Quick Facts
Founded
See website
Denomination
Non-Denominational
Service Times
Sunday morning (see website)
Men's Ministry
No
Kids Ministry
Yes
Pastor Credentials
B.S. Business Management and Christian Leadership Studies, Liberty University; previously planted Gracewood Community Church in Lebanon, VA
10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
Trinitarian, gospel-affirming church.
Strong
Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
Beliefs page affirms the Bible is 'God's Word to us... supreme source of truth, inspired by the Holy Spirit, written without error by man in its original form' — explicit inerrancy statement.
Strong
Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
Verify men's ministry.
Caution
Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
Verify faith-alone soteriology.
Caution
Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
No women listed as teaching pastors or ordained leaders. Women in operational (CFO) and children's/family roles. No explicit complementarian statement found.
Verify
Caution
Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
Tim Brown (Lead Pastor 2024), Steve Robinson (Executive Pastor, Liberty BTS MDiv), Alex Wilson (Worship Pastor). Directional Leadership Team includes Lora Fuller (Director of Operations/CFO); Board of Directors male-dominated (Brown, Robinson, Buchanan, Neely, Fleming) with Fuller as Treasurer. No elder structure named; 'Directional Leadership Team' language suggests corporate-board model not elder plurality.
Caution
Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Verify expository vs topical.
Caution
Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
Verify Great Commission focus.
Caution
Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
Verify cultural alignment.
Caution
Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
Live site WebFetch timeout (60s) on this pass — could not re-verify leadership/doctrine. 2017 Wayback snapshot captured for host-side enrichment. Held YELLOW; flagged dead for retry.
Caution
Assessment
National directory entry — web-verified pastor, website, and Facebook. Visit website for full theological details.
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MOOP Engagement Tracker
How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:
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Researched church website
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.
Dallas Statement (Social Justice & Gospel)
Tim Brown
Source: statementonsocialjustice.com — hover for details
Nashville Statement
Tim Brown
Source: cbmw.org — hover for details
Sources & Evidence
Enrichment Notes
PASTOR SUCCESSION: Tim Brown became Lead Pastor in 2024 — prior record had 'Pastor (see website)'. Domain now redirects from highlandsfellowship.com to hf.church. Inerrancy explicitly stated on beliefs 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.
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[1] Live source
hf.church
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[2] Live source
hf.church/beliefs
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[3] Live source
hf.church/leadership
Transparency note: MOOP ratings are researcher judgments about publicly available theological and ecclesial evidence. They are not infallible. If a church's public posture has changed since our review, or if we've mis-read evidence, tell us — we publish corrections.
Last reviewed:
2026-05-16
— Annual review recommended
Abingdon, VA
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