Quick Facts
Founded
1978
Denomination
Episcopal Church (TEC)
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?
TEC — fully affirming, female bishops, openly revisionist hermeneutics.
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; gay rector.
Disqualifier
Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
Openly gay married rector (Paul Fromberg).
WARNING!
Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Progressive sacramental.
WARNING!
Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
Liturgical experimentation/activism.
Caution
Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
Famous for practicing "open table" — offering Communion to unbaptized — and for sacramental experimentalism.
Disqualifier
Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
Episcopal Church USA.
Disqualifier
Assessment
St. Gregory of Nyssa in SF is a famously experimental TEC parish with an openly gay married rector. It is known for its "open table" practice (communing the unbaptized) and for self-consciously pushing the boundaries of liturgical and doctrinal orthodoxy in the direction of radical inclusion.
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Sources & Evidence
Enrichment Notes
[2026-05-19] MOOP rubric: TEC — affirming since 2003. Already rated black.
No URL sources recorded for this church. Rating based on denominational defaults and/or directory-level metadata.
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Last reviewed:
2026-05-16
— Annual review recommended
500 De Haro St, San Francisco, CA 94107
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