Faith Presbyterian Church (OPC) — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Christopher D. Drew

Founded Verify

Denomination OPC

Service Times Sunday Worship — verify times on website

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website faithpresbyteriangf.org

Pastor Credentials Organizing Pastor

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

OPC Westminster Standards — orthodox Christology.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Westminster Confession on Scripture's authority.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Yellow — verify men's ministry programming on-site.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Confessionally Reformed.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

OPC complementarian per Westminster + Book of Church Order.

OPC complementarian — male elders/pastors per Westminster Confession + Book of Church Order.

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Plurality of male elders; organizing pastor Christopher Drew.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Verify on-site — Pastor Chris Drew (Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary).

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Recent OPC mission work received from PCA; supported by Committee on Home Missions and Church Extension.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Verify on-site — Grand Forks/UND college-town context.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

OPC — Presbytery of the Dakotas; transitioned in from PCA.

Strong

Assessment

Faith Presbyterian Church (OPC) serves Grand Forks in eastern North Dakota from a Midtown District location (formerly Grand Cities Mall). Organizing pastor Christopher D. Drew arrived in 2016 with his wife Sara from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, after the work transitioned into the OPC from the PCA. The church receives prayer and resourcing support from the OPC Committee on Home Missions and Church Extension.

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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

Verified organizing pastor Christopher D. Drew (since 2016, transitioned from PCA) via OPC.org locator (church_id 439) and OPC New Horizons article. Direct fetch of church website returned TLS cert mismatch; OPC.org listing remains authoritative.

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 faithpresbyteriangf.org
[2] Live source opc.org/church.html
[3] Live source opc.org/nh.html

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