Redeemer Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. David Vance

Founded Unknown

Denomination Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (ARP)

Service Times See website

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.redeemerblacksburg.org/

Pastor Credentials Ordained Associate Reformed Presbyterian (ARP)

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

ARP subscribes Westminster Standards

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

ARP holds inerrancy

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not visibly featured online

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Reformed — ARP is one of the oldest American Reformed denominations (1782)

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

ARP polity — male-only elders/pastors

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Pastor David Vance

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Active SermonAudio feed

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

ARP Virginia Presbytery

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

ARP heartland is Carolinas/southwest VA — rare in NoVA

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

ARP — confessional Reformed; NAPARC member

Strong

Assessment

Redeemer Church is an Associate Reformed Presbyterian (ARP) congregation in Blacksburg under Pastor David Vance. The ARP is one of the oldest Reformed denominations in America (founded 1782) and is a NAPARC member, holding the Westminster Standards. It is rare for the ARP to have churches this far north — heartland is the Carolinas — making Redeemer a distinctive confessional witness in the New River Valley.

#ARP#confessional#reformed#blacksburg

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

ARP is a small but historically confessional Reformed denomination (founded 1782 in Pennsylvania; heartland Carolinas/SW VA). NAPARC member. Pastor David Vance. --- 2026-05-18 V4.9.6: re-added from V4.9.4 green-hunter backup (record was lost in the parallel-session rebase chain).

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 redeemerblacksburg.org
[2] Live source arpchurch.org/churches/redeemer-church/
[3] Live source sermonaudio.com/broadcasters/redeemer/

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