Providence Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable David Horner (Senior Pastor) and John Erwin (Executive Pastor)

Founded Unknown

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sundays 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 AM

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.pray.org

Pastor Credentials Verify

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Evangelical Trinitarian stance expected for SBC; Statement of Faith link on site.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Statement of Faith affirms Scripture 'has God for its author, salvation for its end, and its contents are without error' and as 'supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and religious opinions should be tried' — explicit inerrancy.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Listed as has_mens_ministry=true in directory.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

SBC tradition — substitutionary atonement and sola fide expected.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Statement: 'God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female. These two distinct, complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God.' Marriage defined as 'uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union.' Complementarian + biblical sexuality affirmed.

Male senior pastor (Brian Frost); women's ministry 'track' exists; female ordination policy not public.

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Brian Frost confirmed as current senior pastor (prior David Horner long-term pastor).

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

'Vision Sunday' messages referenced; preaching style not classified from homepage.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

SBC cooperative program giving assumed; specifics not visible on homepage.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Marriage/gender/sexuality and sanctity of life addressed in formal statement — orthodox cultural stance.

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

SBC-aligned doctrine throughout; Brian Frost senior pastor confirmed.

Caution

Assessment

Providence Baptist Church in Raleigh is led by David Horner. SBC-affiliated with multiple Sunday service times. Known in the Raleigh area as a solid evangelical congregation. Needs further evaluation for theological specifics.

#raleigh#north-carolina#national#sbc

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Prior directory entry credited David Horner; actual current senior pastor is Brian Frost (Horner retired). [2026-05-19] Phase 5b auto-merge: absorbed 1 dupe record (providence-baptist-church-raleigh-nc). Group key: "providence baptist church @ raleigh, nc".

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] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20250703143229/https://www.pray.org/a…
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[2] Live source ecfa.org/MemberProfile.aspx
[3] Live source usachurches.org/church/providence-baptist-church-raleigh.htm

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