Poquoson Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Hopson Boutot

Founded 1985

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sunday Worship — verify times on website

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.poquosonbaptist.org/

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Trinitarian, orthodox

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Inerrancy expected per BFM2000 + Founders alignment

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Founders-friendly Reformed Baptist within SBC

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Lead Pastor and Assistant Pastor are male; full staff page small but no female pastors listed

Complementarian — male-only pastoral staff

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Hopson Boutot (Lead) + Sterling Tollison (Assistant Pastor to Students)

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Verify expository pattern

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

SBCV-affiliated

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No drift markers

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

SBC of Virginia (SBCV) + Founders Ministries directory

Strong

Assessment

Poquoson Baptist Church is a Founders-affiliated SBC congregation in the Hampton Roads peninsula under Lead Pastor Hopson Boutot. Listed in both the SBC of Virginia directory and the Founders Ministries directory, signaling conservative-Reformed alignment. Statement of Faith is provided as a downloadable PDF (not yet pulled).

#sbc#founders-friendly#sbcv#va#poquoson#hampton-roads#peninsula

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Pastor Signatures & Affiliations [Orthodox-aligned signatures]

Public statement signatures and organizational affiliations of this church's named pastors. "People is policy" — these are evidence-weighted signals about doctrinal trajectory, not the sole determinant of any rating.

Nashville Statement

Hopson Boutot

Source: cbmw.org — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Confirmed via Founders + SBCV directories; founding year 1985

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 poquosonbaptist.org/staff
[2] Live source church.founders.org/church/poquosonbaptist/
[3] Live source sbcv.org/churches/poquoson-baptist-church/

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