New Life, A Global Methodist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Pastor Dave McElwee

Founded Constituted Nov 4, 2024; GMC March 2025

Denomination GMC

Service Times Sunday 9 AM Adult SS; 10 AM Worship

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website statecollegegmc.org/

Pastor Credentials Appointed January 2025

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Wesleyan/GMC creedal Christology

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Bible Based per site tagline

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not verified

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Wesleyan-Arminian doctrine of grace

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Male lead pastor (McElwee); pastor emeritus Gene McCallips

GMC complementarian per Transitional BoD para. 304.1 — male-only ordination as Elder. Male lead pastor (McElwee).

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Dave McElwee + Pastor Emeritus McCallips

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not sampled

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

GMC connectional missions

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Site tagline: 'Bible Based - Spirit Led - Grace Filled - People Focused'

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

Officially became GMC March 2025

Strong

Assessment

New Life is a recent (2024-25) GMC congregation in State College, Centre County, with services at 2643 W College Ave. Pastor Dave McElwee began January 2025 with Gene McCallips serving as Pastor Emeritus.

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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

PO Box 213, State College PA 16804-0213; info@statecollegegmc.org.

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 statecollegegmc.org
[2] Live source northeastgmc.org/find-a-church-map/

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