New River Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Brandon Crosier

Founded Unknown

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sunday (check website for times)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website newriverbt.com

Pastor Credentials Verify

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Cannot verify — SSL error.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Cannot verify.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

No men's ministry found.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Baptist — faith alone expected.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Cannot verify; SBC norm is complementarian.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Brandon Crosier listed as pastor (male) — tenure unverified.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Cannot verify.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Cannot verify.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Cannot verify.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

If SBC as listed, accountable via BF&M 2000 + Cooperative Program.

Strong

Assessment

New River Baptist Church at 7043 Warden Court, Fairlawn VA 24141 (not Radford proper). Led by Pastor Crosier (first name not confirmed). Phone: 540-505-0441. Email: nrbcfairlawn@gmail.com. Has ministries page. Needs full review.

#sbc#fairlawn#radford-area#needs-review

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

2026-04-23 deep-dive: newriverbt.com still has self-signed SSL cert error blocking WebFetch. Wayback returns no snapshots. Alternate URLs either ECONNREFUSED or resolved to a London UK church. Cannot verify Pastor Brandon Crosier or doctrine. Holding yellow — listed SBC affiliation remains best available signal.

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 https://newriverbt.com (self-signed cert)
[2] Live source https://newriverbaptist.com (ECONNREFUSED)
[3] Live source https://newriverbaptistchurch.org (London UK, wrong church)

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