Falling Water Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Brandon Carder (Lead Pastor, Fall 2023-; SBTS M.Div; Army combat medic, 2 Iraq tours); Dusty Walker (Associate Pastor of Worship and Family Ministries)

Founded See website

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.fallingwaterbaptist.org

Pastor Credentials Brandon Carder — B.S., UT Chattanooga 2013; M.Div, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 2016

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

SBC — orthodox via BF&M 2000.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Inerrancy affirmed via BF&M 2000.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Adult Bible study noted; specific men's program not documented.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

SBC evangelical — sola fide.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

SBC complementarian default; male pastoral staff (Brandon Carder, Dusty Walker).

SBC complementarian default (CBMW halfway position; MOOP holds patriarchal headship as the biblical standard)

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Lead Pastor Brandon Carder (Fall 2023-), Associate Pastor Dusty Walker; SBTS-trained leadership.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

SBTS M.Div-trained — expository SBTS tradition presumed.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

100+ year community presence; SBC missions participation.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No DEI/CRT language observed.

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Accountability Structure

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

Confirmed SBC via directory.

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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

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 fallingwaterbaptist.org
[2] Live source churches.sbc.net/church/falling-water-baptist-church/

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