Grace Community Church

SBC church — affirms orthodox Christology (Nicene, Chalcedonian).

SBC — Baptist Faith & Message 2000 affirms inerrancy and authority of Scripture.

'Men of the Word' program confirmed — regular meetings with speakers.

SBC — salvation by grace through faith. BF&M 2000 framework.

Complementarian — 'Women's Ministries' and 'Every Woman's Grace' for women; no female pastoral positions.

Elder-governed independent church; John MacArthur pastor-teacher since 1969.

Doctrinal Statement at /about/doctrinal-statement; expository identity central. 'Lord's Day Services' and topical studies emphasize biblical exposition.

SBC churches give through Cooperative Program; Great Commission emphasis standard.

Verify — check for DEI/CRT language or social justice emphasis. | GREEN signal: Pastor John MacArthur is a public signatory of "The Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel" (the 2018 "Dallas Statement," statementonsocialjustice.com), the post-2018 Big Eva line in the sand against CRT, woke evangelicalism, and feminized social justice. Verified via Wayback Machine snapshots. Per the "people is policy" principle, this is a strong positive marker of orthodox conservative-Reformed conviction. | GREEN signal: *** INITIAL SIGNER (one of the founding 153) *** Pastor John MacArthur is a public signatory of "The Nashville Statement on Biblical Sexuality" (CBMW, 2017-08-25, cbmw.org/nashville-statement). The Nashville Statement is the post-2017 evangelical line on biblical anthropology, marriage, and sexual ethics — affirming creation order, one-man-one-woman marriage, and biblical sexuality. Signing places the pastor on the orthodox / non-affirming side of the 2017 evangelical fault line.

CONFIRMED INDEPENDENT (not SBC). Extensive network: The Master's Seminary, The Master's University, Shepherds Conference (2026), The Master's Academy International, Grace to You. Strong Reformed elder governance.