Colonial Avenue Baptist Church / Radiance Community Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Melissa Scott

Founded Unknown

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sunday (check website for times)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website www.radianceroanoke.org

Pastor Credentials Verify

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Beliefs page: 'Jesus came as Emmanuel, God with us' and 'Spirit provides guidance and comfort' — Trinitarian posture present but vague; creeds not named.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

No inerrancy statement; beliefs are welcoming/affirming in tone — 'church is a place for everyone to belong.'

WARNING!

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

No men's ministry found.

WARNING!

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

No clear sola fide / substitutionary atonement language; gospel framed as belonging and welcome rather than justification.

WARNING!

Gender / Biblical Design

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

CBF ordains women; likely egalitarian posture. Not explicitly confirmed on site but denominational default.

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Leadership structure not detailed on site; pastor name not on public beliefs page.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not stated on available sources — sermons available but style not described.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Mission reframed around 'nourishing spiritual hearts' and 'distributing God's love' — social/therapeutic framing replaces explicit gospel proclamation.

WARNING!

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

'All people are created by and loved by God' and 'church is a place for everyone' language — welcoming-affirming pattern consistent with CBF progressive trajectory.

WARNING!

Accountability Structure

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

Explicitly affiliated with Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) and CBF Virginia — black tier per rubric (moderate/progressive Baptist).

Disqualifier

Assessment

Colonial Avenue Baptist Church at 4165 Colonial Ave SW appears to have rebranded as 'Radiance Community Church' (website cabc.us redirects to radianceroanoke.org). Led by Dr. Quentin T. Madden. Phone: (540) 774-2084. Church rebranding from a traditional Baptist name to a generic community church name can indicate theological drift — needs careful review of current doctrine and preaching.

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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

Major rating correction: Colonial Avenue Baptist has rebranded as Radiance Community Church and is CBF-affiliated. Previous 'Verify' placeholders did not catch this. Downgraded to black.

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/20260313021034/https://www.radiancero…
↳ Snapshot of radianceroanoke.org (live link)
[2] Live source radianceroanoke.org/our-beliefs

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