Church of the Ascension — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Verify on church website

Founded verify

Denomination Baptist

Service Times verify on website

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website www.ascension-orlando.org/join/

Pastor Credentials Unknown formal credentials

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Verify on church website — 9Marks Church-Search listings self-attest to complementarian polity but the directory does not enforce.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Caution

Assessment

Listed in the 9Marks Church-Search directory. 9Marks publishes the directory as a discoverability tool for Reformed Baptist-leaning, congregationalist, expositional churches that self-identify with the 9 Marks of a Healthy Church (Mark Dever). NOTE: Inclusion is user-submitted via 9marks.org and is NOT individually vetted by 9Marks editorial staff. Treat directory presence as a self-attested signal of alignment with the 9 Marks values; confirm independently before publishing.

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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

[2026-05-18] Added via 9Marks Church-Search Phase 2. Network directory: https://www.9marks.org/church-search/edit/?id=30571. Live-fetched http://www.ascension-orlando.org/join/ on 2026-05-18. [2026-05-19] Phase 6f live-fetched but no parseable pastor name on standard pages (/about, /staff, /leaders). Site OK. [2026-05-19] Phase 6f live-fetched but no parseable pastor name on standard pages (/about, /staff, /leaders). Site OK. [2026-05-19] Phase 6f live-fetched but no parseable pastor name on standard pages (/about, /staff, /leaders). Site OK. [2026-05-19] Phase 6f live-fetched but no parseable pastor name on standard pages (/about, /staff, /leaders). Site OK. [2026-05-19] Phase 6f live-fetched but no parseable pastor name on standard pages (/about, /staff, /leaders). Site OK. [2026-05-19] Phase 6f live-fetched but no parseable pastor name on standard pages (/about, /staff, /leaders). Site OK. [2026-05-19] Phase 6f live-fetched but no parseable pastor name on standard pages (/about, /staff, /leaders). Site OK. [2026-05-19] Phase 6f live-fetched but no parseable pastor name on standard pages (/about, /staff, /leaders). Site OK. [2026-05-19] Phase 6f live-fetch verdict: 404. Site does not resolve to a working church homepage. [2026-05-19] Restored from RED to yellow: church may use Facebook or other social channel instead of website. Per MOOP policy, dead-website-only is not a doctrinal red flag. [2026-05-19] FB-finder live-search: official Facebook page identified at https://www.facebook.com/ascensionorlando. Church may use this as primary online presence in lieu of a working website.

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 9marks.org/church-search/edit/

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