Mariners Bethel Global Methodist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Dr. Rebecca Collison (Senior Pastor)

Founded Voted GMC 2023

Denomination GMC

Service Times Sunday worship; verify times on site

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website marinersbethel.org/

Pastor Credentials Doctor of Ministry; ordained

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Wesleyan/GMC creedal Christology

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

GMC affirms scriptural authority

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not verified

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Wesleyan-Arminian doctrine of grace

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Female senior pastor (Collison) is UMC-era holdover; GMC polity per BoD para. 304.1 reserves Elder ordination for males. Yellow.

Female senior pastor (Rev. Dr. Rebecca Collison) is a UMC-era holdover; GMC Transitional BoD para. 304.1 reserves Elder ordination for males. Yellow.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Rev. Dr. Rebecca Collison; Dr. Leo Park as Associate Pastor

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not sampled

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

GMC connectional missions

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Disaffiliated UMC 2023; voted to join GMC

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

Listed on Northeast GMC directory

Strong

Assessment

Mariners Bethel is an Ocean View, DE coastal congregation that voted to join the GMC after disaffiliating from UMC in 2023. Yellow on gender and leadership because Senior Pastor is Rev. Dr. Rebecca Collison — a UMC-era ordained female pastor whose Elder credentials were grandfathered into GMC.

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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

Coastal Point covered the disaffiliation + GMC vote in 2023; associate pastor Dr. Leo Park; ops manager Dennis Rader.

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 marinersbethel.org/mariners/staff/
[2] Live source northeastgmc.org/find-a-church-map/
[3] Live source coastalpoint.com/lifestyle/mariners-bethel-to-become-glob…

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