Times Square Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Tim Dilena (Senior Pastor since May 2020); Carter Conlon (General Overseer, prior Sr Pastor 2001-2020)

Founded 1987 (by David Wilkerson)

Denomination Non-Denominational

Service Times Sunday 10:30 AM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website tsc.nyc/

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Trinitarian orthodox.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Inerrancy not explicitly stated; verify.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not stated.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Evangelical; Wilkerson heritage (Teen Challenge).

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Teresa Conlon (wife of General Overseer Carter Conlon) serves as Associate Pastor per church staff page — female pastor = red per rubric.

Teresa Conlon serves as Associate Pastor (speaks at leadership conferences and women's events) — female pastor present.

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Large interdenom congregation; plurality not clearly described.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Wilkerson-lineage revival preaching; passionate/prophetic style.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Strong Great Commission focus; global reach.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Conlon has publicly warned against 'false gospels' and progressive drift — generally conservative-culture. | MOOP-attendance note (Adam Johns 2026-04-29): Attended a couple of times; reported "impressive."

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Interdenominational — no confessional accountability structure.

WARNING!

Assessment

Times Square Church in New York, NY — yellow-default pending full research. Verify all categories.

#non-denominational#evangelical#new-york#ny#moop-attended#moop-historical-attendance

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Visited the facility in person

✓ Attended a worship service

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

URL research: matched address 237 W 51st St New York NY verbatim; founded by David Wilkerson 1987 [2026-05-16 visited by Adam: Adam visited Times Square Church NYC]

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 tsc.nyc/leadership-team/
[2] Live source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Square_Church
[3] Live source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter_Conlon

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