Hope Presbyterian Church (EPC) — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Jonathan Dennis (Senior Pastor)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC)

Service Times Sunday mornings (check website); (540) 898-4673

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website www.hopechurchva.org

Pastor Credentials EPC ordained; pastoral ministry since 2010

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

EPC confessional Westminster Standards; Trinitarian orthodoxy.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

EPC affirms inerrancy within Westminster framework.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Men's Community Breakfast listed as ministry.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Reformed sola fide.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Confirmed female elder: Pauline Johnson 'has served as an Elder on Session for almost 5 years' AND is described as 'preaching sermons at Hope.' Hope Pres exercises EPC's local-option permitting women elders and women preaching. RED on gender per RESOLUTE complementarian standard.

EPC denomination is complementarian; male pastoral leadership

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Session includes ordained women elders (Pauline Johnson confirmed). Senior Pastor Jonathan Dennis and Associate Pastor Chrishon Ducker are male, but the eldership is mixed-gender — egalitarian.

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Female lay-elder confirmed in pulpit; pastoral preaching by Dennis/Ducker likely expository per EPC tradition but pulpit is shared with women preachers.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Not specified on available sources.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

EPC spectrum varies; local stance unclear.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) — confessional but more latitudinarian than PCA on gender and charismatic gifts.

Caution

Assessment

Hope Presbyterian Church is an EPC congregation on Leavells Rd in Spotsylvania. The EPC is a conservative evangelical Presbyterian denomination that broke from the mainline PCUSA. Senior Pastor Jonathan Dennis has been in EPC ministry since 2010. The denomination affirms Scripture authority, Reformed theology, and male-only ordination to teaching elder. Needs further research on local church practice, men's ministry, and preaching style.

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Pastor Signatures & Affiliations [Orthodox-aligned 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.

Nashville Statement

Jonathan Dennis

Source: cbmw.org — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

EPC affiliation confirmed (church 'ascribes to all of the position papers and pastoral letters of the EPC'). Pauline Johnson is a female ordained Elder who has preached at Hope — definitive RED on gender/leadership. Wayback snapshot captured: web.archive.org/web/20260309033312/https://www.hopechurchva.org/

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 hopechurchva.org
[2] Live source hopechurchva.org/staff
[3] Live source hopechurchva.org/what-we-believe
[4] Live source hopechurchva.org/leadership
[5] Live source hopechurchva.org/elders
[6] Live source hopechurchva.org/who-we-are

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