Sandals Church - Menifee — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Pastor Matt Brown (Founding & Lead Pastor)

Founded See website

Denomination SBC (affiliated)

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website sandalschurch.com

Pastor Credentials See website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Trinitarian, gospel-affirming church.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Beliefs page affirms biblical authority explicitly — green.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Listed as available without detail — yellow.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Trinity, salvation through Christ, baptism, communion affirmed in beliefs page — yellow leaning green.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Beliefs: 'Sexual activity is to only be practiced within a lifelong, covenantal, monogamous, heterosexual marriage'; cites Ephesians 5:22-33 for marriage roles — green.

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Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Co-founders Matt and Tammy Brown; multisite with campus pastors; elder-plurality structure not disclosed on public pages — yellow.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Sandals known for 'ROC' (Real, Open, Confessing) topical-expository mix — yellow.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Multisite expansion; global mission specifics not retrieved — yellow.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Explicit biblical marriage/sexuality stance; no DEI/affirming content — green.

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

Tagged 'SBC (affiliated)' but Sandals is not prominently SBC-confessional in public messaging — yellow.

Caution

Assessment

National directory entry — web-verified pastor, website, and Facebook. Visit website for full theological details.

#megachurch#menifee#california#multisite

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Pastor Signatures & Affiliations [Orthodox-aligned signatures]

Public statement signatures and organizational affiliations of this church's named pastors. "People is policy" — these are evidence-weighted signals about doctrinal trajectory, not the sole determinant of any rating.

Dallas Statement (Social Justice & Gospel)

Pastor Matt Brown

Source: statementonsocialjustice.com — hover for details

Nashville Statement

Pastor Matt Brown

Source: cbmw.org — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Beliefs page has explicit traditional sexuality/marriage language — upgrade scripture/gender/cultural to green. Denom and leadership remain yellow.

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 sandalschurch.com/beliefs

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