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Presbyterian / Reformed

Preakness Valley United Reformed Church

480 Valley Road, Wayne, NJ 07470
Confessionally Reformed — Strong
Quick Facts
Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Justin Nobel
Founded 1933
Denomination URCNA
Service Times Sunday 9:30 AM and 6:00 PM
Men's Ministry No
Kids Ministry Yes
Website www.pvurc.org/
Pastor Credentials Ordained URCNA minister
10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
Three Forms of Unity confession.
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Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
Inerrant Scripture binding URCNA confession.
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Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
URCNA men's society heritage.
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Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
Canons of Dort sovereign grace.
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Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
URCNA male-only ordination.
Male-only ordination (URCNA Church Order)
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Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
Consistory polity.
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Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Catechism preaching tradition.
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Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
Historic NJ Dutch Reformed congregation.
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Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
Confessional Reformed.
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Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
URCNA Eastern Classis.
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Enrichment Notes

Live-fetched https://www.pvurc.org/ on 2026-05-09 — confirmed Pastor Justin Nobel via /pastor page + URCNA affiliation via urcna.org find-a-church listing. [2026-05-19] Phase 5b auto-merge: absorbed 1 dupe record (preakness-valley-urc-wayne-nj). Group key: "preakness valley united reformed church @ 480 valley road, wayne, nj 07470".

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. [1] Live source urcna.org/find-a-church
  2. [2] Live source pvurc.org

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Last reviewed: 2026-05-16 — Annual review recommended
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