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Presbyterian / Reformed

Bloomington Reformed Presbyterian Church

302 E. First Street, Bloomington, IN 47401
Confessionally Reformed — Strong
Quick Facts
Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Rich Holdeman
Founded Verify (200+ year heritage)
Denomination RPCNA
Service Times Sabbath School 9:30 AM; Worship 10:45 AM; Evening 6:00 PM
Men's Ministry No
Kids Ministry Yes
Website bloomingtonrpchurch.org/
Pastor Credentials Ordained RPCNA minister
10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
Westminster Chalcedonian.
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Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
Westminster Confession.
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Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
Covenanter heritage.
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Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
Westminster sovereign grace.
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Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
RPCNA male-only ordination.
Male-only ordination (RPCNA polity)
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Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
Co-pastors Holdeman + McCollum, session governance.
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Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Expository Westminster preaching.
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Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
Indiana University college-town Reformed witness; Chinese Church ministry.
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Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
Covenanter posture.
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Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
RPCNA Great Lakes-Gulf Presbytery; over 200-year heritage.
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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

Live-fetched https://reformedpresbyterian.org/congregations/show/bloomington on 2026-05-09 — confirmed Co-Pastors Rich Holdeman + Philip McCollum + RPCNA Great Lakes-Gulf affiliation.

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. [1] Live source reformedpresbyterian.org/congregations/show/bloomington
  2. [2] Live source bloomingtonrpchurch.org

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Last reviewed: 2026-05-16 — Annual review recommended
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