The Summit Church - West Club Blvd — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Pastor J.D. Greear + Executive Pastor Bryan Loritts

Founded See website

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website summitchurch.com

Pastor Credentials See website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

SBC BF&M 2000 Trinitarian.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

SBC BF&M 2000 inerrancy.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Men's Bible Studies and Men's Discipleship listed as ministry areas; Women's Discipleship also listed. Gender-distinct programming confirmed.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

SBC BF&M — grace through faith.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Complementarian on paper per BF&M 2000; Greear publicly argued SBC 'Law Amendment' banning women pastors was 'unwise' (mycharisma.com) — in tension with denominational tightening. Women at Summit hold 'pastor' titles in some roles per Saddleback-era controversy debates.

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Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

JD Greear leads with elder team; controversy over Bryan Loritts hire (prior Fellowship Memphis sexual abuse cover-up allegations). Alleged takeover attempt of Faith Baptist Church Knightdale documented in Protestia/Baptist Report.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Expository Gospel-Driven preaching per 9Marks/SBC tradition.

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'Send every member and Live Sent' — strong church planting / sending culture.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Five-fold disciple identity framing: 'worshipers of God, members of God's family, servants to others, stewards of God's resources, witnesses to the world.' No Side-B/Practicing the Way/DEI vocabulary surfaced on homepage on this run. Prior Greear concerns (Loritts hire, soft-on-homosexuality criticism, Law Amendment opposition) hold. Held yellow.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

SBC — confessional via BF&M 2000; Greear served as SBC President 2018-2021.

Strong

Assessment

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

#sbc#west-club-blvd#north-carolina#multisite#jd-greear

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Kept yellow on gender/cultural/leadership: Greear's public 'unwise' critique of SBC women-pastor ban + Loritts controversy + alleged Faith Baptist takeover warrant continued caution despite SBC confessional ties.

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 summitchurch.com
[2] Live source mycharisma.com/news/jd-greear-sbc-ban-on-female-pastors-i…
[3] Live source truthscript.com/church/whispers-and-shouts-an-analysis-of…

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