Remnant Church RVA (Midtown Richmond) — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Bryan Laughlin (Lead Pastor); James Ford (Teaching Pastor on SBCV record)

Founded Established congregation

Denomination SBCV (Southern Baptists of Virginia); Acts 29 affiliated

Service Times Sunday mornings (check website for times)

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.remnantrva.com

Pastor Credentials Verified via church website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Trinitarian, gospel-centered.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Verify inerrancy stance.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify men's ministry.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Verify faith-alone soteriology.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Verify patriarchal / complementarian / egalitarian practice.

Male lead pastor; Verify patriarchal / complementarian / egalitarian stance

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Substantial all-male pastoral team: Bryan Laughlin (Lead), Sean Pyle (Executive), James Ford (Teaching), Doug Ponder (Teaching), Doug Logan (Church Planting), Mark Becton (Spiritual Formation), Josh Rowland, Mike George, Jason Elliott, Joe Rowland, Darrel Bowe (Worship). Female roles are Creative Director and Executive Assistant — not pastoral.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Verify expository preaching.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Verify Great Commission focus.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Verify cultural alignment.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Confirmed SBCV directory listing as 'Remnant Church (Midtown Richmond)' with James Ford named pastor. Acts 29 listing also confirmed. Dually networked.

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Assessment

Needs on-the-ground review. Added to directory for coverage.

#acts-29#sbcv#richmond#virginia#church-plant#identity-corrected#all-male-elders

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Deep dive identity correction: actual website is remnantrva.com (NOT remnantrichmond.org which is a Japanese gift-products domain). Lead Pastor is Bryan Laughlin (NOT Joel Brooks). Dually affiliated SBCV + Acts 29. All-male pastoral team of 11+ verified. Note: Wondering Eagle blog has documented controversy reports about this church (2018, 2021); cultural posture warrants ongoing watch. Statement of faith not surfaced on /about; held yellow on doctrinal specifics.

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 sbcv.org/churches/remnant-church-midtown-richmond/
[2] Live source acts29.com/church/remnant-church-2/

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