Grace Covenant Church

Grace Covenant Church Harrisonburg is a growing evangelical congregation with genuine strengths: male lead pastor with elder title (Mike Souder), three Sunday services including a Spanish-language service (Grace en Español under Pastor Cesar Gomez), active small groups, and a clear missional orientation. The church's tagline ('Love Big, Grow Deep, Go Out') reflects a healthy balance of inward formation and outward reach. However, the staff directory lists Katherine Johnson as 'Associate Pastor' — a female in a pastoral office. For a man holding a complementarian conviction based on Scripture's pattern of male-only pastoral eldership, this is a concern that warrants direct conversation with the church about their theology of eldership and gender. If the 'associate pastor' role is staff-level rather than ordained eldership, that changes the assessment — but verification is needed. Worth visiting with discernment.