Bethel Free Will Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Steve Powers

Founded Verify

Denomination Free Will Baptist

Service Times Sunday Worship — verify times on Facebook / by phone

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Trinitarian, FWB Treatise.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Inerrant per FWB Treatise.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Arminian (FWB distinctive).

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Complementarian — male-only pastorate.

Free Will Baptist complementarian — male-only pastorate per NAFWB Treatise.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Pastor Steve Powers per VAFWB roster; verify whether full-time or interim.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Verify.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

NAFWB cooperative.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Mainstream small NoVa congregation.

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Accountability Structure

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

NAFWB / VA State Association — Northern VA Conference.

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Assessment

Bethel FWB shares the Pennington Ln campus with Parkway Church (also FWB) per business listings. Pastor Steve Powers per VAFWB roster — confirm relationship between the two congregations directly with the church.

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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

Address shared with Parkway Church. Possibly co-located congregations or one is a successor — verify with church directly. Pastor Steve Powers per VAFWB official roster.

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 vafwb.com/officer-pastors
[2] Live source yelp.com/biz/bethel-free-will-baptist-church-woodbridge

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