

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] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260213093434/https://www.faithtacom…
↳ Snapshot of faithtacoma.org (live link)

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