Quick Facts
Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable
Tom Hurt
Founded
Unknown
Denomination
Independent Baptist
Service Times
Sunday School 9:45 AM, Worship 11:00 AM, Evening 6:00 PM, Wed 6:30 PM
Men's Ministry
No
Kids Ministry
No
Pastor Credentials
Piedmont Bible College + Calvary Baptist Bible College and Seminary
10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
SBC — orthodox expected.
Strong
Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
Website affirms 'We accept the Holy Bible as the Word of God and recognize that the New Testament in particular is the infallible guide for faith and practice for the church' — infallibility language, not full inerrancy statement.
Strong
Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
No men's ministry confirmed.
WARNING!
Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
SBC — faith alone expected.
Strong
Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
Male pastor 30+ years — stable male leadership.
Caution
Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
Pastor Tom Hurt (male) serving since 1992 — long-tenure single-pastor model; elder plurality not documented.
Caution
Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Pastor Tom Hurt: 'We emphasize Scripture in our teaching and preaching. It is the center of our ministry'; Piedmont Bible College + Calvary Baptist Bible College and Seminary credentials — Independent Baptist expository tradition.
Caution
Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
'Preach the gospel, teach the Word of God, minister in Christian service to the community' + 'salvation of the lost through evangelism in missions at home and abroad.'
Caution
Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
Not stated on available sources — no explicit contemporary social-issue positioning; traditional Independent Baptist framing.
Caution
Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
Website describes it as 'a traditional independent Baptist church' — NOT SBC. Existing denomination_detail line ('Traditional Independent Baptist — not SBC, BGAV, or CBF affiliated') is accurate; the record's top-level denomination='SBC' is therefore incorrect.
WARNING!
Assessment
Blue Ridge Baptist Church at 2410 Hardy Road in Vinton, VA (not Roanoke proper). Pastor Tom Hurt has served since 1992 — over 30 years of pastoral tenure is a strong positive indicator. Long-tenured pastors in SBC churches typically indicate doctrinal stability. Needs sermon and website review.
#sbc#vinton#hardy-road#denomination-corrected-2026-04-30
MOOP Engagement Tracker
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Sources & Evidence
Enrichment Notes
Confirmed Tom Hurt still pastor since 1992. Record's top-level type/denomination='SBC' conflicts with the website's 'traditional independent Baptist' self-description and the existing denomination_detail. Fully independent IFB-adjacent with no convention accountability — red per rubric's denominational dimension. | [2026-04-30 denomination correction: Southern Baptist (SBC) -> Independent Baptist; reason: Independent Baptist, not SBC]
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.
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[1] Live source
blueridgebaptistchurch.org
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Last reviewed:
2026-05-16
— Annual review recommended
2410 Hardy Road, Vinton, VA 24179
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