Thomas Road Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Jonathan Falwell (Senior Pastor since June 2007)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) — SBC of Virginia

Service Times Sunday (check website for times)

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website trbc.org

Pastor Credentials Son of Jerry Falwell Sr.; Liberty University affiliated

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

SBC church — affirms orthodox Christology (Nicene, Chalcedonian).

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

SBC — Baptist Faith & Message 2000 affirms inerrancy and authority of Scripture.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Men's ministry confirmed on website.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

SBC — salvation by grace through faith. BF&M 2000 framework.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Jonathan Falwell listed as senior pastor in record; not re-verified on homepage this pass. Strong complementarian heritage from Jerry Falwell Sr. tradition.

Verify

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Large megachurch staff — staff page exists but not extracted; elder accountability unverified.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Verify — check sermon archives for expository vs topical.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

SBC churches give through Cooperative Program; Great Commission emphasis standard.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Verify — Liberty University controversies may impact. Check for any drift.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Since 1998, dual affiliation: Baptist Bible Fellowship + Southern Baptist Convention (via SBCV — Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia, the conservative alternative to BGAV).

Strong

Assessment

Thomas Road Baptist Church is a well-known SBC megachurch in Lynchburg, VA, on the Liberty University campus. Jonathan Falwell (son of founder Jerry Falwell Sr.) has served as senior pastor since 2007. Strong evangelical/conservative heritage. Website at trbc.org with streaming services. While theologically conservative, the Liberty University institutional connection brings complexity that warrants scrutiny. SBC of Virginia member.

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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

Duplicate of 'thomas-road-baptist-church-lynchburg-sbc' in same batch — consider dedup. --- Merged from thomas-road-baptist-church-lynchburg-sbc: Dedup candidate.

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/20260122173039/https://www.sbcv.org/c…
↳ Snapshot of sbcv.org/churches/thomas-road-baptist-church-lynchburg/ (live link)
[2] Live source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Road_Baptist_Church

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