Blacksburg Baptist Church (now 'Church on Main') — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Tommy McDearis

Founded Unknown

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sundays 11:00 AM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website churchonmain.church

Pastor Credentials Verify

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Generic 'follow Jesus Christ' language; no creedal affirmation on homepage — yellow.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

'Guided by Scripture and grounded in God's grace' — Scripture as guide, not explicitly inerrant — yellow.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not mentioned on homepage.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Generic evangelical-progressive language; no clear sola fide or substitutionary atonement language on homepage — yellow.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

CBF affiliation signals openness to female pastors as normative; WMU-VA affiliation noted. Specific female pastor names not on homepage but CBF-aligned churches overwhelmingly ordain women → red.

CBF-aligned — women-in-ministry normative; rebrand from 'Blacksburg Baptist' to 'Church on Main' consistent with progressive-trajectory CBF congregations

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Pastor names not on homepage; BGAV/CBF congregational model typical.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not described on homepage — verify.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Mission stated generically; CBF 'welcoming everyone with love… hope, healing, and light' framing leans social-gospel — yellow to red.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

'Welcoming everyone' / 'welcoming people from all kinds of backgrounds' language is textbook affirming-adjacent CBF signaling without yet being explicitly affirming — red.

WARNING!

Accountability Structure

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

Dual BGAV + CBF + WMU-VA affiliation. CBF is rubric-black; BGAV-progressive is rubric-black. Denominational score: black.

Disqualifier

Assessment

Blacksburg Baptist Church has rebranded as 'Church on Main' at 550 N Main St. Led by Dr. Tommy McDearis for 25+ years. BGAV-affiliated. The church describes itself as 'accepting of all People' and uses inclusive language: 'Jesus loved all. Jesus welcomed all. And so do we.' McDearis is described as committed to 'social and denominational activism.' These are strong indicators of progressive/affirming theology. BGAV affiliation + inclusive language + rebrand away from Baptist identity + social activism emphasis = significant theological concern. RED rating for likely progressive drift.

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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

Textbook CBF-trajectory church. Overall rating should downgrade. Rebranding away from 'Baptist' in the name is a recurrent pattern in CBF-aligned congregations.

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/20260320214123/https://churchonmain.c…
↳ Snapshot of churchonmain.church (live link)

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