Acacia Reformed Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. John Paul Holloway

Founded 2022

Denomination Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC)

Service Times Sunday 11:00am

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.arcopc.org/

Pastor Credentials MDiv Westminster Theological Seminary (Philadelphia), 2019; previously interned in Texas

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

OPC Westminster Standards

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

OPC inerrancy

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Plant-stage; not yet visible

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Reformed

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

OPC male-only ordained leadership

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Pastor John Paul Holloway; daughter of Sterling Presbyterian OPC

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

OPC expository — pastor is WTS-trained

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Northern VA OPC church-plant initiative

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Began January 2022; serving Manassas/Haymarket/Gainesville

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

OPC

Strong

Assessment

Acacia is a young OPC church plant in Manassas, daughter of Sterling Presbyterian OPC (which is already in the directory). Pastor John Paul Holloway holds an MDiv from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia — the flagship confessional Presbyterian seminary. Began regular worship January 2022, serving Manassas/Haymarket/Gainesville under the OPC Mid-Atlantic Presbytery.

#OPC#confessional#reformed#dc-nova#church-plant

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Daughter church of Sterling Presbyterian (OPC, already in directory). Began Jan 2022. Pastor JP Holloway holds MDiv from Westminster Philadelphia (most confessional Reformed seminary). --- 2026-05-18 V4.9.6: re-added from V4.9.4 green-hunter backup (record was lost in the parallel-session rebase chain).

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 arcopc.org/about
[2] Live source opc.org/church.html
[3] Live source outwardopc.com/2023/04/18/intentional-church-planting-in-…

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