St. Paul Lutheran Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Unknown

Founded Unknown

Denomination ELCA

Service Times Sunday 10:30 AM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

ELCA maintains Trinitarian confession but has wider latitude in practice.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

ELCA affirms Scripture as norm but rejects inerrancy; historical-critical hermeneutic.

WARNING!

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not stated.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

ELCA Lutheran confessional in principle but softened in practice.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

ELCA ordains women and affirms LGBTQ+ including same-sex marriage and openly LGBTQ+ clergy since 2009.

ELCA affirms women pastors and LGBTQ+ clergy/same-sex marriage.

Disqualifier

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Synodical ELCA polity — bishop-led.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Lectionary-based; varies widely.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

ELCA heavily shaped by ecumenical/social-justice framing.

WARNING!

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

ELCA fully affirming — captured by progressive theology.

Disqualifier

Accountability Structure

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

ELCA — liberal mainline per rubric (black).

Disqualifier

Assessment

St. Paul Lutheran Church in Charleston, WV — yellow-default pending full research. Verify all categories.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

LCMS prior was incorrect — this is ELCA per FaithStreet. Flip to black per rubric. | URL research: St. Paul Lutheran Charleston WV is at 1423 Lee St E (ELCA, not LCMS); 201 Virginia St E address does not match; LCMS congregation in Charleston WV is Redeemer (redeemerwv.org); record may be misclassified | [2026-04-30 denomination correction: Lutheran (LCMS) -> Lutheran (ELCA); reason: ELCA liberal mainline (NOT LCMS)] [2026-05-19] MOOP rubric: ELCA — affirming since 2009. Already rated black.

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 faithstreet.com/church/st-paul-lutheran-church-charleston-wv
[2] Live source charlestonwv.com/listing/saint-paul-lutheran-church/

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