Covenant Presbyterian Church (OPC) — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Christopher B. Strevel, Sr.

Founded Unknown

Denomination Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC) — Presbytery of the Southeast

Service Times See website for current times

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website covenant-presbyterian.church

Pastor Credentials Pastor; Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC)-ordained; long-tenured at Covenant Buford; published author on Reformed worship and Westminster Standards

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Affirms Nicene orthodoxy via Westminster Standards.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Inerrancy and authority of Scripture per Westminster Confession 1.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Men's ministry not surfaced from locator; held yellow.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Westminster Confession soteriology.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

OPC requires male-only ordination; complementarian by confession.

OPC requires male-only ordination; complementarian per Westminster Standards

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

OPC polity — plurality of male elders; Rev. Christopher Strevel long-tenured as Pastor.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Rev. Strevel is published on Reformed worship — strong expository tradition expected.

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Great Commission grounded in Westminster Standards.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

OPC confessional distinctives preclude progressive drift.

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

OPC affiliation confirmed via OPC official locator; Presbytery of the Southeast oversight.

Strong

Assessment

Covenant Presbyterian Church is an Orthodox Presbyterian Church congregation in Buford, Georgia (northeast metro Atlanta), in the Presbytery of the Southeast. Rev. Christopher B. Strevel, Sr. has served Covenant Buford for many years and is known in OPC and broader Reformed circles for writing and preaching on Reformed worship and the Regulative Principle. As OPC, the church subscribes strictly to the Westminster Standards. For a man wanting strict-subscription confessional Reformed worship with an author-pastor of standing, Covenant Buford is among the most distinguished OPC choices in the Atlanta exurbs.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Phone 770-614-0209; Rev. Strevel author on Reformed worship. Verified via OPC official locator 2026-04-28.

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 opc.org/locator.html
[2] Live source covenant-presbyterian.church

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