Providence Presbyterian Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Verify — pastor name not confirmed in web search

Founded Unknown

Denomination Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)

Service Times Check website for current times

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website providencemattoon.com

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

PCA confessional — assumed green based on denomination.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

PCA inerrancy — assumed green.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Small PCA church; site lacks depth for ministry programs — yellow (downgrade from red since dedicated program may simply not be on a minimal site).

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Reformed — PCA assumption.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

PCA complementarian.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Website fetch error persists across multiple page attempts (null firstChild render error); unable to verify elder roster, pastor name, or Westminster confession affirmation. PCA polity assumption unchanged.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

PCA expository expectation; specific series not retrieved — yellow.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

PCA MTW/denomination-wide missions assumed; church-specific giving not retrieved — yellow.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Insufficient content retrieved; no DEI language visible but unable to deep-audit — yellow.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

PCA affiliation confirmed via denom directory pattern — green.

Strong

Assessment

Providence Presbyterian Mattoon is a small PCA church with very limited web presence. Website exists (providencemattoon.com) but minimal information found in searches. PCA denominational affiliation provides baseline Reformed identity and accountability. Pastor name unconfirmed. Very small church in a small Illinois town — may be a house church or micro-congregation. Worth visiting but go with low expectations for programming.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Site returned parsing error; keep cautious yellows. Reclassified mens_discipleship from red to yellow — absence of a men's program page on a tiny PCA church site is not evidence of absence.

No URL sources recorded for this church. Rating based on denominational defaults and/or directory-level metadata.

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