City Hope Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Pastor Ben Murray (with wife Annaliese Murray)

Founded See website

Denomination Non-Denominational (ARC)

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.cityhopechurch.com

Pastor Credentials See website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

ARC church plant — Trinitarian, gospel-affirming.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Bible-authority language on site; ARC SOF does not explicitly use 'inerrancy' — yellow.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Men's Breakfast events at each campus mentioned; not a named discipleship program.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Explicit on site: 'saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ: His death, burial, and resurrection. Salvation is a gift from God, not a result of our good works.'

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Site affirms 'Marriage is defined in the Bible as a covenant, a sacred bond between one naturally born man and one naturally born woman' — conservative on marriage; women-in-eldership policy not stated; ARC SOF leaves this to local church.

Verify

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Pastor Ben Murray and wife Annaliese co-lead (per public ARC/church language); launched Jan 2019 after 15 years at Daystar (AL); elder plurality not published.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

ARC/church plant topical-leaning typical; not verified expository.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Active church plant identity, local Wichita Falls focus.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No DEI/CRT language found; conservative stance on marriage.

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

FLIPPED RED. The configured website (cityhopechurch.com) 301-redirects to cityhope.cc which serves Mobile/Foley/Malbis ALABAMA campuses (plus Honduras and prison campuses) — NOT Wichita Falls TX with Pastor Ben Murray. This is the URL-mismatch-to-unrelated-church red flag per rubric. Original Wichita Falls City Hope church may not exist at this URL or has rebranded/closed; needs full re-research before retaining in directory.

Caution

Assessment

National directory entry — web-verified pastor, website, and Facebook. Visit website for full theological details.

#arc#texas#wichita-falls

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Pastor Signatures & Affiliations [Orthodox-aligned signatures]

Public statement signatures and organizational affiliations of this church's named pastors. "People is policy" — these are evidence-weighted signals about doctrinal trajectory, not the sole determinant of any rating.

Nashville Statement

Pastor Ben Murray

Source: cbmw.org — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

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 cityhope.cc
[2] Live source arcchurches.com/city-hope-church-wichita-falls-tx/

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