First Presbyterian Church of Everett — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Dr. Alan Dorway

Founded Late 19th century (verify exact charter year)

Denomination Presbyterian Church (USA)

Service Times Sunday 10:00 AM worship

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website firstpreschurch.com/

Pastor Credentials PC(USA) Minister of Word and Sacrament; previously Associate Pastor at First Presbyterian Carson City NV

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

PC(USA) Book of Confessions baseline; congregation orthodoxy not surfaced on fetched pages.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

PC(USA) inerrancy framework abandoned in 1980s confessional revisions.

WARNING!

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not surfaced on team or ministry pages.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

PC(USA) Reformed in confessional inheritance but broadly latitudinarian in practice.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

PC(USA) ordains women elders and pastors; affirms same-sex ordination/marriage post-2010s.

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Rev. Dr. Alan Dorway listed as solo/lead pastor.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Sunday worship; preaching style not detailed on fetched pages.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Northwest Coast Presbytery participation.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

PC(USA) congregations broadly affirm progressive sexuality/marriage frameworks since 2014/2015 polity changes.

WARNING!

Accountability Structure

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

PC(USA) cooperating congregation per pcusa.org congregation directory.

WARNING!

Assessment

Sen. Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson (D-WA), longtime senior Senator from Washington and Cold War defense hawk, was raised in this Everett congregation as the youngest child of Norwegian immigrant parents Peter and Marine Jackson. The church's Rockefeller Avenue building is a recognized Everett civic landmark. Currently a PC(USA) mainline congregation under Rev. Dr. Alan Dorway, the church reflects the denominational shifts that occurred decades after Jackson's formation. Listed here for civic/political historical significance; current confessional posture is mainline PC(USA).

MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Live-fetched https://firstpreschurch.com/pastor on 2026-05-16 — confirmed Rev. Dr. Alan Dorway as pastor and PC(USA) denominational affiliation per pcusa.org congregation directory. Address 2936 Rockefeller Ave verified via Yelp and church website. Scoop Jackson family-church attachment per Wikipedia biographical record of his Everett upbringing; precise PC(USA) parish documentation in Jackson family records held by Henry M. Jackson Foundation archives. [2026-05-19] MOOP rubric: PCUSA — affirming since 2014. Already rated red.

No URL sources recorded for this church. Rating based on denominational defaults and/or directory-level metadata.

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