Grace Church Middleburg Heights — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Jonathan Schaeffer (Senior Pastor)

Founded See website

Denomination C&MA

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.graceohio.org

Pastor Credentials See website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Trinitarian, gospel-affirming church.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Verify inerrancy stance.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify men's ministry.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Verify faith-alone soteriology.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

C&MA denomination permits women elders in some districts per 2023 General Council; local Grace Church policy not public on homepage. Hold yellow.

C&MA permits women elders at district level since 2023 vote; congregational practice requires verification

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Rev. Jonathan Schaeffer senior pastor.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Verify expository vs topical.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Verify Great Commission focus.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Verify cultural alignment.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

2026-04-23 audit: graceohio.org 301-redirects to gracechurches.org (multi-campus OH/GA network branding 'Know It. Live It. Give It Away.'). Confirms C&MA network branding. C&MA 2023 district-level women-elder option remains a yellow concern. Hold yellow until local elder policy verified.

Caution

Assessment

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

#sbc#cleveland-area#ohio#denomination-corrected-2026-04-30

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

[2026-04-30 denomination correction: Southern Baptist (SBC) -> Christian & Missionary Alliance; reason: C&MA (Christian & Missionary Alliance), not SBC]

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 gracecma.org/middleburg-heights/
[2] Live source faithstreet.com/church/grace-church-middleburg-heights-oh

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