Bethany Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Amy (female senior pastor)

Founded Unknown

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sunday 10:30 AM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website www.bethanychurchvt.org

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

UCC context typically minimizes Christ's exclusivity — verify on site

WARNING!

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

UCC rejects inerrancy; liberal hermeneutic standard

Disqualifier

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not visible on available pages

WARNING!

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

UCC typically universalist-leaning

WARNING!

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Female senior pastor 'Reverend Amy'; LGBTQ+-affirming Open & Affirming congregation

Female senior pastor; Open and Affirming (LGBTQ+-affirming) per UCC standards

Disqualifier

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Female senior pastor indicates egalitarian/red; single-pastor model likely

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

UCC topical/social-justice framing likely

WARNING!

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

UCC Open & Affirming language consistent with social-justice framing over Great Commission

WARNING!

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Explicit Open & Affirming (LGBTQ+-affirming) per website and UCC denominational policy

Disqualifier

Accountability Structure

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

United Church of Christ — mainline liberal denomination; black tier per rubric

Disqualifier

Assessment

Bethany Baptist Church in Montpelier, VT — yellow-default pending full research. Verify all categories.

#sbc#montpelier#vt#needs-review

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Directory record was miscategorized as SBC. Actual church at 115 Main St is Bethany Church UCC — should be removed or re-categorized as black (UCC + female pastor + affirming). | URL research: 115 Main St Montpelier VT is Bethany Church UCC (United Church of Christ), not a Baptist/SBC church; bethanychurchvt.org; record name and denomination both incorrect

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 bethanychurchvt.org
[2] Live source ucc.org/church/bethany-church-ucc/
[3] Live source bethanychurchvt.org/about-reverend-amy

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