Mud Creek Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Jesse Carr (incoming senior pastor per Facebook announcement)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sunday School 9:15 AM; Sunday Worship 10:30 AM (live streamed on Facebook)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.mudcreekchurch.org

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

SBC church — affirms orthodox Christology (Nicene, Chalcedonian).

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

SBC — Baptist Faith & Message 2000 affirms inerrancy and authority of Scripture.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Men's ministry confirmed: Men's Weekly Prayer and Men's Breakfast listed on website.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

SBC — salvation by grace through faith. BF&M 2000 framework.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

Complementarian — SBC standard (CBMW halfway position; MOOP holds patriarchal headship as the biblical standard). Male senior pastor confirmed; verify whether headship convictions are robust or drifting toward functional egalitarianism.

Male senior pastor confirmed. Complementarian per SBC BF&M 2000 (CBMW halfway position; MOOP holds patriarchal headship as the biblical standard); verify whether headship convictions are robust or drifting toward functional egalitarianism.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Male senior pastor. Elder/deacon structure assumed per SBC polity.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Verify — check sermon archives for expository vs topical.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

SBC churches give through Cooperative Program; Great Commission emphasis standard.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Verify — check for DEI/CRT language or social justice emphasis.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

FaithStreet lists as Southern Baptist Church. Jesse Carr recently voted in as next senior pastor (succeeding 35+ year pastor Greg Mathis).

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Assessment

Mud Creek Baptist Church is an SBC church in Hendersonville, NC in the western North Carolina mountains. Led by Pastor Chris Hefner. SBC affiliation confirmed through SBC Churches Directory.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Pastor field in batch (Chris Hefner) appears outdated — Jesse Carr announced as incoming senior pastor.

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/mud-creek-baptist-church-henderson…
[2] Live source facebook.com/mudcreekchurch/posts/

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