Sandals Church - Temecula — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Matt Brown (Network Lead Pastor); campus pastor per location

Founded 1997 (network)

Denomination SBC (affiliated)

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website sandalschurch.com

Pastor Credentials Not published

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Trinitarian, gospel-affirming church.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Verify inerrancy stance. R29: no statement of faith visible on homepage.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Men's ministry listed.

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

See Corona entry.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

See Corona entry — male campus pastor.

All-male campus pastor team.

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Network-level Matt Brown dominance.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

See Corona entry.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

See Corona entry.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

See Corona entry. R29: vision line 'Being Real with Ourselves, God & Others' — thin on doctrine.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

See Corona entry.

Caution

Assessment

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

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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)

Matt Brown

Source: statementonsocialjustice.com — hover for details

Nashville Statement

Matt Brown

Source: cbmw.org — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

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/leadership/

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