Harvest Bible Chapel Richmond — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Check website for current pastor

Founded 2010s church plant

Denomination Harvest Bible Fellowship (formerly)

Service Times Sundays (check website for times)

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.harvestbiblechurch.org

Pastor Credentials Unknown — verify via church website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Harvest Fellowship tradition was Trinitarian; current status unverified.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Harvest Fellowship affirmed inerrancy historically.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not stated on available sources.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Baptist-adjacent sola fide historically.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Harvest Fellowship was complementarian; current local stance unverified.

Complementarian — male elder/pastor leadership (HBF tradition)

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Plural-elder governance; Pastor Jon Walters; all-male elder team.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Historically expositional per MacDonald legacy.

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Historical mission emphasis; current not verifiable.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Cannot verify current stance.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Independent Bible church (formerly Harvest Bible Fellowship).

Strong

Assessment

Harvest Bible Chapel Richmond was planted as part of the Harvest Bible Fellowship network associated with James MacDonald. After MacDonald's removal from Harvest Bible Chapel (Rolling Meadows, IL) in 2019 amid financial and leadership misconduct allegations, many satellite churches disaffiliated. The Richmond campus theology was strong (expository preaching, Reformed-leaning soteriology, complementarian), but the association history raises governance red flags. Verify current affiliation status, autonomy, and pastoral leadership. If fully independent with healthy elder governance, could be a strong option.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

WebFetch ECONNREFUSED; manual site visit required to verify current pastor and affiliation. --- 2026-05-18 V4.9.6: yellow -> green. Rebranded to Harvest Bible Church (harvestbiblechurch.org); pastor Jon Walters; plural-elder governance, all-male leadership. --- 2026-05-18 V5.7.3: website corrected 'https://www.harvestrichmond.org' -> 'https://www.harvestbiblechurch.org'. Corrected from harvestrichmond.org (rebranded site); also clears stale website_status=dead from the review_flag since the new domain is alive.

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 harvestrichmond.org
[2] Live source gccollective.org

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