Shawnee Church of the Nazarene — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Gavin Fothergill (Lead Pastor); Cara Shonamon (featured female pastoral staff)

Founded See website

Denomination Church of the Nazarene

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.shawneenaz.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 Scripture as 'inerrantly revealing the will of God'; qualified inerrancy.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not documented publicly.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Arminian-Wesleyan — prevenient grace, entire sanctification as second work.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

R39: Homepage did not surface individual staff names; Nazarene denomination's official ordination of women is dispositive. Red holds.

Egalitarian — Nazarene denomination ordains women; female pastoral staff visible

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Lead Pastor Gavin Fothergill; Nazarene local-board polity.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Style not documented on available pages.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Generic Nazarene missions/evangelism.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No explicit CRT/DEI; Nazarene denomination has had egalitarian/progressive drift in recent years.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

R39: Homepage footer confirms Church of the Nazarene affiliation; 'Our Team' and 'Our Beliefs' pages referenced. Nazarene denomination officially ordains women — rubric red holds. Specific Cara Shonamon role not surfaced on homepage but prior research documents female pastoral staff.

WARNING!

Assessment

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

#nazarene#kansas#shawnee#kansas-city

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Rubric red for egalitarian denomination (women in pastoral office).

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 shawneenaz.org
[2] Live source shawneenaz.org/cara

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