Grace Point Church of the Nazarene — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Pastor (see website)

Founded See website

Denomination Church of the Nazarene

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.gracepointnaz.org

Pastor Credentials See website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Nazarene Articles of Faith — orthodox Trinitarian.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Nazarene affirms 'plenary inspiration' of Scripture but not strict inerrancy (Wesleyan-Arminian view).

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not detailed on loaded pages.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Wesleyan-Arminian — 'entire sanctification' as second-work doctrine; prevenient grace; synergistic soteriology (differs from Reformed sola fide emphasis).

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Church of the Nazarene officially ordains women since founding 1908 — 'affirms the historic right of women to be elected and appointed to places of leadership within the Church of the Nazarene, including the offices of both elder and deacon' (nazarene.org). Egalitarian denomination.

Nazarene denomination ordains women as elders/pastors — egalitarian

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Nazarene polity — District Superintendent + local elder board; pastor gender varies by local congregation.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Nazarene tradition is mixed expository-topical; varies.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Global Nazarene missions board is robust.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Nazarene denomination relatively conservative culturally but Wesleyan trajectory; varies by congregation.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Church of the Nazarene — denominational accountability exists, but denomination ordains women to pastoral office = red on gender per rubric.

Caution

Assessment

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

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

DOWNGRADE gender to red: Nazarene denomination officially ordains women. Overall rating moves to red.

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 nazarene.org/women-clergy
[2] Live source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Nazarene

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