First Presbyterian Church of Elmwood Park — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Mike Capron (Pastor)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Presbyterian (PCUSA)

Service Times See website

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website www.fpcep.com/

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

PCUSA formally Trinitarian; practice varies.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

PCUSA does not require inerrancy.

WARNING!

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Unknown — website hijacked.

WARNING!

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

PCUSA permits wide theological range.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

PCUSA ordains women at all levels.

PCUSA affirming denomination

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Rev. Mike Capron (male) as pastor per existing data.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Unknown — website hijacked.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Unknown — website hijacked.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

PCUSA denominationally LGBTQ+ affirming since 2015.

WARNING!

Accountability Structure

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

PCUSA — black per rubric (disqualifier).

Disqualifier

Assessment

First Presbyterian Elmwood Park is a PCUSA congregation led by Rev. Mike Capron. PCUSA denominationally affirms LGBTQ ordination and marriage — disqualifies for traditional evangelical convictions regardless of local pastor stance.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Website fpcep.com is no longer a church website — appears to be a Chinese corporate parking page ('China Taiyang Group'). Congregation may be defunct, merged, or have migrated to a new URL — needs manual follow-up. | URL research: First Presbyterian Church of Elmwood Park at 21 Church St verbatim; PCUSA; building was listed for sale on LoopNet — verify still active [2026-05-19] MOOP rubric: PCUSA — affirming since 2014. Already rated red.

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 fpcep.com

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