Quick Facts
Founded
1986 (Manheim location)
Denomination
Non-Denominational
Service Times
Sunday 10:30 AM
Men's Ministry
No
Kids Ministry
No
Pastor Credentials
Not published in detail
10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
Evangelical statement of faith on /beliefs; Trinity and deity affirmed per general Evangelical summary.
Caution
Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
'High view of Scripture' per secondary sources; inerrancy language not confirmed on beliefs page fetched.
Caution
Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
Groups and campus programs; men's specific ministry not detailed on accessed page.
Caution
Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
Evangelical salvation by grace through faith; details standard.
Caution
Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
Willow Creek-model megachurches typically egalitarian; LCBC does have women on teaching/leadership teams. Verify specific elder policy.
Willow Creek-family seeker model; verify local elder/teaching policy. Women visible in teaching/leadership roles.
WARNING!
Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
CEO-model leadership (Ashcraft was later named CEO of Global Leadership Network); multi-site model dilutes local elder plurality.
WARNING!
Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Seeker-sensitive topical model typical of Willow Creek-family churches.
WARNING!
Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
Stated mission to reach people for Christ; 25,000+ weekly attendance.
Caution
Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
Ashcraft publicly apologized for Black Lives Matter comments in 2020 — suggests cultural sensitivity pressures. | GREEN signal: Pastor Jason Mitchell is a public signatory of "The Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel" (the 2018 "Dallas Statement," statementonsocialjustice.com), the post-2018 Big Eva line in the sand against CRT, woke evangelicalism, and feminized social justice. Verified via Wayback Machine snapshots. Per the "people is policy" principle, this is a strong positive marker of orthodox conservative-Reformed conviction. [CONTRADICTION FLAG: This church is currently rated RED for other reasons; the pastor's Dallas Statement signature is a positive marker that warrants re-review of the rating.]
Caution
Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
Non-denominational; fully independent with no confessional accountability structure.
WARNING!
Assessment
LCBC Church in Manheim, PA — yellow-default pending full research. Verify all categories.
#non-denominational#evangelical#manheim#pa#needs-review#dallas-statement-signer#reviewed-2026-04-27
Pastor Signatures & Affiliations
[Orthodox-aligned 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.
Dallas Statement (Social Justice & Gospel)
Jason Mitchell
Source: statementonsocialjustice.com — hover for details
Sources & Evidence
Enrichment Notes
Address in our directory slightly wrong; correct address on website. Hybels-lineage seeker-sensitive megachurch model. | URL research: LCBC Manheim is the central campus; actual street is 2392 Mt Joy Rd not 2392 N Reading Rd (input may have wrong street name)
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.
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[1] Live source
lcbcchurch.com/locations/manheim/
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[2] Live source
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LCBC
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[3] Live source
unseminary.com/lcbc-19-campuses-in-the-rust-belt-with-250…
Transparency note: MOOP ratings are researcher judgments about publicly available theological and ecclesial evidence. They are not infallible. If a church's public posture has changed since our review, or if we've mis-read evidence, tell us — we publish corrections.
Last reviewed:
2026-05-16
— Annual review recommended
2392 N Reading Rd, Manheim, PA 17545
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