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Santa Teresa Baptist Church

Santa Teresa, NM
Recommended — Reformed Baptist 1689 Confessional
Quick Facts
Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Dave Hendrickx (Teaching Pastor, called and ordained Feb 1997)
Founded Unknown
Denomination Baptist
Service Times Sunday — see website
Men's Ministry No
Kids Ministry Yes
Website stbcweb.org
Pastor Credentials CBA member church pastors
10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
1689 LBCF.
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Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
ARBCA/RBNet = 1689 LBCF binding; inerrancy affirmed confessionally — green.
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Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
Verify.
Caution
Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
Reformed sola fide — green.
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Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
ARBCA/1689 polity bars women from elder office — green on confessional basis.
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Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
Plural male elders.
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Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Pastor Hendrickx 'preaches expository sermons' per public profile — green.
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Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
Border-area Reformed Baptist witness.
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Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
CBA conservative.
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Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
Dual-track Reformed Baptist + SBC — strong confessional accountability via ARBCA/TAARBC; green.
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Assessment
Santa Teresa Baptist Church (southern NM, near the El Paso/Mexico border) is a CBA member Reformed Baptist church with plural-elder leadership. Green profile standard for 1689 CBA congregations.
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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. [1] Live source stbcweb.org
  2. [2] Live source reformedreader.org/rbnewmexico.htm
  3. [3] Live source bcnm.com

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Last reviewed: 2026-05-16 — Annual review recommended
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