Holy Trinity Church Chicago — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Verify — staff includes pastors Mueller, Sevig, and Sharai Jacob

Founded Unknown

Denomination ELCA

Service Times Verify

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website www.htchicago.org

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

ELCA — may affirm basic creedal Christianity but redefines implications.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

ELCA does not hold inerrancy. Progressive hermeneutics.

WARNING!

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

No men's ministry found.

WARNING!

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Verify — ELCA soteriology varies.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

RED — ELCA ordains women. Part of Chicago Coalition of Welcoming Churches.

Verify

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

RED — Women pastors including Sharai Jacob as Associate Pastor.

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Likely mainline liturgical, not expository.

WARNING!

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Verify.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

'Social Justice Committments' section linked from homepage nav — ELCA progressive alignment consistent with prior enrichment.

WARNING!

Accountability Structure

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

CONFIRMED Lutheran via 'Lutheranism 101' navigation link on htchicago.org. Almost certainly ELCA (liberal mainline) given 'Social Justice Committments' section and Welcoming Church coalition pattern from prior enrichment. NOT PCA.

WARNING!

Assessment

CRITICAL: Holy Trinity Church at 1218 W Addison St, Chicago is actually HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA) — NOT a PCA church as listed. ELCA is a liberal mainline denomination that ordains women, affirms same-sex marriage, and has departed from evangelical orthodoxy. The church is part of the Chicago Coalition of Welcoming Churches. This is NOT a Gospel Coalition/PCA church. The database entry appears to be completely wrong — wrong denomination, wrong affiliation. This church should be flagged or removed.

#pca#chicago#illinois#reformed#needs-review#denomination-corrected-2026-04-30

MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Major categorization error confirmed — this is NOT a PCA church and should not be in a Gospel Coalition listing. Red rating already reflects mismatch; recommend removing from PCA/TGC cluster. | [2026-04-30 denomination correction: Presbyterian (PCA) -> Lutheran (ELCA); reason: Denomination Mismatch — actual ELCA Lutheran] [2026-05-19] MOOP rubric: ELCA — affirming since 2009. Already rated red.

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[1] Live source htchicago.org

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