
Quick Facts
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
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:
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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.
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[1] Live source
gcbcr.org
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[2] Live source
gcbcr.org/our-beliefs/
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Last reviewed:
2026-05-16
— Annual review recommended