Lyndonville Methodist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Karen McLain

Founded 1812

Denomination Global Methodist Church (GMC)

Service Times Sunday Worship 10:00 AM; Adult Sunday School 9:00 AM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.lyndonvillemethodist.com/

Pastor Credentials Ordained Methodist clergy

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?

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?

Female lead pastor (Rev. Karen McLain). GMC permits ordained women clergy; per MOOP rubric this is yellow for male-elder/complementarian alignment.

Female lead pastor; GMC permits ordained women clergy

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Single-pastor model with female lead.

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

Listed on Northeast GMC find-a-church map but church website still references United Methodist heritage; in transition.

Strong

Assessment

Lyndonville Methodist appears on the Northeast Conference of the Global Methodist Church find-a-church map, which puts it inside the post-2024 Wesleyan-orthodox stream. The church website still uses UMC heritage language and identifies the pastor as Rev. Karen McLain — a female lead pastor. GMC permits female ordained clergy (unlike the more strictly complementarian Reformed denoms in the directory), so this lands yellow on the male-elder dimension rather than red. Theology elsewhere appears solidly Wesleyan-orthodox. Visit and verify GMC affiliation before recommending.

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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

Live-fetched lyndonvillemethodist.com on 2026-05-16 — confirmed Rev. Karen McLain as pastor + 100 Church St Lyndonville VT 05851 address. GMC affiliation per Northeast GMC find-a-church map listing 2026-05-16. [2026-05-19] Auto-flagged RED: female senior pastor pattern (Rev. Karen McLain). MOOP complementarian distinctive applied.

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 northeastgmc.org/find-a-church-map/
[2] Live source lyndonvillemethodist.com
[3] Live source caledonianrecord.com/features/business/lyndonville-method…

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