La Jolla Presbyterian Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Paul Cunningham (Senior Pastor)

Founded See website

Denomination PCUSA

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.ljpres.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?

PCUSA Book of Confessions hermeneutic; not Chicago-Statement inerrancy.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify men's ministry.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Verify faith-alone soteriology.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

PCUSA ordains women as elders and Teaching Elders; deacons specified as 'men and women'.

Women ordained as elders and pastors per PCUSA polity; Pastor Paul Cunningham (male) currently senior

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Session/elder governance but egalitarian and in a denomination with progressive trajectory.

WARNING!

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?

PCUSA denomination is affirming of LGBTQ+ ordination and same-sex marriage (post-2014 polity changes).

WARNING!

Accountability Structure

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

PCUSA member (mainline liberal denomination per rubric 'black' tier), NOT PCA. Directory mislabel must be corrected.

Disqualifier

Assessment

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

#pca#reformed#california#san-diego#la-jolla#needs-review#denomination-corrected-2026-04-30

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Critical mislabel — must be removed from PCA list and moved to 'PCUSA (avoid)' category. | [2026-04-30 denomination correction: Presbyterian (PCA) -> Presbyterian (PCUSA); reason: PCUSA mainline, not PCA] [2026-05-19] MOOP rubric: PCUSA — affirming since 2014. Already rated black.

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 ljpres.org
[2] Live source ljpres.org/deacons/

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