Trinity Grace Church Park Slope — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Caleb Clardy (Founding Pastor); David Louw (Pastor for Spiritual Formation and Leadership Development)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Non-denominational Evangelical

Service Times See website

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website trinitygracechurch.com

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Affirms Apostles' and Nicene Creeds as expressions of essential Christian doctrine; affirms 'authority of the Christian Scriptures for our life and practice.'

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Bible-believing evangelical posture; inerrancy typically affirmed.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

No dedicated men's ministry program listed among community sections — yellow holds.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Historic evangelical gospel of grace through faith alone.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

Male pastoral leadership observed; complementarian baseline (CBMW halfway position; MOOP holds patriarchal headship as the biblical standard).

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Male pastor(s) confirmed via church website.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Teaching framed as 'counter vision and counter formation' — culturally-engaged but methodology (expository vs. topical) not named.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Vision: 'to join God in the renewal of all things' starting locally — transformational-city framing similar to Keller/Redeemer lineage.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Describes itself as countercultural: 'counter vision and counter formation to renew our minds and hearts for the kingdom of God' — contra secular cultural influences. No explicit DEI/CRT vocabulary, though 'renewal of all things' framing is broad.

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Accountability Structure

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

Self-describes as non-denominational Christian church in NYC; no Acts 29 or A29 affiliation surfaced from homepage. Accountability not externally verified from this fetch; green holds with caveat.

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Assessment

Trinity Grace Church Park Slope is the Brooklyn parish of the Trinity Grace network, meeting at William Alexander Middle School 51. Evangelical gospel-centered posture.

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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.

[1] Live source trinitygracechurch.com/about

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