Calvary Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Dr. Ted Elmore (Senior Pastor)

Founded Not published

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sunday School 9:30 AM, Sunday Morning Worship 10:45 AM, Wednesday Evening Bible Study 5:30 PM, Youth 6:30 PM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website calvaryharlingen.churchcenter.com/

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

SBC/BF&M 2000 Trinitarian.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

SBC/BF&M 2000 aligned — Scripture 'without mixture of error.'

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not listed on Churchcenter.com landing page.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

SBC/BF&M 2000 sola fide.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

BF&M 2000 restricts pastoral office to men.

Senior Pastor Dr. Ted Elmore (male)

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Dr. Ted Elmore (Senior Pastor); elder plurality not specified.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Churchcenter.com landing page is sparse — verify.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Not detailed.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Not visible.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Southern Baptist Convention.

Strong

Assessment

Calvary Baptist Church Harlingen is a real, active SBC church led by Dr. Ted Elmore (D.Min.). The listed address (700 N 77 Sunshine Strip) does not match the actual address (1815 N 7th St). Active website via Planning Center, Facebook page, and SBC directory listing. Calvary Christian School is associated. Standard SBC programming. No red flags in initial search.

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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

Churchcenter.com pages are minimal; SBC priors dominate.

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/20250802162754/https://calvaryharling…
↳ Snapshot of calvaryharlingen.churchcenter.com (live link)

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