Annex Fellowship Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Gayle M. Thornberry

Founded Verify

Denomination GMC

Service Times Sunday School 9:45 AM, Worship 11:00 AM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website annexumc.org/

Pastor Credentials Verify

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

GMC Wesleyan Christology

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

GMC affirms scriptural authority

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not verified

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Wesleyan-Arminian conservative doctrine

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Pastor Gayle M. Thornberry; verify gender + ordination status given GMC complementarian polity (UMC-era female clergy holdover possible)

GMC complementarian by polity; congregation may be in transition; verify current pastor's gender + ordination status

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Listed pastor; verify whether current and whether male/female

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not yet sampled

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

GMC connectional missions

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Augusta County rural congregation

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

Listed in official Virginia GMC directory; transitioned from UMC

Strong

Assessment

Annex Fellowship Church appears in the official Virginia GMC directory in Staunton (Augusta County). Pastor name (Gayle M. Thornberry) is listed in directory sources but gender and current ordination status need verification given GMC complementarian polity and likely UMC-era holdover. Augusta County congregation with traditional Sunday School + 11am worship pattern.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Domain still annexumc.org; verify denominational transition status with direct call

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 annexumc.org
[2] Live source gmcvirginia.org/church-finder/

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