Trinity Orthodox Presbyterian Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Stephen Smith-Cobbs and Rev. Beth Goss (co-pastors)

Founded Unknown

Denomination PCUSA

Service Times Verify on website

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.trinityherndon.org

Pastor Credentials Verify

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

PCUSA formally Trinitarian but latitudinarian; 'profess faith in Jesus Christ' language without exclusivity.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

PCUSA denomination rejects full inerrancy; Confession of 1967 and neo-orthodox hermeneutic are canonical.

Disqualifier

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not a focus of affirming mainline congregational identity.

WARNING!

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

PCUSA tolerates universalist/pluralist trajectories; no sola-fide clarity.

WARNING!

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Co-pastorate with Rev. Beth Goss; 'welcomes all persons... regardless of race, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or economic status' — fully affirming.

Rev. Beth Goss serves as pastor (female); self-identified inclusive/reconciling welcoming on basis of sexual orientation.

Disqualifier

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Stephen Smith-Cobbs and Beth Goss as co-pastors; PCUSA session governance; no confessional complementarian restraint.

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Topical/therapeutic with inclusive theology framing.

WARNING!

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Social-inclusion framing replaces traditional Great Commission mission.

WARNING!

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

'Inclusive, reconciling congregation' — explicit sexual-orientation welcome language; fully captured by progressive theology.

Disqualifier

Accountability Structure

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

PCUSA — liberal mainline (black per rubric).

Disqualifier

Assessment

Needs in-person evaluation. Listed for the DC metro directory.

#herndon#opc#reformed#confessional#needs-review

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Directory name 'Trinity Orthodox Presbyterian Church' is factually wrong — this is a PCUSA congregation. Rename and recategorize entire record. Address backfilled via WebSearch 2026-04-29. [2026-05-19] MOOP rubric: PCUSA — affirming since 2014. Already rated black.

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 pcusa.org/congregation/trinity-church-herndon-va
[2] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260105095303/https://www.trinityher…
↳ Snapshot of trinityherndon.org (live link)
[3] Live source bd.linkedin.com/in/stephen-smith-cobbs-0b6a3454

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