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Harvest Community Church (PCA)

39th & Cuming Street, Omaha, NE (verify exact street number)
PCA — Midtown Omaha, Nebraska (in pulpit transition 2025)
Quick Facts
Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Andrew Lightner
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Denomination PCA
Service Times Sunday Worship — verify times on website
Men's Ministry No
Kids Ministry Yes
Website harvestpca.org/
10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
WCF Christology.
Strong
Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
WCF Ch. 1.
Strong
Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
Standard.
Strong
Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
Westminster Standards.
Strong
Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
PCA complementarian.
PCA complementarian — male teaching/ruling elders per Westminster Standards + Book of Church Order.
Strong
Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
Yellow — Lead pastor Jacob Gerber departed 2025 to First Church PCA Lansing IL; assoc Andrew Lightner remains.
Caution
Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Yellow — not sampled.
Caution
Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
PCA Great Plains Network.
Strong
Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
Yellow — not sampled.
Caution
Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
PCA Northern Plains region.
Strong
Assessment
Midtown Omaha PCA congregation. Lead Pastor Jacob Gerber departed 2025 for Lansing, IL. Associate Pastor Andrew Lightner (since 2018/19) remains.
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Enrichment Notes

Pulpit transition — Jacob Gerber moved to Lansing IL 2025. needs_review tag set; Lightner is current pastoral lead.

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. [1] Live source harvestpca.org
  2. [2] Live source harvestpca.org/about/history/

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Last reviewed: 2026-05-16 — Annual review recommended
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