Grace Church Lynchburg (EFCA) — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Lead Pastor (see graceefc.net for current leadership)

Founded 1988

Denomination Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA)

Service Times Sundays at 10:00 AM at Monelison Middle School, Madison Heights; Wednesday Youth 6:30 PM

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website graceefc.net

Pastor Credentials Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) congregation; founded by a church plant from Lynchburg area; currently building permanent facility across from Monelison Middle School

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Homepage calls church 'a simple family of Jesus-followers'; doctrinal content not surfaced on homepage but EFC email domain confirms EFCA identity. EFCA SOF affirms Trinitarian orthodoxy — presumed aligned.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

EFCA Statement of Faith affirms 'the supreme authority in all matters of belief and practice' and inerrancy.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not surfaced on homepage — verify in person.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

EFCA evangelical soteriology — justification by grace through faith in Christ's substitutionary atonement.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

EFCA complementarian policy — male-only senior pastors; homepage did not restate but denominational baseline holds.

Male-only senior pastor (EFCA policy); complementarian in structure; elder-governed local church

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

EFCA local-church governance typically elder-led; verify specifics in person.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

EFCA churches typically expository; Grace Church lead pastor preaching style not directly visible on homepage — verify.

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

35+ year history through six rented facilities indicates missional commitment; now building permanent facility.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No DEI/CRT or affirming language on homepage; Lynchburg/Madison Heights is conservative VA context.

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

EFCA — strong confessional Statement of Faith; meaningful denominational accountability.

Strong

Assessment

Grace Church Lynchburg is an Evangelical Free Church of America congregation with 35+ years of faithful ministry in the Lynchburg/Madison Heights corridor. Founded in 1988, Grace Church has served through six rented facilities and is now building a permanent home across from its current meeting place at Monelison Middle School — a sign of a congregation committed to long-term community investment. The EFCA is one of the strongest evangelical networks for theological accountability: clear confessional statement on inerrancy, male-only senior pastors, Great Commission mission, and strong doctrinal formation. For a man in the Madison Heights/Lynchburg area wanting a smaller, community-embedded church with solid evangelical credentials, Grace Church EFCA is worth visiting.

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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] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20250901060059/https://graceefc.net/
↳ Snapshot of graceefc.net (live link)

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