Tower Grove Baptist Church St Louis — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Mike Gregory (Senior Pastor)

Founded 1881

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sunday 10:30 AM (verify)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Not directly stated on retrieved pages; Statement of Faith section linked but content not pulled.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Not directly stated on retrieved pages — verify.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not stated on available sources — verify in person.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Not directly stated on retrieved pages — verify.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

All pastoral staff listed are male: Mike Gregory (Senior Pastor), Jim McNiel (Pastoral Minister), Aung Lway (Burma Pastor), Mudage Muga (Congolese Pastor), Bobby Broadhurst (Youth and Young Adults Pastor).

All pastoral staff male per staff page; no women in pastoral titles

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Senior Pastor Mike Gregory leading with multiple pastoral ministers including ethnic-ministry pastors (Burmese, Congolese).

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not stated on retrieved pages — verify.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Mission: 'to manifest the love of Christ by serving their neighbors.' Multi-ethnic ministry presence.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Multi-ethnic ministry with refugee-community pastors; not assessed for CRT framing.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

SBC — Southern Baptist Convention per sbc.net directory. Founded 1881.

Strong

Assessment

SBC church in St. Louis, Missouri. Added to directory for evaluation. Southern Baptist Convention affiliation provides denominational accountability through the Baptist Faith & Message 2000.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

SBC confirmed. All-male pastoral plurality visible on site.

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 towergrove.org
[2] Live source churches.sbc.net/church/tower-grove-baptist-church/

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