Quest Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Gail Song Bantum

Founded 2001

Denomination Non-Denominational

Service Times Sunday 10:30 AM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website seattlequest.org/

Pastor Credentials Not published

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Trinitarian per general ECC orthodoxy but not explicitly stated on Our Story page; creeds not named.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Bible is authoritative but affirming hermeneutic indicated by 'QueerPlus (Q+) Framework'.

WARNING!

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not discoverable on Our Story page.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Not stated on Our Story page — verify in person.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Lead Pastor Gail Song Bantum (female senior pastor) per Our Story page.

Female lead pastor Gail Song Bantum since May 2019; church affirms LGBTQ+ inclusion per QueerPlus framework.

Disqualifier

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Female lead pastor; disqualifier under biblical design rubric.

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Justice/kindness emphasis ('act justly, love kindness'); not expository-stated.

WARNING!

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'Act justly' framing; social-justice trajectory visible.

WARNING!

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Explicitly welcoming of sexual orientation and gender identity per official Our Story page; QueerPlus framework.

Disqualifier

Accountability Structure

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

Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) — denomination has been trending affirming; Quest is explicitly affirming.

Disqualifier

Assessment

Quest Church in Seattle, WA — yellow-default pending full research. Verify all categories.

#non-denominational#evangelical#seattle#wa#needs-review

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Tagged as Non-Denominational Evangelical but is ECC with female lead pastor and explicit LGBTQ+ affirming framework. BLACK tier. | URL research: Site verified; current address is 1401 Leary Way NW (record has 1401 NW 62nd St). Same Ballard church, Eugene Cho founder, now LGBTQ+ affirming.

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 seattlequest.org/about/our-story/

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