
Quick Facts
Founded
Verify
Denomination
Reformed Baptist
Service Times
Sunday Worship — verify times on website
Men's Ministry
No
Kids Ministry
Yes

10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
Trinitarian per Reformed orthodoxy
Strong
Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
Inerrancy expected per Reformed Baptist profile
Strong
Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
Verify
Strong
Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
Reformed
Strong
Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
Plural male eldership: D'Auria, Simkins, Carpenter, Carpenter, Lipford, Marr

Complementarian — male-only elders
Strong
Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
Six-elder team confirmed, including Teaching Pastor and Associate Pastor roles
Strong
Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Self-described expository preaching focus
Strong
Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
Multi-gen ministry emphasis stated
Strong
Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
No drift markers found
Strong
Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
Self-described Reformed Baptist; explicit 1689 subscription not yet verified — yellow until confession page confirmed
Caution

Assessment
Reformation Christian Fellowship is a self-described Reformed Baptist church in Newport News with a six-man elder team including Kenneth D'Auria as Teaching Pastor. Explicit 1689 LBCF subscription was not confirmed on accessible pages, so denominational scoring is yellow pending verification of a confessional statement.
#reformed-baptist#expository#va#newport-news#hampton-roads#peninsula

MOOP Engagement Tracker
How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:
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Researched church website

Sources & Evidence
Enrichment Notes
Six-man elder team confirmed; confession page not yet pulled — flagged needs_review
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
rcf757.org
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[2] Live source
rcf757.org/our-elders
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Last reviewed:
2026-05-16
— Annual review recommended