Quick Facts
Founded
2008
Denomination
Non-denominational (formerly Covenant)
Service Times
Sunday mornings (see website)
Men's Ministry
No
Kids Ministry
Yes
Pastor Credentials
MDiv
10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
Nominally Trinitarian.
Caution
Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
Founder Mark Tidd left the Evangelical Covenant Church after announcing full LGBTQ inclusion, making Highlands one of the earliest publicly affirming 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; female pastor.
Fully egalitarian.
Disqualifier
Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
Female pastor; affirming.
WARNING!
Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Progressive.
WARNING!
Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
Inclusion/justice.
Caution
Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
Explicit "three-legged stool" of evangelical, contemplative, social-justice — shorthand for progressive post-evangelicalism.
Disqualifier
Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
Formerly ECC; now independent.
Disqualifier
Assessment
Highlands Church Denver famously left the Evangelical Covenant Church after founder Mark Tidd publicly announced full LGBTQ inclusion around 2010-2012. It became one of the earliest models for "formerly evangelical, now affirming" churches and remains a reference point for the progressive-post-evangelical movement.
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Last reviewed:
2026-05-16
— Annual review recommended
3131 Osceola St, Denver, CO 80212
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