Spotswood Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Dr. Drew Landry (Senior Pastor since 2006; retirement-pending — church homepage as of 2026-04 states "Pastor Drew has shared plans to retire later this year"; no successor publicly named yet; SBC Committee on Nominations has him listed for 2026 representing Virginia at Spotswood)

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.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

BF&M 2000 inerrancy.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Dedicated Men ministry page confirmed in navigation.

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

SBC sola fide.

Strong

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)

Strong

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.

Strong

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.

Strong

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.

Strong

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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MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Visited the facility in person

✓ Attended a worship service

✓ Watched online sermons/services

✓ Researched church website

✓ Personally knows church members

✓ Interacted with church leadership

Sources & Evidence

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] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260118103200/https://spotswood.org/
↳ Snapshot of spotswood.org (live link)
[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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