Lifegate Free Will Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Jason Weaver

Founded Verify

Denomination Free Will Baptist

Service Times Sunday Worship — verify times on website

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.lifegatefwbchurch.org

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Trinitarian, FWB Treatise.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Inerrant per FWB Treatise.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify with church.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Arminian (FWB distinctive — general atonement, conditional perseverance).

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Complementarian — male-only pastorate.

Free Will Baptist complementarian — male-only pastorate per NAFWB Treatise.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Church-plant pastor (Jason and Holly Weaver) under FWB North American Ministries oversight.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Verify on archived sermons.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

NAM-supported plant, evangelism focus.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Suburban church-plant model; mainstream conservative.

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Accountability Structure

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

NAFWB / VA State Association — Northern VA Conference.

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Assessment

FWB North American Ministries church plant in Winchester led by Jason and Holly Weaver. Building ground-up congregation; on the edge of NoVa commuter shed — relevant for Winchester / Front Royal residents.

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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

Address verified via Buzzfile + Manta business listings; pastor confirmed via NAM church-plant page.

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 lifegatefwbchurch.org
[2] Live source fwbnam.com/weaver/
[3] Live source vafwb.com/officer-pastors

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