Providence Orthodox Presbyterian Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Shawn C. Mathis

Founded Verify

Denomination OPC

Service Times Sunday School 10:00 a.m.; Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.; Evening Worship 5:30 p.m.

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.denverprovidence.org

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

OPC Westminster Standards — orthodox Christology.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Westminster Confession affirms Scripture's inspiration and supreme authority.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Yellow — verify men's ministry programming on-site.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Confessionally Reformed.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

OPC complementarian per Westminster + Book of Church Order.

OPC complementarian — male elders/pastors per Westminster Confession + Book of Church Order.

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Plurality of male elders; teaching elder Rev. Shawn Mathis.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Verify on-site — Pastor Shawn Mathis (active on X/Twitter).

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Active local ministry in central Denver; engages cultural concerns publicly.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Verify on-site — central Denver/South Downing context.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

OPC — Presbytery of the Dakotas.

Strong

Assessment

Providence OPC serves central Denver from a South Downing Street location with twice-Sunday worship and Sunday School. Pastor Shawn C. Mathis is a publicly active OPC voice, maintaining a Twitter/X presence and regular sermon archive. The church explicitly grounds itself in the Westminster Confession and historic Reformed worship.

#opc#co#denver#urban#presbytery-of-the-dakotas#front-range

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Verified pastor Shawn C. Mathis, address, and active online presence via OPC.org locator (church_id 50) and church website.

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 denverprovidence.org
[2] Live source opc.org/church.html

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