Hillvue Heights Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Dr. Steve Ayers (Lead Pastor); Dr. Jamie Ward (Co-Lead Pastor); Keith Scarborough (Co-Lead Pastor)

Founded Unknown

Denomination SBC

Service Times See website

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website www.hillvue.com

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

All three Co-Lead Pastors confirmed male (Steve Ayers, Jamie Ward verified male via spouse references in SBC reporting, Keith Scarborough). No female pastors on staff per pastoralstaff page review.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Notable for evangelistic emphasis — 846 baptisms in a single year (Kentucky Today reporting); 600+ baptism years recurring; Godstock outreach event with 120 spontaneous baptisms reported.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

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Accountability Structure

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

SBC.net directory confirmed; Kentucky Baptist Convention affiliation; BFM2000-aligned context.

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Assessment

Hillvue Heights is one of the highest-baptizing SBC churches in Kentucky, known for explicit evangelistic emphasis (over 600-846 baptisms per year reported by Kentucky Today and Christian Index). Co-led by Steve Ayers (since 1990s), Jamie Ward (since 2004), and Keith Scarborough — all male. Affiliated through Kentucky Baptist Convention. Service times Sun 8/9:30/11 AM, Wed 6:30 PM. Multiple campuses.

#sbc#megachurch#kentucky#evangelistic#high-baptism-rate

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

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 hillvue.com/pastoralstaff
[2] Live source churches.sbc.net/church/hillvue-heights-church/
[3] Live source kentuckytoday.com/baptist_life/hillvue-heights-shatters-o…

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