St. Mark's Reformed Episcopal Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Fr. Patterson

Founded Not published

Denomination REC

Service Times Verify on website

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.saintmarksrec.org

Pastor Credentials REC holy orders

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

REC affirms the historic Christian creeds and the 39 Articles — orthodox Trinitarian and Chalcedonian Christology.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Article VI of the 39 Articles affirms Scripture's sufficiency; REC was founded explicitly to defend Reformation Anglican biblical authority.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Male vestry leadership; men's ministries common.

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Reformation Anglican soteriology per the 39 Articles — justification by faith alone (Article XI); REC was founded by Bishop George Cummins in 1873 specifically to preserve evangelical Reformation theology.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

REC restricts holy orders (bishop, priest, deacon) to qualified men only.

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Episcopal polity in apostolic succession; rector with vestry; male-only ordained orders.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Reformation Anglican expository preaching tradition.

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

REC partners with ACNA missions and global Anglican south.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

REC was founded in 1873 by George David Cummins as evangelical resistance to ritualism in the Episcopal Church — paradigmatic confessional Anglican resistance.

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

Reformed Episcopal Church — Diocese of the Northeast & Mid-Atlantic; now part of ACNA via REC.

Strong

Assessment

St. Mark's Reformed Episcopal Church in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, with Fr. Patterson serving as Rector since 2011, is a parish of the Reformed Episcopal Church's Diocese of the Northeast & Mid-Atlantic. The REC was founded in 1873 by Bishop George David Cummins as evangelical resistance to ritualism, and upholds the 39 Articles, the 1928 BCP tradition, and male-only holy orders.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Added from REC Diocese of the Northeast & Mid-Atlantic directory.

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 saintmarksrec.org
[2] Live source rec-nema.org
[3] Live source rechurch.org

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