Quick Facts
Founded
2004
Denomination
Non-denominational (formerly ECC-adjacent)
Service Times
Sunday mornings (see website)
Men's Ministry
No
Kids Ministry
Yes
10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
Nominally Trinitarian.
Caution
Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
Ryan Meeks publicly announced EastLake's full LGBTQ inclusion in 2015; the church lost hundreds of members and became a national reference point for the affirming-turn in evangelical-adjacent churches.
WARNING!
Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
None.
WARNING!
Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
Progressive.
Caution
Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
Fully egalitarian.
Fully egalitarian.
Disqualifier
Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
Affirming leadership.
WARNING!
Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Progressive.
WARNING!
Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
Inclusion.
Caution
Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
Post-evangelical affirming identity.
Disqualifier
Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
Non-denominational.
Disqualifier
Assessment
EastLake Community Church in the Seattle area made a widely covered public turn to full LGBTQ affirmation in 2015 under founding pastor Ryan Meeks. It remains a reference for "evangelical megachurch that went affirming" and is positioned squarely in the progressive-post-evangelical orbit.
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Last reviewed:
2026-05-16
— Annual review recommended
16800 NE 80th St, Redmond, WA 98052
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