Trinity Lutheran Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Unknown

Founded Unknown

Denomination LCMS

Service Times Sunday 10:30 AM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Congregation defunct; successor ELCA orthodox Trinitarian but with liberal hermeneutic.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

ELCA successor rejects inerrancy.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not verified.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

ELCA affirms justification with liberal hermeneutic.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

ELCA successor ordains women.

N/A — congregation defunct

Disqualifier

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Successor Amazing Grace ELCA.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not verified.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Successor Amazing Grace ELCA emphasizes social justice.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

ELCA is LGBTQ+-affirming denomination.

Disqualifier

Accountability Structure

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

Original Trinity Lutheran Eutaw St Baltimore merged 1996 into Amazing Grace ELCA.

Disqualifier

Assessment

Trinity Lutheran Church in Baltimore, MD — yellow-default pending full research. Verify all categories.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Entry should be removed from directory or replaced with Amazing Grace ELCA if desired — but ELCA is black per rubric. | URL research: Per germanmarylanders.org and welsinbaltimore.org, Trinity Lutheran (Baltimore, near Eutaw) merged into Amazing Grace Evangelical Lutheran in 1996 after 160 years; no current independent congregation at this address.

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 amazinggracelutheran.org
[2] Live source welsinbaltimore.org/what-is-the-history-of-lutheran-churc…
[3] Live source germanmarylanders.org/churches/trinity-lutheran-baltimore

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