Bryce Avenue Presbyterian Church (PCA) — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Zachary Garris

Founded 1975

Denomination PCA

Service Times See website

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website www.brycepresbyterian.org/

Pastor Credentials MDiv Reformed Theological Seminary (Jackson); JD Wayne State University Law School

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Sunday School and Wednesday evenings; no dedicated men's group advertised

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Male-only ordination per BCO; pastor authored 'Masculine Christianity' — strongly patriarchal

Male-only elders + deacons (BCO); pastor publicly advocates patriarchal Christian masculinity

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

PCA — Westminster Standards; conservative Presbyterian

Strong

Assessment

Bryce Avenue Presbyterian Church is a PCA congregation in White Rock, New Mexico (near Los Alamos), founded in 1975 as Sangre de Cristo Covenant Church and renamed in 1985. The current pastor, Zachary Garris, holds an MDiv from RTS Jackson and a JD from Wayne State Law and is the author of 'Masculine Christianity' — a strongly patriarchal Reformed work. The church is firmly confessional PCA and a member of the Rio Grande Presbytery; expect a robustly complementarian/patriarchal cultural posture.

#pca#presbyterian#westminster#white-rock#new-mexico#patriarchal

MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Verified via brycepresbyterian.org + American Reformer + Rio Grande Presbytery roster. Garris is on the conservative-patriarchal end of PCA, not on Lament/Revoice/AMR drift-watch lists.

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 brycepresbyterian.org
[2] Live source americanreformer.org/author/zachary-garris/

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