Bellevue Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Ben Mandrell (Senior Pastor since Aug 2025; formerly President of LifeWay Christian Resources)

Founded Unknown

Denomination SBC

Service Times Saturdays 5 PM, Sundays 9 AM & 11 AM

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.bellevue.org

Pastor Credentials Verify

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

SBC BF&M 2000 — Trinitarian, orthodox Christology.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

BF&M 2000 affirms Scripture as 'truth, without any mixture of error'.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

'Bellevue Men' ministry confirmed on homepage — established men's program (green).

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

SBC soteriology — sola fide, substitutionary atonement.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

'Bellevue Men' / 'Bellevue Women' separate ministries visible on homepage; explicit gender stance requires Beliefs page — SBC/BF&M2000 baseline presumed.

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Named senior pastor Ben Mandrell (called Aug 2025); historically elder-plurality-adjacent deacon board structure typical of large SBC congregations.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Adrian Rogers's legacy congregation — expository preaching tradition; Steve Gaines continued expository pattern; Mandrell (former LifeWay president) brings expository orientation.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

SBC IMB/NAMB Cooperative Program — global missions giving visible.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Conservative SBC; no DEI-captured language.

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Accountability Structure

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

Southern Baptist Convention — confessional with BF&M 2000; Cooperative Program accountability.

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Assessment

Bellevue Baptist Church is a historic Memphis megachurch formerly led by Adrian Rogers (1972-2005), one of the greatest SBC preachers. Current pastor Ben Mandrell (since 2025) continues the conservative tradition. SBC-affiliated with strong expository heritage. The church's legacy under Rogers is one of the strongest in American evangelicalism.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Rating upgraded yellow → green on confirmed BF&M 2000 + complementarian pastorate + SBC CP affiliation + established men's ministry.

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] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20230701111041/https://www.bellevue.o…
↳ Snapshot of bellevue.org/about/beliefs (live link)

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