Silverdale Community Church (GMC) — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. John Weston (Senior Pastor; Presiding Elder)

Founded Disaffiliated from UMC May 2023; joined GMC May 2023

Denomination GMC

Service Times Sundays 10:30 AM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website silverdalechurch.org

Pastor Credentials M.Div. Asbury Theological Seminary, Class of 2004

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

GMC affirms historic Christology.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

GMC affirms inspiration and authority of Scripture.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not stated.

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Wesleyan-Arminian.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

GMC complementarian by polity. Rev. John Weston (male senior pastor).

GMC complementarian by polity. Male senior pastor Rev. John Weston.

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Rev. John Weston (male) is Senior Pastor and Presiding Elder; Asbury-trained.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Wesleyan preaching tradition; Asbury-formed.

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Kitsap Peninsula / Puget Sound ministry; reports numerical growth post-disaffiliation.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Conservative Wesleyan posture.

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

GMC Western States Provisional Conference.

Strong

Assessment

Silverdale Community Church left the United Methodist Church in May 2023 and was accepted into the Global Methodist Church the same month. Senior Pastor Rev. John Weston (M.Div. Asbury, Class of 2004) reports the congregation has seen numerical growth since the transition. Sunday worship is 10:30am in person and online.

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Sources & Evidence

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 silverdalechurch.org/our-story
[2] Live source westernstatesgmc.com/find-a-church/

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