Grace South Bay — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Bob Crossland (Pastor); Steven Chitty served as co-Lead Pastor 2016-2025 before transitioning to Hope Community Church Charlotte NC

Founded Began 2010 as portion of Grace congregation; became independent particular church 2019

Denomination PCA

Service Times Sundays 9:00 AM

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website gracesouthbay.com

Pastor Credentials Steven Chitty: B.A. University of Florida (History/Swahili); M.Div. Reformed Theological Seminary 2013

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

PCA confessional adherence to Westminster Standards — orthodox Christology.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Westminster Confession affirms inerrancy and authority of Scripture.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Standard PCA local-church practice.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Reformed soteriology per Westminster Confession.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

PCA complementarian polity per Book of Church Order — male teaching/ruling elders.

PCA complementarian — male teaching/ruling elders per Westminster Standards + Book of Church Order.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Bob Crossland (male) listed as pastor on LinkedIn. Steven Chitty (male) was co-Lead Pastor 2016-2025.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Reformed expository preaching tradition.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Silicon Valley church plant — sent from Grace Pres Palo Alto in 2010, particularized 2019.

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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. RED — current/recent senior pastor (Steven Chitty, co-Lead through 2025) signed the 2020 Warhurst Protest. Chitty has since transitioned to Hope Community Church, Charlotte, NC.

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Accountability Structure

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

PCA — Northern California Presbytery.

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Assessment

Grace South Bay is a PCA church plant in Silicon Valley, particularized 2019 from Grace Pres Palo Alto. Steven Chitty served as co-Lead Pastor from 2016 until 2025 when he transitioned to Hope Community Church in Charlotte, NC. He signed the 2020 Warhurst Protest while serving here. Bob Crossland continues in pastoral leadership. PCA confessional posture intact; cultural drift flag reflects Warhurst-era senior pastor signature.

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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)

Steven Chitty

Source: warhornmedia.com — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

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 gracesouthbay.com/chitty/
[2] Live source gracesouthbay.com/about/grace/
[3] Live source warhornmedia.com/2020/12/23/pca-hall-of-infamy-pastors-el…
[4] Live source hopecommunity.com/dt_team/steven-chitty/

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