Locust Grove Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Pastor Brent (last name pending verification)

Founded Unknown

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sunday mornings (check website for times)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website locustgrovebaptist.com

Pastor Credentials AAS Christian Ministry & Religion, Fruitland Baptist Bible College; BS Christian Ministry, Piedmont International University; MDiv Church Revitalization, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (2024)

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

SBC BFM 2000 — Trinitarian, Jesus as only way.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Inerrancy via BFM 2000; SEBTS training confirms conservative hermeneutics.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Family pastor on staff; no explicit men's ministry confirmed.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Grace through faith alone — SBC standard.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

SBC BFM 2000 — male-only pastorate; SEBTS is complementarian (halfway house — not fully patriarchal) institution.

Pastor Brent (male) listed as sole pastor. No female pastors noted.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Pastor Brent Snyder; Family Pastor Matt Tucker also on staff.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Current series through Acts — expository intent; SEBTS emphasis on biblical preaching.

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Mission language: 'make disciples, pray for the harvest.'

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

SEBTS training = anti-CRT; conservative theological formation. | DATA CORRECTION 2026-04-29: This record was previously implied to be in VA Fxbg-area (Orange County, VA has a town named Locust Grove); however the actual locustgrovebaptist.com domain is for the North Carolina church (305 Locust Grove Rd, Weaverville NC 28787). The two are different churches. Pastor Brent is the NC Weaverville pastor. If a real Fxbg-area "Locust Grove Baptist" exists, it would be under a different domain.

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

SBC affiliated — strong conservative denominational accountability.

Strong

Assessment

Locust Grove Baptist Church is led by Pastor Brent Snyder, who holds an MDiv in Church Revitalization from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS) — one of the premier conservative SBC seminaries. SEBTS is strongly complementarian and anti-progressive theologically. With a Family Pastor also on staff (Matt Tucker), this congregation is investing in multi-generational formation. The current Acts series indicates expository intent. For the Locust Grove/Orange County corridor, this is a top recommendation.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Clean SBC confirmation. Upgrade yellow to green.

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] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260213110426/https://locustgrovebap…
↳ Snapshot of locustgrovebaptist.com/ministry-team (live link)
[2] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260119203938/https://locustgrovebap…
↳ Snapshot of locustgrovebaptist.com/who-we-are (live link)

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