New City Fellowship — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Daryl Wattley (Senior Pastor, installed Sept 2025)

Founded Pre-2018 (particularized as a PCA church in 2018 per church website; cross-cultural mission history)

Denomination Presbyterian (PCA)

Service Times Sunday School 9:30 AM; Worship Service 10:30 AM; (540) 899-5349

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website newcityfellowship.org

Pastor Credentials First African-American ordained in PCA Heritage Presbytery; Associate Pastor of Congregational Care 2024-2025 before senior role

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

PCA affiliation means full Nicene orthodoxy; Christ as only Savior is foundational.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

PCA's Westminster Standards affirm full inerrancy; church website explicitly quotes Deuteronomy 8:3 regarding 'every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD' and anticipates hearing 'a word from the Lord' each Sunday through expository preaching. Rock solid.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Sunday School classes for all ages, care groups — no standalone men's discipleship ministry confirmed.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Westminster Standards (which PCA affirms) are the most thorough articulation of Reformation soteriology — faith alone, by grace alone, in Christ alone.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

PCA male-only teaching/ruling elders preserved. Church has two deaconesses (unordained service role, permissible within PCA variance). No ordained women. Complementarian PCA polity intact.

Male-only ordained offices — elders and deacons (PCA enforces this at presbytery level)

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Pastoral succession: Rev. Robert (Bob) Becker now Pastor Emeritus; Rev. Daryl Wattley installed as Senior Pastor Sept 2025 — first African-American ordained in PCA Heritage Presbytery. Elder body: 9 male elders (Burgee, Kessler, Clarke, McCorkle, Erdelatz, Murdoc, Rivers, Quartuccio, Winters). Two deaconesses (Kim Childress, Kim Shaw) — PCA permits deaconess role without ordination; no ordained women. Associate Pastor Jim Womer.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Website explicitly describes expository preaching ministry: 'God speaks through the ministry of preaching... the Holy Spirit gives us ears to hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ proclaimed from every page of Scripture.' This is expository DNA stated outright.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Vision: 'make disciples from every nation, tribe, people, and language reflecting the grace, mercy, and justice of God in our communities, our nation, and our world.' Great Commission + global mission is central.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No DEI/CRT framing found. Cross-cultural emphasis is missional ('every nation, tribe, people, and language') — explicitly tied to Great Commission, not social justice ideology.

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Accountability Structure

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

PCA — one of the strongest conservative Reformed denominations in the U.S. James River Presbytery accountability. Full Westminster Confession alignment.

Strong

Assessment

New City Fellowship is a downtown Fredericksburg gem hiding in plain sight. A PCA church at 200 Prince Edward St — walking distance from Moop's home area — with a clear expository preaching ministry, cross-cultural Great Commission mission, and the full doctrinal infrastructure of the Presbyterian Church in America behind it. The church website explicitly describes anticipating 'a word from the Lord' each Sunday through biblical preaching ('from every page of Scripture') — that's stated expository DNA, not just a marketing phrase. PCA means: Westminster Standards inerrancy, male-elder plurality with denominational accountability, complementarian polity enforced at the presbytery level, and Reformation soteriology. Rev. Robert M. Becker is a James River Presbytery-ordained pastor. The cross-cultural emphasis ('every nation, tribe, people, and language') ties directly to Matthew 28 and Acts 1:8 — healthy missional framing. The Sunday School model (9:30 AM) signals catechetical depth. If Moop is looking for a theologically robust, downtown, PCA congregation — this is the highest-confidence option found in Batch 4.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Visited the facility in person

✓ Attended a worship service

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

PASTOR SUCCESSION: Bob Becker -> Daryl Wattley (Sept 2025). Wattley also moved from James River Presbytery context to Heritage Presbytery. PCA polity and male eldership unchanged; two deaconesses permitted without ordination. Overall rating remains yellow ONLY because of deaconess practice — otherwise strong PCA. Keep overall yellow per prior note.

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/20260218024321/https://newcityfellows…
↳ Snapshot of newcityfellowship.org (live link)
[2] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260116174746/https://newcityfellows…
↳ Snapshot of newcityfellowship.org/leadership (live link)

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