Comparison Ledger
Compare churches
Choose 2–4 churches. Doctrine, governance, and transparency rows appear side by side.
| Row | St. Augustine's Cathedral | Redeemer Covenant Church | Redeemer Lutheran Church |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denomination | Roman Catholic | Presbyterian Church in America | Lutheran (LCMS) |
| Location | Charleston, SC | Franklin, TN | St. Louis, MO |
| Attendance | 1400 | 850 | 540 |
| Founded | 1852 | 1987 | 1876 |
| Music | Sacred polyphony, pipe organ, Gregorian chant | Blended — hymns, psalms, and modern sacred music | Lutheran chorales, organ, brass on high feasts |
| Transparency | 92/100 | 92/100 | 90/100 |
| View of Scripture | — | Inerrant and infallible | — |
| Doctrine of God | — | Trinitarian — one God in three persons | — |
| Soteriological framework | — | Calvinist / Reformed (five points affirmed) | — |
| Women in leadership | — | Complementarian — no women pastors or elders | — |
| Position on marriage | — | Traditional biblical marriage; not LGBTQ affirming | — |
| Mode of baptism | — | Paedobaptist — covenant baptism of believers and their children | — |
| Frequency of communion | — | Weekly | — |
| Charismatic position | — | Cautious continuationist | — |
| Governance model | — | Presbyterian — plurality of elders, connectional | — |
| Eschatology | — | Amillennial | — |
| Confessions affirmed | — | Westminster Standards; Apostles', Nicene, Chalcedonian Creeds | — |
| Tongues today | — | Not practiced in gathered worship | — |