Trinity Church Danville — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Pastors Tony and Emily Mendoza (co-pastors)

Founded 150+ years (current location since 1972)

Denomination GMC

Service Times Sunday worship; verify times on site

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.trinitychurchdanville.org/

Pastor Credentials Both Asbury Theological Seminary graduates

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Wesleyan/GMC creedal Christology

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

GMC affirms scriptural authority

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not verified; care pastor (Carvel) listed

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Wesleyan-Arminian doctrine of grace

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Co-pastor model with female pastor (Emily Mendoza); GMC polity reserves Elder ordination for males — verify Emily's role/title

Female co-pastor (Emily Mendoza) is a UMC-era holdover pattern; GMC polity per BoD para. 304.1 reserves Elder ordination for males — verify her title (deacon? pastoral assistant?). Yellow.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Tony + Emily Mendoza co-pastor

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not sampled

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

GMC connectional missions

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

GMC orthodox stream

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

Site self-identifies as GMC congregation; 150+-year history

Strong

Assessment

Trinity Church Danville is a 150+-year-old Wesleyan congregation now affiliated with the GMC. Co-pastored by recently married couple Tony + Emily Mendoza (both Asbury grads). Yellow gender flag because co-pastor model includes female; verify her ordination title under GMC's complementarian polity.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Phone 570-275-1255; tseybert@trinitychurchdanville.org. Care Pastor Carvel additionally listed.

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 trinitychurchdanville.org/we-believe
[2] Live source trinitychurchdanville.org/staff
[3] Live source northeastgmc.org/find-a-church-map/

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