The Crossing Church Tampa — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Greg Dumas and Tamara Dumas (co-Lead Pastors)

Founded Verify

Denomination SBC (disfellowshipped)

Service Times Sunday Worship — verify times on website

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.wearecrossing.com/

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Generic charismatic-Baptist; no specific concerns documented.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Generic Baptist background; functional bibliology not the documented drift trigger.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

No verified men's ministry data publicly listed.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Generic Baptist; not the documented drift point.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Tamara Dumas serves as co-Lead Pastor (since March 2005) alongside her husband Greg Dumas — explicit female pastor of any kind violates BF&M 2000 Article VI.

Tamara Dumas — co-Lead Pastor (2005–present), serving alongside husband Greg Dumas. Per The Crossing Church's own staff page: 'Greg and Tamara Dumas have been the Lead Pastors of The Crossing Church in Tampa, Florida since March of 2005.' Clear BF&M 2000 Article VI violation.

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Plural co-lead-pastor model with male+female co-equal pastors; SBC Credentials Committee found this violated BF&M 2000.

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Female co-Lead Pastor (Tamara Dumas) preaches as part of senior leadership team.

WARNING!

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Multi-campus (Tampa, SouthShore, Plant City) operating outside SBC cooperative program as of Feb 2026.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

SBC EC voted Feb 16-17, 2026 to discontinue relationship with The Crossing Church on Credentials Committee recommendation, citing female pastoral title.

WARNING!

Accountability Structure

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

Disfellowshipped from SBC by Executive Committee Feb 16-17, 2026.

WARNING!

Assessment

The Crossing Church Tampa was disfellowshipped from the SBC at the February 16-17, 2026 Executive Committee meeting in Nashville on the recommendation of the Credentials Committee, specifically because Tamara Dumas serves as co-Lead Pastor of the church alongside her husband Greg Dumas (the pair have been Lead Pastors since March 2005). This is a textbook BF&M 2000 Article VI violation: 'the office of pastor is limited to men.' The Crossing operates three campuses (Tampa, SouthShore, Plant City).

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Disfellowshipment confirmed via SBC Executive Committee Feb 2026 meeting reporting. Address from official church Tampa campus page. Co-pastor model documented since 2005 on church's own People page.

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 wearecrossing.com
[2] Live source wearecrossing.com/people/greg-tamara-dumas/
[3] Live source wearecrossing.com/our-pastors
[4] Live source churchleaders.com/news/2213911-churches-disfellowshipped-…
[5] Live source baptistpress.com/resource-library/news/wrap-up-ec-members…

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