Gospel City Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Nick Ranieri (Lead Pastor)

Founded Not published

Denomination Acts 29 Network

Service Times Sundays 10:00 AM

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.gospelcitylb.com

Pastor Credentials Not published

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Acts 29 network affirms historic Christology.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Acts 29 affirms inerrancy.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Acts 29 plant emphasis.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Acts 29 is Reformed/Calvinist.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

Acts 29 complementarian — verify local plant practice.

Acts 29 complementarian by network polity — male-only senior teaching/preaching elders. Verify local plant's actual practice.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Nick Ranieri (male) is Lead Pastor.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Acts 29 expository emphasis.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Vision: plant gospel-centered churches from Long Beach to the nations.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Not stated on available sources — verify in person.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Acts 29 Network.

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Assessment

Gospel City Church is an Acts 29 church plant in Long Beach, CA. Lead Pastor Nick Ranieri planted the church to see people encounter the love and grace of Jesus, with a multiplication vision: 'to see the far-off brought near as we plant & multiply gospel-centered churches from Long Beach to the nations.'

#acts29#ca#long-beach#church-plant#reformed#missional

Pastor Signatures & Affiliations [Orthodox-aligned signatures]

Public statement signatures and organizational affiliations of this church's named pastors. "People is policy" — these are evidence-weighted signals about doctrinal trajectory, not the sole determinant of any rating.

Nashville Statement

Nick Ranieri

Source: cbmw.org — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

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 gospelcitylb.com
[2] Live source acts29.com/church/gospel-city-church/

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