Royal Lane Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Victoria Robb Powers

Founded Verify

Denomination Southern Baptist (SBC) — disfellowshipped

Service Times Sunday Worship — verify times on website

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website royallane.org/

Pastor Credentials MDiv Brite Divinity School (TCU); BA Religion & Philosophy Baylor

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Confessional Baptist Christology not formally repudiated.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Egalitarian and queer-affirming hermeneutic in conflict with historic Baptist confession.

WARNING!

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not visible.

WARNING!

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

No formal change documented.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Rev. Victoria Robb Powers — Senior Pastor (called 2022, installed 2023); first female senior pastor of any DFW Baptist congregation; in direct conflict with BF&M 2000 Article VI.

Rev. Victoria Robb Powers — Senior Pastor; called November 2022, installed January 2023. First female senior pastor of a Baptist church in the DFW metroplex (per Lake Highlands Advocate and Fellowship Southwest). Harry Wooten serves as Associate Pastor.

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Female senior pastor exercises preaching/eldership authority over the gathered congregation.

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Female senior pastor preaches; in conflict with confessional restriction of weekly preaching to qualified male elders.

WARNING!

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Prophetic Leadership Program funded by Baugh Foundation, advocacy framing.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Self-identifies on website as fully welcoming and affirming of LGBTQIA+ individuals.

WARNING!

Accountability Structure

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

Distanced from BGCT historically (Dallas Baptist Association declared out of fellowship over gay deacons earlier); now CBF + Alliance of Baptists.

WARNING!

Assessment

Royal Lane Baptist Church called Rev. Victoria Robb Powers as Senior Pastor in November 2022, making her the first female senior pastor of any Baptist church in the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. The congregation is fully LGBTQIA+ welcoming and affirming, was previously declared out of fellowship with the Dallas Baptist Association over ordaining a practicing-homosexual deacon, and aligns with CBF and the Alliance of Baptists. Powers's role as preaching senior pastor places the church in direct conflict with BF&M 2000 Article VI.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Verified 2026-05-01: Powers installation and first-female-senior-pastor-in-DFW status confirmed by Lake Highlands Advocate (2023) and Fellowship Southwest (2022). Address 6707 Royal Lane Dallas TX 75230 confirmed via multiple listings. BGCT historic distancing per Baptist Press 1998 article.

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 royallane.org
[2] Live source lakehighlands.advocatemag.com/2023/07/17/royal-lane-bapti…
[3] Live source fellowshipsouthwest.org/blog/2022/11/3/royal-lane-calls-t…
[4] Live source baptistpress.com/resource-library/news/bgct-cuts-tie-to-c…

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