Medulla Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Pastor Mark Epperson (Senior Pastor since 2010); Jeff Myatt (Worship and Families Pastor); Dylan LeFebvre (Director of Student Ministries)

Founded See website

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website medullachurch.org

Pastor Credentials Mark Epperson — BME, Samford University; MM, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

'Conservative SBC' — orthodox Trinitarian via BF&M 2000.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

'Authority of Scripture' central; BF&M 2000 inerrancy; uses NASB for pastoral preaching.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Adult Family Groups noted; specific men's program not detailed.

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?

Male pastoral staff; no female pastors; SBC complementarian default.

Male pastoral staff; SBC complementarian

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Three male pastoral staff verified: Mark Epperson (Senior, since 2010; Samford BME + SWBTS MM), Jeff Myatt (Worship/Families), Dylan LeFebvre (Students). No female pastoral staff. Traditional SBC polity confirmed.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

'Pastor speaks and teaches the Word of God without apology'; NASB-based preaching — expository orientation.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

SBC cooperative mission.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

'Conservative' self-identification; no DEI/CRT observed.

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Accountability Structure

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

SBC affiliation explicitly confirmed via SBC.net footer linkage.

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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 medullachurch.org/about

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