Winona Lake Grace Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Pastor Kip Cone (Lead Pastor)

Founded Not published

Denomination Charis Fellowship

Service Times Sundays (see website)

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.wlgrace.com

Pastor Credentials Lead Pastor; Grace College graduate; Grace Theological Seminary; ~10 years missionary service in Berlin, Germany with Encompass World Partners (formerly Grace Brethren International Missions); on Winona Lake Grace pastoral staff since 2006, Lead Pastor more recently

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Charis Fellowship orthodox Trinitarian.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Charis affirms inerrancy.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Charis Fellowship dispensational evangelical.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

Charis Fellowship is complementarian historically; Pastor Kip Cone (male) is Lead Pastor.

Pastor Kip Cone (male) — Lead Pastor

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Grace College + Grace Seminary educated; missionary background.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Seminary-trained, missionary-experienced pastor.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Strong missions DNA — pastor was career missionary to Berlin.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Long missionary tenure; verify cultural positions.

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

Winona Lake is the geographic hub of the Charis Fellowship national office.

Caution

Assessment

Winona Lake Grace Church sits in the Indiana college-and-seminary town that serves as the geographic hub of the Charis Fellowship — Grace College, Grace Theological Seminary, and the national Charis office are all in Winona Lake. Lead Pastor Kip Cone is Grace College and Grace Seminary trained, served almost a decade as a missionary in Berlin, Germany with Encompass World Partners (formerly Grace Brethren International Missions), and has been on the church's pastoral staff since 2006. The Charis Fellowship is dispensational evangelical-Anabaptist, complementarian, biblically-inerrantist. For a northern-Indiana man wanting a Bible-rooted, mission-minded Grace Brethren church in the heart of the denomination's institutional life, Winona Lake Grace deserves a careful look.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Pastor verified via church about page; verify exact street address with church before final publish.

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 wlgrace.com/about
[2] Live source charisfellowship.com

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