Faith Community Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Ciarra N. Smith-Bond

Founded March 23, 1995

Denomination Baptist

Service Times Sunday 9:55 AM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.fcbcrichmond.org

Pastor Credentials Master of Divinity; Ella P. Mitchell Preaching Award recipient

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Christ-committed framing but 'liberation theology, healing work, restorative justice' vocabulary signals non-orthodox emphasis per rubric.

WARNING!

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

'Rightly divide the word of truth' language present, but liberation-theology framework reorders hermeneutic — red per rubric.

WARNING!

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

'Shared Lifestyles Ministries' groups men/women/couples/singles without dedicated men's discipleship.

WARNING!

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Liberation-theology emphasis places social emancipation alongside or above gospel soteriology — red trending black per rubric.

WARNING!

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Rev. Ciarra N. Smith-Bond (M.Div.) is Senior Pastor; Rev. Dr. Patricia Gould-Champ is Founding Visionary. Ella P. Mitchell Preaching Award is a prominent African-American women-in-preaching award — explicit and foregrounded female pastoral leadership. Black per rubric (affirms feminist theology).

Female senior pastor (Rev. Ciarra N. Smith-Bond); female founding visionary (Rev. Dr. Patricia Gould-Champ)

Disqualifier

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Female senior pastor; no male-eldership structure surfaced.

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Described as emphasizing 'sound doctrine, radical love, and restorative justice' — restorative-justice framing inside preaching = therapeutic/social model per rubric red.

WARNING!

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'Liberation theology, healing work' is explicit — rubric black per soteriology (universalism/pluralism of liberation theology stream) and mission red.

Disqualifier

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

'Liberation theology,' 'restorative justice,' 'community empowerment for African-American communities' — fully captured progressive theology per rubric black tier.

Disqualifier

Accountability Structure

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

No formal denominational affiliation stated. Theological orientation (liberation theology + female senior pastor + 1995 founding) is consistent with Progressive National Baptist Convention stream — black per rubric.

Disqualifier

Assessment

Faith Community Baptist Church in Richmond (Cool Lane) is a Baptist congregation with Sunday services at 9:55 AM. The church has a senior pastor but the name was not in search results. Located in east Richmond. Limited web information. Verify pastor, doctrinal positions, men's ministry, and denominational affiliation.

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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

Overall_rating changed: yellow → black. Triple black marker: female senior pastor + liberation theology + restorative-justice-as-preaching-emphasis.

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 fcbcrichmond.org

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