Grace Mosaic Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Pulpit transitioning (Feb 2026): Russ Whitfield departed Feb 2026 for Kindred Hope Atlanta (assistant pastor); Joel Littlepage concluded as Associate Pastor in August 2025. Daniel Sung (Mosaic Presbyterian / Potomac Presbytery, Warhurst Protest signer) noted in earlier records — verify current pulpit status.

Founded Est. 2010s

Denomination Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)

Service Times Sundays — check website for current times

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website gracemosaic.org

Pastor Credentials Grace Mosaic is part of Grace DC network (PCA). Rev. Irwyn Ince associated with congregation; resigned PCA MNA coordinator role September 2025.

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

PCA subscribes to Westminster Confession — Trinitarian, Nicene/Chalcedonian orthodoxy.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Westminster Confession Chapter 1 — inerrancy equivalent; Scripture as final authority.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Men's Ministry confirmed on site — volunteering at DYRS Oasis campus; active discipleship component.

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Westminster Confession — sola fide, substitutionary atonement, Reformed soteriology.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

BLACK: First-hand testimony reports female "shepherdesses" (i.e., women in pastoral teaching/leadership roles). Fails biblical male-headship standard.

PCA complementarian male-only Teaching-Elder polity

Disqualifier

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

BLACK: Female pastoral leadership confirmed by friend-of-MOOP report (April 2026).

Disqualifier

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Sermon series 'Anchored' on Luke; Reformed expository preaching is PCA norm.

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'A neighborhood church in Northeast DC striving together towards unity in diversity' + Men's Ministry volunteering at DYRS (Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services) shows active local mission.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

BLACK: Critical Race Theory promoted; racially segregated events reported (KH 2026-04). Pastor Russ Whitfield sits on the Alliance for Mission and Renewal (AMR) Executive Board — the soft-progressive PCA advocacy group in the Keller / Redeemer-network mold (a4mr.org). Whitfield also signed the December 2025 PCA "Call to Prayer & Lament" (pcaprayerandlament.com) — a left-leaning open letter spearheaded by Irwyn Ince and Duke Kwon lamenting "schismatic culture," sidelining of women, doctrinal "rigidity," and racial microaggressions in the PCA. Triple alignment with the soft-progressive wing. | UPDATE 2026-04-28: Russ Whitfield (the AMR Executive Board + Letter of Lament signer cited in this score note) departed Grace Mosaic Feb 2026 for Kindred Hope (Atlanta, PCA) per byFaith Magazine ministry transitions report. Joel Littlepage also concluded his Associate Pastor role August 2025. The KH first-hand testimony (female shepherdesses, CRT, racially segregated events) STILL STANDS regardless of pastor turnover — it reflects church culture, not just one pastor — so the BLACK rating is preserved. But future research should re-cross-check the new lead pastor against the 7 statement lists.

Disqualifier

Accountability Structure

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

RED: Pastor on AMR Executive Board AND Letter of Lament signer; predecessor pastor Daniel Sung on Warhurst Protest list. Per "people is policy" — when leaders show up on the Warhurst list, AMR membership, or Letter of Lament signers, those are big red flags for a liberal undercurrent. Three-list alignment is the strongest possible signal at this rubric. PCA BCO permits but does not require patriarchal headship; this congregation is at the soft-progressive edge. See savethepca.com.

WARNING!

Assessment

On paper PCA-orthodox (Westminster Standards, BCO). In practice, ordained women in pastoral teaching roles ("shepherdesses"), CRT-flavored programming, and racially segregated events have been reported by personal observers (April 2026). The pastor signed the December 2020 Warhurst Protest in the PCA — a known signal of soft posture toward Revoice and sexual-ethics drift. Avoid.

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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.

Warhurst Protest (2020)

Daniel Sung

Source: warhornmedia.com — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

MAJOR CORRECTION: Grace Mosaic is a PCA congregation (Grace DC network), not 'Independent / Nondenominational' as previously listed. PCA status warrants green overall rating, not red. Gender concern dissolved — PCA is confessionally complementarian. The Ince-Littlepage controversy (Sept 2025) is a watch-item but does not change the congregation's denominational commitments.

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/20260207081836/https://gracemosaic.org/
↳ Snapshot of gracemosaic.org (live link)
[2] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260307220955/https://gracedc.net/mo…
↳ Snapshot of gracedc.net/mosaic/ (live link)
[3] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260215023639/https://byfaithonline.…
↳ Snapshot of byfaithonline.com/statement-from-mna-committee/ (live link)

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