Denton Presbyterian Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Robert Wagner (Senior Pastor); Justin Smith (RUF Campus Minister, University of North Texas)

Founded 2006

Denomination PCA

Service Times Sunday — see website for current times. Meets in Erwin Hall / gymnasium at First Presbyterian Church USA building.

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website dentonpresbyterian.com

Pastor Credentials Justin Smith ordained PCA (North Texas Presbytery), serves as RUF UNT campus minister and is part of the Denton Pres staff. Began as joint church plant 2006 — Flower Mound church + North Texas Presbytery + Southwest Church Planting Network. Meets in Erwin Hall / gymnasium of First Presbyterian Church USA building.

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Westminster Standards — Trinitarian.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Westminster Confession Ch. 1 — inerrancy.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify locally.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Reformed.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

PCA complementarian — male teaching/ruling elders.

PCA complementarian — male teaching/ruling elders per Westminster Standards + Book of Church Order.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Male senior pastor (Wagner) + male campus minister (Smith); PCA polity.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Reformed expository preaching is PCA norm.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Active university ministry through RUF UNT.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

RED — RUF campus minister Justin Smith signed the 2020 Warhurst Protest as TE. Per Bayly's June 2025 update, no signers have publicly repented.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

YELLOW — RUF teaching elder on Warhurst Protest list. See warhornmedia.com and savethepca.com.

Caution

Assessment

Denton Presbyterian Church is a PCA congregation in North Texas Presbytery, planted 2006 jointly by a Flower Mound church, the North Texas Presbytery, and the Southwest Church Planting Network. Meets in the gymnasium of First Presbyterian Church USA. Senior pastor is Robert Wagner; RUF UNT campus minister Justin Smith is part of the Denton Pres staff and signed the December 2020 Warhurst Protest as TE. On paper Westminster-orthodox and complementarian. Yellow — needs discernment.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Pastor Signatures & Affiliations [Mixed signatures (review)]

Public statement signatures and organizational affiliations of this church's named pastors. "People is policy" — these are evidence-weighted signals about doctrinal trajectory, not the sole determinant of any rating.

Warhurst Protest (2020)

Justin Smith

Source: warhornmedia.com — hover for details

Dallas Statement (Social Justice & Gospel)

Robert Wagner, Justin Smith

Source: statementonsocialjustice.com — hover for details

Nashville Statement

Robert Wagner, Justin Smith

Source: cbmw.org — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Wagner confirmed senior pastor; Smith confirmed RUF UNT campus minister. Address (1114 W University Drive, Denton TX 76201) per Denton Pres website + cross-confirmed against First Presbyterian Church USA Yelp listing (Denton Pres uses FPC's gym as worship space). NOT to be confused with Denton Bible Church (Tommy Nelson, separate congregation already in directory).

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 dentonpresbyterian.com
[2] Live source dentonpresbyterian.com/meet-our-staff/
[3] Live source warhornmedia.com/2020/12/23/pca-hall-of-infamy-pastors-el…

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