Sovereign Grace Church of Pittsburgh — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Verify on staff page

Founded Verify

Denomination Sovereign Grace Churches (SGC)

Service Times Sunday mornings (verify times)

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website sovereigngracepittsburgh.com

Pastor Credentials SGC pastor; verify ordination via SGC pastoral college

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

SGC SOF — orthodox Trinitarian Christology.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

SGC SOF affirms inerrancy of Scripture.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify men's ministry cadence.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Reformed soteriology — sola fide, substitutionary atonement, monergistic regeneration per SGC SOF.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Verify all-male elder structure (network is complementarian on paper but variation exists).

Network is complementarian on paper; verify local elder structure

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Verify elder plurality directly via staff page.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Expositional posture typical of SGC; verify.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

SGC is a church-planting network with shared pastoral training (SGC Pastors College).

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

SGC tradition is conservative on sexuality and gender; verify no DEI framing on homepage.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Network rather than denomination — limited external accountability. Charismatic continuationism per SGC distinctives. Score-note caveat: post-2011 Sovereign Grace Ministries reorganization scandal history (covered child-abuse allegations + governance crisis); current SGC under reformed governance but verify local accountability.

Caution

Assessment

SGC plant in Pittsburgh addressing thin Northeast/Rust Belt coverage. SGC's post-2011 Sovereign Grace Ministries reorganization moved governance away from C.J. Mahaney's centralized leadership; current SGC operates as a polity with elder-led local churches and pastoral training via SGC Pastors College. Charismatic continuationism is a network distinctive — caution per MOOP rubric. Verify local elder structure and women-in-ministry stance.

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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 sovereigngrace.com/churches

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