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Pillar Church of Norfolk

8026 Old Ocean View Road, Norfolk, VA 23518
SBC - Military-Family Church Plant
Quick Facts
Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Carey Julien
Founded Unknown
Denomination Southern Baptist (SBC) - SBCV / Praetorian Project
Service Times See website
Men's Ministry Yes
Kids Ministry No
Website pillarnorfolk.com/
10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
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Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
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Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
Men's Ministry visible in site navigation; military-context church draws heavily on male sailors and Marines.
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Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
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Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
Conservative SBC posture; pastor team Carey Julien and Jonathan Rivera both male.
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Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
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Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
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Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
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Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
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Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
SBCV church plant; part of Praetorian Project network of military-community churches.
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Assessment
SBCV church plant pastored by Carey Julien (with Jonathan Rivera) in Ocean View, Norfolk. Part of the Praetorian Project network targeting transient military communities globally. Provides long-term discipleship to highly mobile military families. Conservative SBC posture with active men's ministry visible in navigation.
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How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website
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Enrichment Notes

Verified 2026-04-30 from pillarnorfolk.com and SBCV listing.

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. [1] Live source pillarnorfolk.com
  2. [2] Live source sbcv.org/churches/pillar-church-of-norfolk/
  3. [3] Live source praetorianproject.org

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Last reviewed: 2026-05-16 — Annual review recommended
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