Ebenezer Mennonite Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Joshua Good

Founded Verify

Denomination SMC Mennonite

Service Times Sunday School 10:00 AM; Preaching 11:00 AM; 1st & 3rd Sunday evening 7:00 PM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.southeasternmc.org/ebenezer/

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Orthodox Anabaptist Christology

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Plenary inspiration

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Five-man plurality eldership

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; head covering practiced

Conservative Anabaptist complementarian — male-only ordination per Schleitheim and Dordrecht Confessions; head covering practiced.

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Plurality — Joshua Good, David H. Good, Dan Martin, Darren Mast, Lucas Melton

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Expository, podcasted

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

SMC mission network

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Plain dress, separation

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

SMC confessionally orthodox

Strong

Assessment

Ebenezer Mennonite is the SMC's southside-VA outpost in Halifax County, governed by a five-man ministry team. Conservative Anabaptist on doctrine and polity.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Pastor Signatures & Affiliations [Orthodox-aligned signatures]

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.

Nashville Statement

Joshua Good

Source: cbmw.org — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Verified via SMC directory. Joshua Good cell 434-579-5876.

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 southeasternmc.org/where/
[2] Live source southeasternmc.org/ebenezer/

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