Trinity Presbyterian Church (PCA) — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Chris Harper

Founded Verify (Harper installed Aug 2008)

Denomination PCA

Service Times Sunday Worship — verify times on website

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.trinityrochester.org/

Pastor Credentials Unknown (former associate pastor 6.5 yrs at Grace Presbyterian Indianapolis)

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

WCF Christology.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

WCF Ch. 1.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Standard.

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Westminster Standards.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

PCA complementarian.

PCA complementarian — male teaching/ruling elders per Westminster Standards + Book of Church Order.

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Sr Chris Harper + Assoc Stephen Johnson (since 2020/22).

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Yellow — not sampled.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

PCA Northern Illinois? (verify).

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Yellow — not sampled.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

PCA.

Strong

Assessment

Established PCA congregation in Rochester. Senior Pastor Chris Harper since August 2008; Associate Pastor Stephen Johnson.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Pastor Signatures & Affiliations [Orthodox-aligned 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.

Nashville Statement

Chris Harper

Source: cbmw.org — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Pastors Chris Harper + Stephen Johnson verified via leadership page.

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 trinityrochester.org
[2] Live source trinityrochester.org/our-leadership

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