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Mount Vernon Baptist Church

11220 Nuckols Road, Glen Allen, VA 23059
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Quick Facts
Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Dr. Joshua D. Franklin (Senior Pastor)
Founded Unknown
Denomination SBC
Service Times See website
Men's Ministry No
Kids Ministry No
Website mountvernon.church
10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
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Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
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Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
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Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
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Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
Senior Pastor Josh Franklin verified male via LinkedIn and church social channels. Pastors & Staff page does not surface female pastors.
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Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
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Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
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Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
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Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
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Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
SBCV (Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia) — the more conservative VA state convention, BFM2000-affirming. Strong accountability structure.
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Assessment
Mount Vernon Baptist Church in Glen Allen VA (Richmond suburbs, Henrico County) is led by Dr. Joshua Franklin since approximately 2010 (in local church ministry since 2002). SBCV-affiliated (the more conservative of Virginia's two Baptist conventions). Active podcast/radio show 'Mount Vernon Today' on Truth Network. Strong evangelical posture; BFM2000-aligned via SBCV.
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How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website
Sources & Evidence

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. [1] Live source mountvernon.church
  2. [2] Live source sbcv.org/churches/mount-vernon-baptist-church/
  3. [3] Live source linkedin.com/in/joshua-franklin-143438a5/

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Last reviewed: 2026-05-16 — Annual review recommended
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