Parkway Wesleyan Church (Parkway Church on the Mountain) — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable John Ott

Founded Unknown

Denomination Wesleyan

Service Times Sunday (check website for times)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website www.parkwayroanoke.com

Pastor Credentials Verify

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Wesleyan — trinitarian, orthodox.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Wesleyan — high view of Scripture, though not always 'inerrancy' language.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

'Parkway Men' calendar item confirmed on homepage.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Arminian — teaches possibility of losing salvation. Yellow for Reformed perspective.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Wesleyan Church denomination ordains women; local pastor roster/gender policy not surfaced on homepage.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Pastor names / elder structure not surfaced on homepage.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

'Lost People Saved, Saved People Freed, Free People Discipled, Discipled People Mobilized' — discipleship pipeline language; expository preaching not explicitly stated.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Verify.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No explicit progressive language on homepage; no explicit conservative/complementarian language either.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Wesleyan denomination confirmed; Arminian/holiness tradition persists as yellow for Reformed perspective.

Strong

Assessment

Parkway Wesleyan Church (now branded 'Parkway Church on the Mountain') at 3645 Orange Ave NE in Roanoke. Senior Pastor John Ott has served since August 1989 — long pastoral tenure is a positive sign. Wesleyan denomination holds to Arminian theology (not Reformed). Phone: 540-342-3968. Wesleyan churches are generally conservative on gender and sexuality but Arminian on soteriology.

#wesleyan#roanoke#orange-avenue

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Parkway Men ministry now visible — prior red was stale. Core values (Truth, Compassion, Commitment, Growth) surfaced. Pastor John Ott and Wesleyan denomination affiliation not explicit on homepage.

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 parkwayroanoke.com

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