Immanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Matthew D. Cole

Founded Not published

Denomination OPC

Service Times Verify on website

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website immanuelopc.org

Pastor Credentials OPC ordination (Westminster Standards subscription required)

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

OPC subscribes to the Westminster Standards — orthodox Trinitarian Christology, Chalcedonian two-natures, virgin birth, bodily resurrection.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Westminster Confession ch. 1 affirms plenary verbal inspiration and inerrancy of the Scriptures as the only rule of faith and life.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

OPC congregations typically emphasize family worship, catechism instruction, and male headship in home and church — strong formation pipeline for men.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Reformed soteriology per Westminster — monergistic regeneration, sola fide, sola gratia, sola Scriptura, effectual calling, perseverance of the saints.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

OPC Book of Church Order restricts the offices of teaching elder, ruling elder, and deacon to qualified men only (1 Tim 2–3; Titus 1).

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Plurality of ordained male elders (session) under presbyterian polity with accountability to the presbytery and General Assembly.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

OPC pulpits are characterized by expository, Christ-centered, Law/Gospel preaching from the Westminster tradition.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

OPC Committee on Foreign Missions and Home Missions actively plants confessionally Reformed churches domestically and abroad.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

OPC historically resists theological accommodation to cultural pressure — Machen's legacy of confessional fidelity over cultural relevance.

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Accountability Structure

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

Orthodox Presbyterian Church — founded 1936 by J. Gresham Machen as a confessionally Reformed denomination against Modernism in the PCUSA.

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Assessment

Immanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church is a congregation of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC), the confessional Reformed denomination founded in 1936 by J. Gresham Machen. OPC churches subscribe to the Westminster Confession of Faith and Catechisms, restrict ordained office to qualified men, and practice presbyterian polity with accountability through session, presbytery, and General Assembly. Baseline green rating reflects confessional identity; verify local particulars on the website.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Added from OPC.org locator and Presbytery of Philadelphia directory; baseline green rating per OPC confessional identity.

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 opc.org/locator.html

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