Peninsula Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Chris Heaps

Founded Unknown

Denomination Independent Baptist

Service Times See peninsulabaptist.com

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website peninsulabaptist.com

Pastor Credentials Verify

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Independent Fundamental Baptist tradition historically orthodox on Trinity/Christ; specific statement not verified on the wix site in this session.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

KJV-only — high Scripture view but problematic translation position.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not verified on available materials.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

IFB orthodox: substitutionary atonement, sola fide.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

IFB complementarian.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Founding pastor: William Whitehouse (founded Nov 7, 2021); current pastor listed as Chris Heaps in record — verify whether transition has occurred.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

IFB textual/expository expected.

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'Soulwinning' = evangelism-forward.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Independent fundamental Baptist — socially conservative.

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Accountability Structure

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

Independent Fundamental KJV-only Baptist per kjvchurches.com and Independent Baptist Church Directory. Self-described 'Independent Fundamental Bible Believing Soulwinning New Testament Baptist Church.' NOT SBC.

WARNING!

Assessment

Needs in-person evaluation. Peninsula Baptist Church in Hampton, VA.

#hampton#hampton-roads#independent-fundamental-baptist#kjv-only#needs-review

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Note: 'peninsulabaptist.com' from the original record returned a Mooresville NC church (URL collision). The actual Hampton VA Peninsula Baptist site is hosted on Wix (pbchpastor.wixsite.com/peninsulabaptist). Founder William Whitehouse (Nov 2021); current pastor per record is Chris Heaps — verify if pastoral handoff occurred. Independent KJV remains the denominational classification. Tag 'sbc' should be removed.

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.

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