Grace Reformed Presbyterian Church (Relay) — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Doug Serven (Senior Pastor since May 2023)

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Denomination PCA

Service Times Sunday Worship — verify times on website

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

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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.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Westminster inerrancy.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

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Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Reformed monergism.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

PCA complementarian.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Doug Serven senior since May 2023.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

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Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

PCA Chesapeake Presbytery; Baltimore metro.

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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.

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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:

✓ 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.

[1] Live source web.sermonaudio.com/speakers/8633/
[2] Live source Warhurst Protest 2020 signer list

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