Mercy Presbyterian Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Bryan Rigg

Founded Unknown

Denomination Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)

Service Times Worship 8:15am and 11:00am

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.mercypres.org/

Pastor Credentials Ordained PCA

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?

Likely active given size and church-planting posture

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 elders

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Pastor Bryan Rigg; PCA session

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Active YouTube sermon archive

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Mother church to Fellowship Presbyterian Bedford church plant

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Two morning services indicate active congregation

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

PCA / Blue Ridge Presbytery

Strong

Assessment

Mercy Presbyterian is a mature PCA congregation in Forest under Pastor Bryan Rigg, currently planting Fellowship Presbyterian in Bedford. Two morning services and an active sermon archive show a healthy church-planting mother. Confessional Reformed under Westminster Standards, complementarian per PCA polity.

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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

Established PCA congregation in Forest, VA (Bedford County). Actively planting churches — Fellowship Presbyterian Bedford is its daughter church. Two services on Sunday morning; YouTube channel active. --- 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 mercypres.org
[2] Live source blueridgepresbytery.org/church/mercy-presbyterian/
[3] Live source mercypres.org/bedford-church-plant/

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