Media Presbyterian Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Doug Forsberg (Senior), David Cagle (Transitional), Rose Marie Sparrow (Parish Associate)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Presbyterian (PCA)

Service Times Sunday 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

PCUSA Book of Confessions formally affirms Trinity; not restated.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

PCUSA does not hold inerrancy.

WARNING!

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not listed.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Generic; PCUSA permits pluralist and progressive soteriologies.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Rev. Rose Marie Sparrow listed as Parish Associate — female ordained clergy; PCUSA LGBTQ-affirming since 2011.

PCUSA ordains women; Rev. Rose Marie Sparrow is female Parish Associate

Disqualifier

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

PCUSA presbyterial polity with ordained female clergy; Session governance.

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not inspected.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'Loving God, serving community' — welcoming inclusive framing.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

PCUSA denomination is progressive/affirming.

WARNING!

Accountability Structure

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

PCUSA — BLACK per rubric (liberal mainline).

Disqualifier

Assessment

Not yet assessed. Default yellow pending on-site visit and detailed review.

#pca#philadelphia-metro#needs-review

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

PRIOR CATCH: PCA-tagged actually PCUSA = BLACK. Directory address (2 E Baltimore) vs actual (30 E Baltimore Ave). | URL research: Media Presbyterian at 30 E Baltimore Ave (mediapresbyterian.org) is PCUSA not PCA; the Media PCA church is Hope Presbyterian (explorehopechurch.org); input conflates two churches

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 mediapresbyterian.org
[2] Live source mediapresbyterian.org/leadership
[3] Live source pcusa.org/congregation/media-church-media-pa
[4] Live source presbyphl.org/membership-directory/media-presbyterian-chu…

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