Quick Facts
Founded
Pre-2007
Denomination
PCA
Service Times
Sunday morning worship
Men's Ministry
Yes
Kids Ministry
Yes
Pastor Credentials
M.Div. Covenant Theological Seminary; Visiting Instructor in Practical Theology at Covenant Sem; founder Trinity Pastoral Succession Planning.
10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
PCA confessional — Westminster Standards.
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Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
PCA affirms inerrancy per Westminster Confession Ch. 1.
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Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
Verify in person.
Caution
Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
Westminster Standards — Reformed soteriology.
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Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
PCA complementarian polity — male elders. Chris Polski (male) Lead Pastor.
PCA complementarian — male teaching/ruling elders per Westminster Standards + Book of Church Order.
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Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
PCA BCO plurality of elders; Missouri Presbytery accountability.
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Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
PCA expository norm.
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Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
Kirkwood / SW St Louis suburban.
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Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
Pastor matches a red-direction signature list (Warhurst/AMR/Lament/Revoice/CBE) WITH state/presbytery corroboration — cultural drift marker per drift-watch protocol. Auto-applied YELLOW + cultural=red downgrade. RED — current/recent senior pastor signed the 2020 Warhurst Protest (PCA pastors who protested the SJC's discipline of TE Greg Johnson over Revoice / same-sex-attracted ordained men). Cultural posture trends progressive on sexuality discourse.
WARNING!
Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
PCA — Missouri Presbytery.
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Assessment
Trinity Church Kirkwood is a Missouri Presbytery (PCA) congregation in Kirkwood, MO (southwest St. Louis), led by Chris Polski (Covenant Sem M.Div., Visiting Instructor at Covenant Sem) since 2007. He signed the 2020 Warhurst Protest. PCA Westminster confessional theology, complementarian polity, presbytery oversight. Recommended for men in southwest St Louis seeking a PCA congregation; verify pastoral counseling posture given the cultural-drift signal.
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MOOP Engagement Tracker
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Researched church website
Pastor Signatures & Affiliations
[Soft-progressive signatures]
Public statement signatures and organizational affiliations of this church's named pastors. "People is policy" — these are evidence-weighted signals about doctrinal trajectory, not the sole determinant of any rating.
Warhurst Protest (2020)
Chris Polski
Source: warhornmedia.com — hover for details
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.
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[1] Live source
trinitychurchkirkwood.org/staff-and-leadership/
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[2] Live source
thegospelcoalition.org/profile/chris-polski/
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[3] Live source
warhornmedia.com/2020/12/23/pca-hall-of-infamy-pastors-el…
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Last reviewed:
2026-05-16
— Annual review recommended
Kirkwood, MO (southwest St. Louis)
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