Dayspring Mennonite Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Phil Mast

Founded 1996

Denomination CMC Mennonite

Service Times Sunday School 10:00 AM; Worship 10:45 AM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.dayspringmennonite.org/

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Orthodox Anabaptist

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Plenary inspiration

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Lead+associate model, life groups, men's ministries common in CMC

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Believer's baptism, regenerate church membership

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Male-only ordination per CMC standards

Conservative Anabaptist complementarian — male-only ordination per CMC/Rosedale Network confessional standards.

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Phil Mast (lead) + Bruce Ramer (associate)

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Expository, evangelical Anabaptist

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Active in Rosedale Network mission programs (RIM)

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

CMC is more culturally engaged than SMC/Beachy — green vs yellow

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

CMC / Rosedale Network — confessionally orthodox evangelical Anabaptist

Strong

Assessment

Dayspring Mennonite is a 1996-founded CMC/Rosedale Network congregation in Fauquier County (~50 mi NW of Fredericksburg — closest conservative Anabaptist church to Adam's home area). More culturally engaged than the SMC plain churches but still conservative Anabaptist on Christology, scripture, baptism, and gender.

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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

Verified via Rosedale Network congregational directory + dedicated dayspringmennonite.org site. Closest conservative Anabaptist church to Adam's Fredericksburg/Stafford home area.

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 rosedalenetwork.org/congregational-directory/
[2] Live source dayspringmennonite.org

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