Middle Collegiate Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis (Senior Minister)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Reformed Church in America (Collegiate)

Service Times See website

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website www.middlechurch.org

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Verify — progressive theology often reframes Christology.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Progressive/liberal hermeneutic departs from inerrancy.

WARNING!

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

No men's ministry found or anti-patriarchy posture.

WARNING!

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Verify — progressive soteriology often universalist-adjacent.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Female senior minister (Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis); fully egalitarian.

Disqualifier

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Progressive polity; egalitarian and affirming leadership.

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Therapeutic/social-justice framing rather than expository.

WARNING!

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Social justice framing displaces Great Commission clarity.

WARNING!

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Explicit "revolutionary love" framing; LGBTQ+ affirmation and social-justice emphasis.

Disqualifier

Accountability Structure

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

Apostate or progressive denominational framework.

Disqualifier

Assessment

Middle Collegiate Church is led by Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis — the first Black and first woman senior minister of a Collegiate Church. Lewis advocates for "revolutionary love," marriage equality, equal rights for all genders and sexual orientations, and progressive social justice. The church is explicitly LGBTQ+ affirming and operates within a radically progressive theological framework. Disqualified on gender (female senior pastor), sexuality affirmation, and social-justice-over-gospel framing. Not recommended.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

[2026-05-19] MOOP rubric: RCA (mainline) — affirming since 2021. Already rated black.

No URL sources recorded for this church. Rating based on denominational defaults and/or directory-level metadata.

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