Faithful City Presbyterian Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Unknown

Founded Unknown

Denomination ARP

Service Times See website

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website faithfulcity.church

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

ARP affirms Nicene orthodoxy — Christ fully God and fully man, sole mediator.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Westminster Standards affirmed — Scripture inerrant, infallible, sufficient.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Varies by congregation; historic ARP emphasizes household-led discipleship.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Reformation soteriology — Westminster Confession articulation of sola fide/sola gratia/solus Christus.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

Male-only teaching and ruling elders per ARP Form of Government. Male-only clergy.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Plurality of male elders with ARP Synod/presbytery accountability; historic Scots-Irish Presbyterian polity.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Expository preaching from the whole counsel of God; traditional Presbyterian homiletic.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Great Commission and covenantal Reformed evangelism; Erskine heritage of missions.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Conservative Southern Presbyterian heritage; resistant to progressive theology; historic commitments intact.

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Accountability Structure

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

ARP (Associate Reformed Presbyterian) — conservative Southern Presbyterian denomination with Erskine College/Seminary heritage and male-only officers.

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Assessment

ARP congregation in Minnesota, Florida Presbytery (includes FL/OK/MN). Westminster Standards, male-only officers, Seceder-Erskine Presbyterian identity.

#arp#presbyterian#reformed#westminster-standards#erskine

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

[2026-05-09 verify-sweep skipped: Domain status indicates likely defunct. faithfulcity.church now redirects to expireddomains.com (302 Found, status 'expired'); /about returns same redirect. LinkedIn + 2017 Outreach North America Facebook post identify Rev. Scott M. Smith as the planter/lead pastor of the ARP mission, but with no live church website and no recent ARP synod listing for the plant, status cannot be verified to current quality bar. Suggest flagging for HUMAN-TODO needs_review and possible defunct=true.]

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 naparcsearch.com/arpc/congregations
[2] Live source faithfulcity.church

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