Grace Chinese Baptist Church of Richmond — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Pastor Perry Cheng

Founded 2012

Denomination SBC

Service Times Chinese Service 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM; English Service (check website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.gcbcr.org

Pastor Credentials Verify

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Baptist -- trinitarian.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Beliefs page explicitly affirms 'the inspired Word of God, which is pure and inerrant' — inerrancy affirmed.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not visible on landing page — verify in person.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Baptist.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

General 'Team 同工' page referenced; specific pastor/elder gender composition not visible on landing page — verify in person.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Homepage references 'Pastor/elders should keep abreast of key social-political events/issues' — elder-plurality language present.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Style not described — verify in person.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Chinese- and English-language ministries; English Ministry split off in 2019 as Living Hope Church RVA (livinghopeRVA.org) — GCBC now primarily Chinese-language Sunday School + service.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Chinese Baptist churches typically resist progressive cultural drift.

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

SBC affiliation confirmed via metadata tags 'southern baptist convention' and 'sbc'.

Strong

Assessment

Grace Chinese Baptist Church of Richmond is located in Manakin-Sabot (not Glen Allen as listed). Pastor Perry Cheng. Bilingual Chinese/English congregation. SBC-affiliated per Dover Baptist Association listing. Limited English-language web information makes full evaluation challenging. Chinese Baptist churches in the SBC tend to be theologically conservative. Verify men's ministry and doctrinal depth.

#sbc#chinese-baptist#bilingual#manakin-sabot

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

English-speaking ministry formally separated to become Living Hope Church RVA (independent website). Directory may need a second entry for Living Hope.

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 gcbcr.org
[2] Live source gcbcr.org/our-beliefs/

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