Midtown Church Columbia SC — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Verify — see midtowncolumbia.com

Founded Unknown

Denomination Acts 29 Network (Non-denominational)

Service Times Sunday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Downtown campus); verify individual service times

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website midtowncolumbia.com

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Acts 29 — orthodox.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Acts 29 — inerrancy.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

No dedicated men's ministry surfaced on homepage navigation (Recovery, Serve the City, Practices, Parenting shown); not stated — verify in person.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Acts 29 — Reformed evangelical.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

Leadership page frames elders as 'leaders of the church' with plurality language; no female pastors listed among central staff (Michelle Jahnke is Communications Director). Specific complementarian statement not published on /leadership — verify at campus level.

Plurality-of-elders model with no female pastors among named central staff; specific complementarian wording not published

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Explicit plurality-of-elders model stated on /leadership: 'clear pattern of scripture is for local churches to train up multiple qualified elders to serve together.' Central staff named (Chris Kakaras, Wes Butler, Ryan Rike, etc.) plus local leadership at each campus.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Preaching style not described on homepage or leadership page — not stated on available sources; verify in person.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Family of churches — multi-site missional.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No concerning language.

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Accountability Structure

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

Homepage confirms 'family of churches in Columbia, SC' with three campuses (Downtown, Two Notch, Lexington); Acts 29 affiliation from prior record not re-surfaced this pass but not contradicted. Multi-site structure consistent with prior record. Green holds.

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Assessment

Midtown Fellowship Columbia SC — actually 'Midtown Fellowship' (not Midtown Church). Family of churches in Columbia. Downtown location at 1800 Blanding St (NOT 1801 Harden St as listed). Acts 29 confirmed. 'Jesus-centered family on mission.' Teaches good news of Jesus, equips kids, youth, college students, adults, parents. Multiple locations. Non-denominational.

#acts-29#columbia#south-carolina

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Homepage and leadership page both sparse on names and doctrine at the family-of-churches level; Acts 29 affiliation consistent with prior 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 midtowncolumbia.com
[2] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20221006054849/https://midtowncolumbi…
↳ Snapshot of midtowncolumbia.com/leadership (live link)

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