Mercy Hill Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Spence Shelton

Founded 2015

Denomination Non-Denominational

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.mercyhillcharlotte.com

Pastor Credentials Not published

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Trinity affirmed; 'one true and living God who exists eternally in three persons.'

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Bible affirmed as 'God's perfect revelation... true, trustworthy, and the ultimate guide' — aligns with BFM 2000.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

General Adults ministry; no dedicated men's ministry located.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Affirms Baptist Faith & Message 2000 — grace through faith in Christ alone.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Complementarian by BFM2000 adoption; staff page notes 'men and women who lead and serve' — polity confirmed elder-led but specific names not fetched.

BFM2000 = complementarian; polity verified elder-led.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Pastor Spence Shelton; elder-governed ('authority of Christ and leadership of our elders').

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Summit-style topical-expository hybrid typical of J.D. Greear plants.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Church-planting DNA; Summit Network.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Summit/Greear orbit has published cultural-issue material; no explicit CRT/DEI language located.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Live URL ECONNREFUSED on re-fetch; site appears down or DNS-blocked from this network. No Wayback snapshot available. Prior record (Summit/Greear plant, BFM 2000, elder-led) preserved for host-side reconciliation.

Strong

Assessment

National directory entry — web-verified pastor, website, and Facebook. Visit website for full theological details.

#non-denominational#charlotte#north-carolina

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Note: batch used URL mercyhillcharlotte.com (dead in fetch); real site is mercycharlotte.com. Website URL may need correction in master record.

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 mercycharlotte.com/about/

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