Grace Baptist Community Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Unknown (check website)

Founded Not published

Denomination Independent Baptist

Service Times Sunday Service 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website www.gracebaptistcommunitychurch.org

Pastor Credentials Not published

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Independent Baptist orthodoxy assumed; no doctrinal statement page reachable in this pass.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Doctrinal statement page returned 404; baseline assumption of inerrancy not confirmed.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not directly listed.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Baptist sola fide assumed; not directly verified.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Leadership page lists 'Reverend Inez Smithson' (Women's Small Group Leader) and 'Reverend Karen Lewis' (Outreach Group) — women holding the title 'Reverend' is incompatible with complementarian eldership.

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Pastor Christopher C. McGill Jr. confirmed (male) but leadership team includes women titled 'Reverend' alongside male deacons (Garnett, Marshall, McGill Sr., Brown). Egalitarian-leaning model.

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Style not confirmed.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Mentorship and weekly messages advertised.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

'You're Welcome Here' branding consistent with broader-Baptist progressive tone.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Independent Baptist with no accountability network published; pastor ordained through ad-hoc council. Combined with women in ordained-titled roles, denominational column held red.

WARNING!

Assessment

Grace Baptist Community Church in Fredericksburg (Wallace Lane) appears to be the best match for this listing. Independent Baptist. Sunday service runs 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM (2.5 hours), suggesting expository/in-depth teaching or Pentecostal-style extended worship. Verify pastor, doctrinal positions, and whether this is genuinely the intended church.

#independent-baptist#fredericksburg#long-service#needs-review

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

2026-04-23 deep-dive: pastor confirmed as Christopher C. McGill Jr. (Virginia Baptist College). Leadership page lists two women carrying the title 'Reverend' — Inez Smithson (Women's Small Group) and Karen Lewis (Outreach). For an Independent Baptist context this is a clear egalitarian/female-ordination signal. FLIP yellow → red on gender, leadership, denominational, and overall rating.

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 gracebaptistcommunitychurch.org
[2] Live source gracebaptistcommunitychurch.org/about
[3] Live source gracebaptistcommunitychurch.org/leadership
[4] Live source gracebaptistcommunitychurch.org/doctrinal-statement%20(404)

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