Trinity Church Seattle — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Pastor David Richman (formerly Green Lake Presbyterian)

Founded See website

Denomination PCA

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.trinitychurchseattle.org

Pastor Credentials See website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

PCA church — Westminster Standards subscription = orthodox Trinitarian.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

PCA confessional subscription to Westminster = high view of Scripture (functional inerrancy).

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not detailed on loaded pages.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

PCA Reformed soteriology, sola fide per Westminster.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

PCA polity requires male elders; Seattle/Ballard context may lean soft-complementarian; verify locally.

Verify

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

PCA BCO requires elder plurality; David Richman leads with session of elders. Trinity purchased former Trinity UMC building in Ballard 2018 after Green Lake Presbyterian transition.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

PCA pulpit tradition expository; specific series names not loaded.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Homepage confirms mission: 'Make disciples. Beautify the city. Grow the kingdom.' Counseling partnership: Bell Tower Counseling. Leadership/staff roster on linked pages but not extracted this pass — held YELLOW pending deeper review of /leadership.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Urban Seattle PCA — verify for any TKNY/Redeemer-pattern language ('beautify the city' signal worth watching); no overt CRT/DEI found.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

PCA (confessional Reformed with Westminster Standards) — Pacific Northwest Presbytery.

Strong

Assessment

Trinity Church Seattle (PCA), formerly Green Lake Presbyterian Church. Located in Ballard, WA. Pastor David Richman.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

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 trinitychurchseattle.org
[2] Live source eldrbarry.net/hatr/pnwppca.htm

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