
Quick Facts
Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable
Doug Serven (Senior Pastor since May 2023)
Founded
Verify
Denomination
PCA
Service Times
Sunday Worship — verify times on website
Men's Ministry
No
Kids Ministry
Yes
Pastor Credentials
PCA Teaching Elder; Chesapeake Presbytery; 2020 Warhurst Protest signer; founded City Presbyterian Church OKC

10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
PCA Westminster orthodoxy.
Strong
Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
Westminster inerrancy.
Strong
Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
Verify.
Caution
Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
Reformed monergism.
Strong
Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
PCA complementarian.

PCA complementarian.
Strong
Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
Doug Serven senior since May 2023.
Strong
Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Verify.
Caution
Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
PCA Chesapeake Presbytery; Baltimore metro.
Strong
Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
Pastor matches a red-direction signature list (Warhurst/AMR/Lament/Revoice/CBE) WITH state/presbytery corroboration — cultural drift marker per drift-watch protocol. Auto-applied YELLOW + cultural=red downgrade. Doug Serven signed 2020 Warhurst Protest. Cultural posture leans soft-progressive on sexuality discourse / urban engagement.
WARNING!
Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
PCA — soft-progressive Warhurst-aligned.
Caution

Assessment
Grace Reformed Presbyterian Church in Relay, MD has been pastored by Doug Serven since May 2023, when he transitioned from City Presbyterian Church in Oklahoma City. Serven signed the 2020 Warhurst Protest. Yellow rating with cultural=red reflects the documented soft-progressive trajectory on sexuality discourse; doctrinal essentials remain orthodox PCA per Westminster Standards.
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MOOP Engagement Tracker
How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:
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Researched church website

Pastor Signatures & Affiliations
[Soft-progressive 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.
Warhurst Protest (2020)
Doug Serven
Source: warhornmedia.com — hover for details

Sources & Evidence
Enrichment Notes
Verified via WebSearch 2026-04-30: Doug Serven became senior pastor of Grace Reformed Presbyterian Relay MD in May 2023, departing from City Presbyterian OKC. needs_review for street address + website (not surfaced in WebSearch).
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
web.sermonaudio.com/speakers/8633/
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[2] Live source
Warhurst Protest 2020 signer list
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Last reviewed:
2026-05-16
— Annual review recommended