Haymarket Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Dr. Mark J. Olson

Founded Unknown

Denomination SBC

Service Times Check website for times

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website my-hbc.org

Pastor Credentials Verify

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Evangelical identity stated; specific Trinity/Christology language not on /who-we-are.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

'Build our faith and our church on the basis of what the Bible says' — generic biblicism, no inerrancy language.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not on site.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Standard evangelical framing.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Site explicitly states women serve as deacons, committee chairs, ministry team chairs, and the church 'has ordained women as ministers in recent years' — clear egalitarian practice.

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Female ministers ordained; pastor Mark J. Olson (male) presides but eldership/pastorate is open to women.

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Style not described.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Great Commission / Great Commandment framing standard.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

BGAV + CBF combination signals progressive-Baptist drift over recent decades.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Affiliated with NorthStar Church Network, Baptist General Association of Virginia (BGAV — moderate/progressive Baptist), and Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF — explicitly progressive). CBF tie is a documented MOOP red signal.

WARNING!

Assessment

Haymarket Baptist Church in Haymarket, VA. Needs evaluation.

#manassas#northern-virginia#sbc

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

2026-04-23 deep-dive: /who-we-are explicitly lists CBF + BGAV affiliations and confirms women ordained as ministers in recent years. This resolves the SBCV-vs-BGAV question definitively. FLIP yellow → red on gender, leadership, denominational, and overall.

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 my-hbc.org
[2] Live source my-hbc.org/who-we-are

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