Winona Lake Free Methodist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Various

Founded Unknown

Denomination Free Methodist

Service Times Sunday mornings (check website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Verify

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Verify

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Wesleyan-Arminian soteriology — emphasizes free will and possibility of losing salvation. Disagrees with Reformed soteriology but within orthodox bounds.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Holiness/Wesleyan denominations generally allow women in pastoral ministry. Yellow on gender for complementarian assessment.

Free Methodist — verify local stance

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Verify

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Verify

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Verify

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Verify

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Verify

Strong

Assessment

Winona Lake FMC near Grace College. Free Methodist holiness tradition.

#free-methodist#holiness#winona-lake#indiana#needs-review

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Update directory to Capstone Free Methodist Church (new Warsaw location) if still tracking this body. wlfmc.org itself timed out at fetch.

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 wlfmc.org
[2] Live source inkfreenews.com/2024/11/29/winona-lake-free-methodist-chu…
[3] Live source newsnowwarsaw.com/2-churches-merge-to-form-winona-lake-co…
[4] Live source winonalakecc.com/about-us/

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