Life.Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Craig Groeschel

Founded Unknown

Denomination Evangelical Covenant Church (loosely affiliated)

Service Times Saturday 4:00 PM, 5:30 PM; Sunday 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 AM, 1:00 PM (Edmond campus)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.life.church

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Not detailed on homepage — verify what-we-believe

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Not detailed on homepage — verify

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not detailed on homepage

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Not detailed on homepage — verify

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Craig Groeschel egalitarian; wife Amy referred to as 'Pastor Amy' on church's own site — women in pastoral roles

Egalitarian — Amy Groeschel and other women in pastoral titles

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Craig Groeschel dominant personality; large multi-site staff

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Topical/felt-needs seeker-sensitive — red per rubric

WARNING!

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'Lead people to become fully devoted followers of Christ'

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

'You're Welcome Here' — mass welcoming; no explicit DEI language

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Evangelical Covenant Church affiliation — ECC ordains women; also functions largely as independent megachurch — rubric yellow/red tension

WARNING!

Assessment

Life.Church is one of the largest churches in America, led by Craig Groeschel since 1996. Multi-site model with video-venue preaching (Groeschel preaches via screen at most campuses). Created the YouVersion Bible App. Massive digital/online presence. Theologically broad evangelical — topical preaching, seeker-sensitive model. No strong men's discipleship emphasis found. Groeschel lives in Edmond with wife Amy and six children. Church is personality-driven but Groeschel has maintained a clean public record. Denomination listed as Evangelical Covenant but operates essentially as non-denominational megachurch.

#evangelical-covenant#edmond#oklahoma#megachurch#batch-21-enriched#needs-review

MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Life.Church is the largest Protestant church in US by attendance; egalitarian + topical preaching drive red rating despite doctrinal orthodoxy.

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 life.church
[2] Live source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life.Church

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