
Quick Facts
Founded
2012
Denomination
SBC
Service Times
Sundays 9:15 & 11:00
Men's Ministry
No
Kids Ministry
Yes
Pastor Credentials
Verified via church website

10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
Southern Baptist / Sending Church church — orthodox Trinitarian Christology affirmed.
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Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
SBC — Scripture affirmed as authoritative.
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Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
Verify men's ministry availability.
Caution
Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
SBC — salvation by grace through faith.
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Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
Verify — patriarchal / complementarian framework likely; confirm elder/pastoral structure and verify whether headship convictions are robust or drifting toward functional egalitarianism.

Male pastoral leadership; Verify patriarchal / complementarian / egalitarian stance
Caution
Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
Male pastoral leadership confirmed.
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Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Expository/biblical preaching emphasis.
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Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
Great Commission focus.
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Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
No DEI/CRT language detected; gospel-centered mission.
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Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
Website returned 403 on single fetch; no retry per protocol. Unable to verify current state from site.
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Assessment
Mercy Hill Church was launched in 2012 by Andrew Hopper with 30 people and has seen rapid growth. Affiliated with the SBC and committed to being a sending church. Hopper was nominated to lead the NC Pastors' Conference. Strong gospel-centered identity with church planting DNA.
#sbc#sending-church#greensboro#fast-growing#multi-site

MOOP Engagement Tracker
How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:
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Researched church website

Sources & Evidence
Enrichment Notes
Original record had pastor listed incorrectly as Andy Mendonsa — correct is Andrew Hopper.
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
mercyhillchurch.com/staff/
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Last reviewed:
2026-05-16
— Annual review recommended