Mars Hill Church Seattle Legacy — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Mark Driscoll (founding, resigned 2014); church disbanded

Founded 1996 (disbanded 2014)

Denomination Non-Denominational

Service Times Sunday 10:30 AM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Pastor Credentials N/A — church defunct

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Historical Mars Hill held orthodox Reformed christology.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Historical inerrancy affirmed.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Historical men's ministry strong.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Historical Reformed soteriology.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Historical complementarian.

N/A — defunct

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Documented abuse/control patterns under Driscoll per extensive reporting — black-tier per rubric for 'cult-like control, documented abuse patterns.'

Disqualifier

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Historical expository.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Gospel-central mission historically.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Historical conservative stance.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Was independent / Acts 29 flagship; denomination-less after collapse. Now defunct.

WARNING!

Assessment

Mars Hill Church Seattle Legacy in Seattle, WA — yellow-default pending full research. Verify all categories.

#non-denominational#evangelical#seattle#wa#needs-review

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Church does not exist. Building now houses Quest Church. Remove from directory or mark permanently inactive. | URL research: Mars Hill Church Ballard at 1401 NW Leary Way dissolved 2014; building sold to Quest Church in 2015 for $9M (duplicate of mars-hill-church-seattle-wa)

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 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Hill_Church
[2] Live source westsideseattle.com/ballard-news-tribune/2015/09/01/quest…
[3] Live source eugenecho.com/2015/03/07/big-news-quest-church-has-purcha…

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