Grace Community Church Tempe — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Dr. Darryl DelHousaye (Teaching Pastor)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Non-denominational

Service Times Sunday 8:30, 10:00, and 11:30 AM

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.graceaz.com

Pastor Credentials Chancellor of Phoenix Seminary; former Senior Pastor of Scottsdale Bible Church (25 years); 50+ years of local church experience

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Statement of faith confirms orthodox Christology: Jesus 'fully God and fully human; one person with two natures' with affirmed virgin birth, sinless life, substitutionary atonement, bodily resurrection, future return — upgrade to green.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Statement affirms 'the inspired and only infallible, authoritative Word of God' — upgrade to green (inerrancy implicit via infallibility).

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Ministries listed (youth, college, 20s+30s, adults) — no dedicated men's ministry identified on fetched pages.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Statement affirms 'salvation is a gift of His grace received through repentance of sin...and by exercising faith in Jesus Christ.' — upgrade to green.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Statement takes complementarian position: 'God ordained marriage to be the union of one man and one woman' with Eph 5:22-23 role-differentiation — upgrade to green.

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Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Explicit 'Elder Council' structure named — consistent with plurality of elders.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not specified.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Not specified beyond generic categories.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No DEI/CRT language detected.

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

Elder Council page lists 12 named male elders — Paul Cords, Adam McCown, Bob Underwood, Paul Covert, Keith Shippy, Danny Vandenham, Fred Jentgen, James Stone, Des Wadsworth, Max Litzinger, Eno Udoko, Steve Winston — 'a group of men who are elected by the church membership'. Teaching Pastor Dr. Darryl DelHousaye is Chancellor of Phoenix Seminary (confessional evangelical seminary). Meets refined YELLOW: elder plurality + published governance + seminary tie. Upgrade from RED to YELLOW.

Caution

Assessment

Grace Community Church Tempe is led by Dr. Darryl DelHousaye, who is the Chancellor of Phoenix Seminary and has 50+ years of church experience. DelHousaye previously served as Senior Pastor of Scottsdale Bible Church for 25 years and as President of Phoenix Seminary for 23 years. This is an extraordinarily credentialed teaching pastor. Three Sunday services suggest a large, active congregation. The Phoenix Seminary connection signals strong evangelical theology and academic rigor. Strong prospect.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

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

Dr. Darryl DelHousaye

Source: cbmw.org — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Overall already GREEN; bringing denominational up from RED to YELLOW aligns the dimension with the evidence (12 named male elders + Phoenix Seminary tie via DelHousaye).

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 graceaz.com

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