Indianapolis First 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.indynaz.org

Pastor Credentials See website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Trinitarian, gospel-affirming church.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Verify inerrancy stance.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify men's ministry.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Wesleyan-Arminian soteriology (entire sanctification/second work of grace); differs from Reformed Baptist/Presbyterian substitutionary atonement framing.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Church of the Nazarene has ordained women as elders/pastors since 1908 — egalitarian polity denomination-wide. Local church stance follows denomination.

Denomination-wide ordination of women; local stance follows

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Nazarene Manual governs; district superintendent accountability; generally healthier than fully-indie but women-pastor issue decisive.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Verify expository vs topical.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Verify Great Commission focus.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Verify cultural alignment.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Church of the Nazarene (Wesleyan-Arminian holiness tradition); not Reformed or complementarian.

WARNING!

Assessment

Indianapolis First Church of the Nazarene — one of the largest Nazarene churches. Nazarene HQ nearby in Lenexa, KS.

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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

Known pattern (Nazarene = egalitarian); downgrade confirmed by denomination not local data.

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 indynaz.org

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