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Southern Baptist

Spotswood Baptist Church

4009 Lafayette Blvd, Fredericksburg, VA 22408
SBCV; Drew Landry retiring 2026
Quick Facts
Founded Pre-1994 (established; Dr. Cook has served since 1994)
Denomination Baptist (SBC)
Service Times Sundays at 9:30 AM & 11:00 AM
Men's Ministry Yes
Kids Ministry Yes
Website spotswood.org
Pastor Credentials Dan Cook: BS Pastoral Theology (Hyles-Anderson College), MA Religion + MA Religious Education (Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary), EdD (Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary)
10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
SBC BF&M 2000.
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Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
BF&M 2000 inerrancy.
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Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
Dedicated Men ministry page confirmed in navigation.
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Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
SBC sola fide.
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Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
BF&M 2000 male-only pastoral office; Drew Landry as male pastor.
Male-only pastors and elders (SBC — Baptist Faith & Message 2000 affirms complementarian leadership)
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Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
Drew Landry retirement confirmed on site: 'Pastor Drew has shared plans to retire later this year.' Succession pending. SBCV accountability.
Caution
Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
'Transformational Teaching' core value — methodology not detailed on site.
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Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
'Community of disciples, loving God and our neighbors' — Great Commission framing. Also Deaf Church and Spanish-language congregation.
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Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
SBCV conservative.
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Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
SBC of Virginia (SBCV) — affiliation not confirmed on page but public record.
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Assessment
Spotswood Baptist is the most theologically squared-up church on this list. SBC affiliation means clear complementarian conviction, Scripture inerrancy, and Great Commission focus. Dr. Drew Landry leads as senior pastor while Dr. Dan Cook — who has served since 1994 with degrees from Liberty and Southeastern Baptist — provides deep discipleship infrastructure. The values (Vertical Worship, Transformational Teaching, Biblical Community, Missional Living) map cleanly onto what a man seeking solid formation needs. Two services on Sundays, well-resourced, clearly evangelical. Moop has a meeting with Dr. Cook — that relationship alone is worth pursuing. This is a church worth taking seriously.
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Enrichment Notes

Landry retiring later in 2026 — monitor succession. SBCV is conservative alternative to BGAV. [2026-05-16 visited by Adam: MOOP's home church — Adam and family are current members]

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] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260118103200/https://spotswood.org/
    ↳ Snapshot of spotswood.org (live link)
  2. [2] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260311102335/https://www.sbcv.org/c…
    ↳ Snapshot of sbcv.org/churches/spotswood-baptist-church-fredericksburg/ (live link)

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