Indian Valley Faith Fellowship — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Pastor Dean Landry (Senior Pastor)

Founded Not published

Denomination AMEC

Service Times Sundays (see website)

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website ivfaithfellowship.org

Pastor Credentials Senior Pastor since July 2014; B.A. Baptist Bible College of PA; two graduate degrees (Bethel College + Grand Rapids Theological Seminary); 16+ years prior pastoral ministry in Northern Michigan

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

AMEC affirms historic biblical Anabaptism + evangelical orthodoxy.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Inerrantist commitment via AMEC affiliation.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Family Pastor track suggests integrated discipleship.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Evangelical orthodoxy.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

AMEC complementarian; Senior Pastor Dean Landry (male) + Family Pastor Nate Paine (male).

Pastor Dean Landry (male) — Senior Pastor since July 2014

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Two graduate-degreed senior pastor with 30+ years ministry experience.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Two graduate-degreed expositor.

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Full ministry portfolio.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Departed MC USA in 2002 with AMEC over orthodoxy concerns.

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

AMEC — small but doctrinally explicit.

Caution

Assessment

Indian Valley Faith Fellowship in Harleysville, Pennsylvania has been led by Senior Pastor Dean Landry since July 2014, after his 16+ years of pastoral ministry at a church in Northern Michigan. Pastor Landry holds a B.A. from Baptist Bible College of PA and two graduate degrees — from Bethel College and Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. Family Pastor Nate Paine fills out the multi-pastor team. The Alliance of Mennonite Evangelical Congregations (AMEC) represents the conservative Anabaptist-evangelical body that broke from Mennonite Church USA in 2002 over doctrinal and sexuality concerns — its two-fold confessional commitment is to evangelical orthodoxy and historic biblical Anabaptism. For a Montgomery County or Harleysville-area man wanting a complementarian, biblically-grounded, Anabaptist-pietist church with a graduate-degreed expository pastor, Indian Valley Faith Fellowship is a strong candidate.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Pastor verified via AMEC directory + church about page; verify exact street address with church before publishing.

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 amec.church/congregations
[2] Live source ivfaithfellowship.org/about/

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