Grace Meridian Hill (Grace DC Network) — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Duke Kwon (Lead Pastor) — co-author of "Reparations: A Christian Call for Repentance and Repair" (2021); signer of the Dec 2025 PCA Letter of Lament

Founded Verify

Denomination Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)

Service Times See website

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website gracedc.net/meridian-hill

Pastor Credentials Co-author of "Reparations: A Christian Call for Repentance and Repair" (Brazos Press 2021); high-profile PCA progressive voice

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Orthodox per Westminster

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Verify how Westminster confessional commitments interact with the reparations / racial-justice frame Pastor Kwon publicly champions

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Reformed; verify whether reparations framing distorts sola-fide emphasis

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Verify PCA male-elder structure vs Grace DC Network's female-deaconess pattern

Verify

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Verify

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Verify

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Active urban ministry in Adams Morgan / Columbia Heights / Mount Pleasant / Petworth

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

RED: Pastor Duke Kwon is co-author of "Reparations: A Christian Call for Repentance and Repair" (Brazos Press 2021), which advocates Christian-justified racial-financial reparations — a substantively progressive cultural theology. Kwon is also a Dec 2025 PCA Letter of Lament signer alongside Irwyn Ince — see docs/data/pca-letter-of-lament-2025.json. Per "people is policy" the strongest signal of soft-progressive PCA wing.

WARNING!

Accountability Structure

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

PCA Potomac Presbytery; same presbytery as Grace Mosaic (BLACK-rated) and Grace Downtown (YELLOW). The Potomac Presbytery cluster carries Keller-network DNA with Lament-signer leadership.

Caution

Assessment

Grace Meridian Hill is a Grace DC Network site at 810 Shepherd St NW, led by Rev. Duke Kwon. Kwon is co-author of "Reparations: A Christian Call for Repentance and Repair" (Brazos Press 2021), a publicly progressive racial-justice theology, and a December 2025 PCA Letter of Lament signer alongside Irwyn Ince. RED-rated per the "people is policy" principle and the cumulative evidence: Kwon's personal published theology + Letter of Lament signature + Grace DC Network's broader soft-progressive trajectory (sister congregation Grace Mosaic was BLACK-rated). The cultural and denominational scores carry the negative weight.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Pastor Signatures & Affiliations [Soft-progressive 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.

PCA Letter of Lament (2025)

Duke Kwon

Source: pcaprayerandlament.com — hover for details