Heritage Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Keith Maddy

Founded Verify

Denomination Reformed Baptist

Service Times Sunday Worship — verify times on website

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.hbcowensboro.org/

Pastor Credentials Ordained as second pastor 1986; full-time pastor since 1998; missions pastor (Spanish fluent; Dominican Republic, Colombia, Cuba, Haiti, Mexico)

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Reformed Baptist confessional.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

1689 LBCF via RBNet membership; specific homepage statement requires deeper page check.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not visible on homepage.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Particular Baptist.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

Reformed Baptist complementarian.

Reformed Baptist complementarian — male elders/pastors per 1689 LBCF + Scripture.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Plurality of elders: Maddy, Redfern, Withrow, Gunderson.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Mark Redfern serves as Executive Pastor (preaching + administration) since 2014; RBS M.Div graduate.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Active foreign missions to Dominican Republic, Colombia, Cuba, Haiti, Mexico.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Confessional Reformed Baptist witness with strong missions emphasis.

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Accountability Structure

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

Reformed Baptist Network member.

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Assessment

Heritage Baptist Church (Owensboro, KY) is a Reformed Baptist Network member with an elder team of Keith Maddy, Mark Redfern, Keith Withrow, and Thad Gunderson. Pastor Keith Maddy has served since 1986 with a strong missions emphasis to Latin America. Mark Redfern (Executive Pastor since 2014) holds an M.Div from Reformed Baptist Seminary. Distinct from Grace Reformed Baptist Owensboro.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Elders + Mark Redfern + Keith Maddy verified via church 'Our Pastors' page. Address verified on directions link. RBNet directory confirms Reformed Baptist identity.

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 hbcowensboro.org
[2] Live source hbcowensboro.org/our-pastors
[3] Live source reformedbaptistnetwork.com/churches-locator/

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