Quick Facts
Founded
2008
Denomination
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
Service Times
Sunday mornings (see website)
Men's Ministry
No
Kids Ministry
Yes
Pastor Credentials
MDiv
10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
Nominally orthodox.
Caution
Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
CBF affiliation — the progressive Baptist body that split from SBC, fully egalitarian and increasingly affirming.
WARNING!
Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
None.
WARNING!
Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
Verify.
Caution
Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
Lisa Cole Smith confirmed as Pastor and Artistic Director (per Baptist News Global feature) — female senior pastor; rubric = black.
Female founding/senior pastor.
Disqualifier
Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
Female senior pastor.
WARNING!
Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Progressive / arts-centered.
WARNING!
Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
'Missional in both directions' — arts-and-faith integration rather than Great-Commission gospel-proclamation framing; red.
Caution
Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
CBF + arts-community framing + 'refugees from various denominations' welcome language — progressive-mainline cultural posture.
Disqualifier
Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship affiliation confirmed — mainline-progressive Baptist body per rubric = black.
Disqualifier
Assessment
Convergence is a Cooperative Baptist Fellowship congregation in Alexandria founded by and led by Lisa Cole Smith, built around arts-and-social-justice ministry. CBF is the progressive Baptist body that split from the SBC in the 1990s over women's ordination and biblical inerrancy; it is fully egalitarian and increasingly LGBTQ-affirming.
#convergence#cbf#alexandria#female-pastor#progressive-baptist#arts-church
Sources & Evidence
Enrichment Notes
WebFetch returned empty body; content verified via Baptist News Global feature + CBF Mid-Atlantic directory.
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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[1] Live source
ourconvergence.org
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[2] Live source
baptistnews.com/article/at-convergence-being-missional-cu…
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Last reviewed:
2026-05-16
— Annual review recommended
1801 N Quaker Ln, Alexandria, VA 22302
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