Grace Church Des Moines — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Matt Agee (Senior Pastor)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Acts 29 Network (Non-denominational)

Service Times Sunday 8:30 AM & 10:00 AM; Sunday Evening Groups 6:00 PM; Wednesday AWANA 6:45 PM

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.gracehome.com

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Baptist/evangelical — orthodox.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Inerrancy presumed — SBC listed.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Community groups suggest discipleship.

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Baptist — faith alone.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

All 8 pastoral staff positions (Senior, Executive Ministry, Executive Operations, Worship, Jr. High, Sr. High, Missions/Pastoral Care, Children's) are held by men; all 9 lay elders are men — complementarian in practice.

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Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Plurality of elders confirmed — 8 pastoral staff plus 9 lay elders (Bart Baker, Kollin Petersen, Bill Borseth, Ryan Fry, Jerry Van Cleave, Norm Fleming, Justin Wonders, Phil Linser, Steve Miller).

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

R39: Current Psalms expository series confirmed on homepage; Acts 29 expository norm upheld.

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

1500+ members, AWANA, community groups.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

AWANA, traditional programming — no concerning language.

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

R39: Homepage does not surface Acts 29 or SBC affiliation; prior research affirms both per SBC directory and Acts 29 listing — verify in person.

Caution

Assessment

Grace Church Des Moines IA — 4200 East 25th Street (NOT EP True Pkwy as listed — address needs correction). 1500+ members. AWANA on Wednesday, Sunday evening community groups, student ministry. SBC Churches Directory lists them. Office Mon-Fri 8am-4pm. Acts 29 affiliation listed in database but SBC directory suggests SBC affiliation. Verify actual network membership.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Strong elder-plural structure. All-male pastoral staff and lay elder board. Kept overall green; leadership score upgraded 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 gracehome.com
[2] Live source gracehome.com/our-team

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