Gospel Grace Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Lukus Counterman (Lead Pastor); Josh MacAvoy (Administrative/Family); Will Galkin (Church Planting/Revitalization); Jon Kopp (Worship/Community Groups)

Founded 2012

Denomination Non-Denominational

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.gospelgracechurch.com

Pastor Credentials Counterman: DMin (Dallas Theological Seminary), PhD (Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary), adjunct at Gateway Seminary

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Reformed Baptist SBC-aligned; Trinity and Christ's deity affirmed per BF&M 2000 / 1689 Baptist Confession patterns.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

High view of Scripture; expository preaching model.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Website returned 403 on fetch; previous assessment of all-male pastoral plurality stands — specific men's ministry programming unverified, verify in person.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Reformed Baptist sola fide, substitutionary atonement; 'gospel-centered, grace-saturated disciples.'

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

All-male pastoral team: Counterman (Lead), Josh MacAvoy (Admin/Family), Will Galkin (Church Planting), Jon Kopp (Worship/Community Groups).

All-male pastoral team (4). Complementarian Reformed Baptist.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Plurality of pastors/elders — transparent.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

'Word-centered living by means of preaching and teaching' — expository.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Active church planting: Gospel Hope (revitalized Trinity Baptist 2018); Gospel Peace Logan 2021.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Counterman + Emadi + Jenkins founded Salt Lake School of Theology (Gateway Seminary campus) — theologically rigorous.

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Accountability Structure

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

Southern Baptist Convention + Gateway Seminary network; Reformed Baptist orientation.

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Assessment

National directory entry — web-verified pastor, website, and Facebook. Visit website for full theological details.

#non-denominational#salt-lake-city#utah

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Strong SBC Reformed Baptist church plant in SLC; Counterman planted 650-attendance congregation and has revitalized/planted two others. Upgrade yellow → green.

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 gospelgrace.com
[2] Live source thebaptistpaper.org/plant-for-the-gospel-grace-hope-and-p…
[3] Live source uisbc.org/team-plants-two-churches-and-revitalize-a-third/
[4] Live source checkmychurch.org/post/church-check-10-gospel-grace-churc…

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