Westminster OPC — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Jonathan Holst

Founded Unknown

Denomination Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC)

Service Times See website for times

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website westminsterhamden.org

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Affirms Nicene orthodoxy and full deity/humanity of Christ.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Affirms inerrancy and authority of Scripture.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Men's ministry not surfaced on homepage; Sunday School and Bible Study listed without gender-distinct groups visible. Held yellow.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Salvation by grace through faith alone.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

OPC requires male-only ordination per Form of Government; complementarian by confession. Flipped green.

OPC requires male-only ordination; very conservative Reformed

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Male elder/pastor leadership.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

OPC denominational standard is Reformed expository preaching from the Westminster Standards; Rev. Jonathan Holst OPC-ordained. Expository assumed per OPC polity; not explicitly stated on homepage.

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Mission: 'glorify and enjoy God,' 'proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ, making disciples, and spreading the good news' — explicit Westminster Shorter Catechism grounding and Great Commission.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Welcomes diversity of nationalities/races in a missional framing; no DEI/CRT vocabulary. OPC confessional distinctives preclude progressive drift.

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

OPC affiliation explicitly confirmed on homepage: 'Westminster is a congregation of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, which has over 30,000 members and over 300 churches across the United States.' Confessional Reformed body with the strictest US Presbyterian accountability — Westminster Standards by polity. Substantive orthodox evidence: confessional + presbyterian elder plurality + denominational network. Flipped GREEN per rubric (confessional + elder plurality + network tie).

Strong

Assessment

Westminster OPC is an Orthodox Presbyterian Church congregation. The OPC was founded in 1936 by J. Gresham Machen in defense of Reformed orthodoxy against theological liberalism. Very conservative, confessionally strict (Westminster Standards), male-only ordination. Complementarian position earns yellow — not full patriarchal vision.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Sunday School 9:45 AM, Worship 11 AM & 6 PM; 11th pastor in church history

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 westminsterhamden.org

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