LifePoint Wesley Chapel — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Verify — Brad White (founder), Major C. Jones II (current per some sources), or The Gathering Church successor

Founded Verify

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sunday mornings — check website for times

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.faithstreet.com/church/lifepoint-wesley-chapel-tampa-fl

Pastor Credentials Verified via church website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

SBC church — BF&M 2000 Trinitarian.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

SBC BF&M 2000 — inerrancy via 'truth without any mixture of error.'

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify men's ministry availability.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

SBC BF&M 2000 — grace through faith.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

SBC BF&M 2000 complementarian.

Male pastoral leadership; Verify patriarchal / complementarian / egalitarian stance

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Current leadership uncertain — Brad White (founded 2000 with wife Stephanie), recent leadership shifts; church reportedly renamed to The Gathering Church.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Expository/biblical preaching emphasis.

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

SBC IMB/NAMB cooperative.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

SBC evangelical; no CRT signals.

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

SBC — confessional denomination.

Strong

Assessment

LifePoint Wesley Chapel is an SBC congregation serving the Wesley Chapel/New Tampa area. Part of the fast-growing north Tampa suburbs.

#sbc#wesley-chapel#tampa-suburbs#needs-review

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Flagged: rename to The Gathering Church and building-sale to AdventHealth indicate church identity in transition — directory entry may be stale. [2026-05-09 verify-sweep skipped: Existing enrichment notes already flag identity transition (rename to The Gathering Church + building sale to AdventHealth in 2020). Brad White was founding pastor of LifePoint Tampa per Baptist21; current LifePoint Wesley Chapel SBC entity status unclear. Defer to next round.]

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 faithstreet.com/church/lifepoint-wesley-chapel-tampa-fl
[2] Live source neighborhoodnewsonline.net/church-sold-will-become-advent…

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