Westside Baptist Church Gainesville — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable David Chauncey (Lead Pastor, Newberry Rd Campus); Richie Baldwin (Southwest Campus)

Founded See website

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.wbcgainesville.org

Pastor Credentials See website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

SBC church — orthodox Trinitarian theology assumed via BF&M 2000 alignment.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

SBC church aligned with BF&M 2000 (inerrancy affirmed denominationally).

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Men's ministry not detailed on publicly scraped pages.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

SBC soteriology — sola fide, substitutionary atonement.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

SBC denominationally complementarian; /beliefs page not reachable (ECONNREFUSED); specific elder structure not confirmed on available pages.

SBC complementarian assumption; elder/deacon composition not stated publicly

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Multi-site model with David Chauncey (Newberry Rd) and Richie Baldwin (Southwest campus); plurality structure not visible on public site; site intermittently unreachable.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Preaching style not directly documented; SBC norm is expositional/topical mix.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Cooperates with Associational, State, and SBC leaders per site references — Great Commission alignment.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No DEI/CRT language visible; multi-site SBC in university town.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Confirmed SBC — North Central Florida Baptist Association.

Strong

Assessment

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

#sbc#florida#gainesville#alachua-county

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 westsidebaptist.org/staff
[2] Live source ncfba.net/members/westside-baptist-church/

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