Living Faith Church Franklin — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Steve Teter

Founded Unknown

Denomination Sovereign Grace Churches

Service Times See website

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website lfcwv.org/

Pastor Credentials Senior Pastor; full-time ministry since 1989

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Active discipleship per typical SGC polity

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Male-only elders; explicit complementarian per network polity

Male-only elders; complementarian per network confession

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Continuationist on spiritual gifts; conservative cultural posture

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

Sovereign Grace Churches — Reformed soteriology, complementarian, continuationist. Historical concerns from SGM-era child sex abuse cover-up allegations resolved through 2014 reorganization but legacy remains.

Caution

Assessment

Living Faith Church in Franklin (Pendleton County, WV — small town initiative for SGC) has Steve Teter as Senior Pastor (full-time ministry since 1989). Josh Blount also serves as a pastor and wrote his doctoral dissertation on gender. Reformed, complementarian, continuationist.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Verified via sovereigngrace.com directory + lfcwv.org

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 sovereigngrace.com/church-listings/
[2] Live source lfcwv.org/leadership/

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