Fellowship Presbyterian Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Richard Brueck

Founded Unknown

Denomination Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)

Service Times Sunday 10:00am

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.fpcbedford.org/

Pastor Credentials MDiv Reformed Theological Seminary; missionary background in Indonesia

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

PCA Westminster Standards

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

WCF inerrancy

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not yet visible — small plant

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?

PCA male-only ordained leadership

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Pastor Richard Brueck — ordained PCA, RTS-trained, sponsored by Mercy Presbyterian

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Active in PCA pulpit ministry

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Mission church under Blue Ridge Presbytery

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

States explicit commitment to 'biblical faithfulness' and 'theological depth'

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

PCA — confessional

Strong

Assessment

Fellowship Presbyterian is a young PCA church plant in Bedford, sponsored by Mercy Presbyterian in Forest. Pastor Richard Brueck holds an MDiv from Reformed Theological Seminary and brings missionary experience in Indonesia. The plant fills a real gap in confessional Reformed coverage in Bedford County.

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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

PCA church plant in Bedford. Pastor Richard Brueck is RTS-trained with overseas missions experience. Mother church Mercy Presbyterian (Forest, VA) is a strong PCA congregation. --- 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 fpcbedford.org
[2] Live source mercypres.org/bedford-church-plant/

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