College Church of the Nazarene — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Various

Founded 1930

Denomination Church of the Nazarene

Service Times Sunday mornings (check website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Nazarene Articles of Faith are Trinitarian — verify local statement.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Nazarene affirms Scripture as sufficient for salvation; inerrancy language is softer than Reformed equivalents.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not stated — verify.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Wesleyan-Arminian; distinguishing doctrine of entire sanctification explicitly affirmed on About page ('an act of God, cleansing the heart from original sin').

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Church of the Nazarene denomination ordains women — egalitarian by polity.

Church of the Nazarene denomination ordains women to pastoral ministry

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Not stated on About page — verify.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not stated — verify.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Associated with MidAmerica Nazarene University.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Not stated — verify.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Church of the Nazarene — 'largest denomination in the classical Wesleyan-Holiness tradition' per site.

Strong

Assessment

College Church of the Nazarene in Olathe, near MidAmerica Nazarene University. Holiness tradition. Nazarenes affirm entire sanctification. Generally conservative but denominationally allows women pastors (yellow on gender).

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Website added: collegechurch.com. Entire sanctification doctrine confirmed.

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 collegechurch.com
[2] Live source collegechurch.com/about/who-we-are/
[3] Live source collegechurch.com/about/our-history/

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