Faith Reformed Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Matt Foreman

Founded Verify

Denomination Reformed Baptist

Service Times Sunday Worship — verify times on website

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website faithchurchpa.org/

Pastor Credentials Senior Pastor since 2002; Westminster Theological Seminary; lecturer in Practical Theology at Reformed Baptist Seminary; founding chairman, Reformed Baptist Network

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Confessional 1689 LBCF orthodoxy.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

1689 LBCF chap. 1 — sufficient, infallible Scripture.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Men's Ministry listed under Adult programs.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Particular Baptist / doctrines of grace per 1689.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

Reformed Baptist complementarian — male elders.

Reformed Baptist complementarian — male elders/pastors per 1689 LBCF + Scripture.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Plurality of elders under 1689 LBCF polity.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Foreman serves on RBS faculty — expository preaching emphasized.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Foreman chairs RBNet Missions Committee.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Confessional historic Reformed Baptist witness.

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Accountability Structure

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

Reformed Baptist Network founding congregation.

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Assessment

Faith Reformed Baptist (Media, PA) is a flagship Reformed Baptist Network congregation pastored by Matt Foreman, who founded RBNet and lectures at Reformed Baptist Seminary. The church explicitly affirms the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith and maintains a visible Men's Ministry. Strong confessional identity in suburban Philadelphia.

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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

Matt Foreman

Source: cbmw.org — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Pastor verified via RBS faculty profile and RBNet user profile. Address verified on church homepage. 1689 LBCF affirmation explicit on Who-We-Are page.

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 faithchurchpa.org
[2] Live source faithchurchpa.org/who-we-are/
[3] Live source reformedbaptistnetwork.com/user/mforeman/
[4] Live source rbs.org/news/faculty-profile-matthew-foreman

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