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Valley Springs Presbyterian Church

2401 Olympus Drive, Roseville, CA 95661
PCA Northern California Presbytery; senior pastor signed 2020 Warhurst Protest
Quick Facts
Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Brad A. Anderson (Lead Pastor); Matt Eswine (Pastor)
Founded Not published
Denomination PCA
Service Times Sundays in Roseville
Men's Ministry Yes
Kids Ministry Yes
Pastor Credentials Brad Anderson: former professor at Covenant Seminary; PCA TE in Northern California Presbytery
10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
PCA confessional adherence to Westminster Standards — orthodox Christology.
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Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
Westminster Confession affirms inerrancy and authority of Scripture.
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Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
Standard PCA local-church practice.
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Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
Reformed soteriology per Westminster Confession.
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Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
PCA complementarian polity per Book of Church Order — male teaching/ruling elders.
PCA complementarian — male teaching/ruling elders per Westminster Standards + Book of Church Order.
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Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
Brad Anderson (male) Lead Pastor; Matt Eswine (male) pastor; ruling elders Deron Allred, John Christopher, Marcel Weiland, David Whiddon, Bill Boyd (all male).
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Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Reformed expository preaching tradition.
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Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
Roseville congregation in Northern California Presbytery.
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Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
Pastor matches a red-direction signature list (Warhurst/AMR/Lament/Revoice/CBE) WITH state/presbytery corroboration — cultural drift marker per drift-watch protocol. Auto-applied YELLOW + cultural=red downgrade. RED — current/recent senior pastor signed the 2020 Warhurst Protest. Anderson previously served as professor at Covenant Theological Seminary.
WARNING!
Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
PCA — Northern California Presbytery.
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Assessment
Valley Springs Presbyterian Church is a PCA congregation in Roseville (Sacramento metro) led by Brad Anderson, who transitioned from Covenant Seminary faculty. Anderson signed the 2020 Warhurst Protest. PCA confessional posture intact; cultural drift flag for Warhurst-signer pastoral leadership warrants discernment.
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Pastor Signatures & Affiliations [Soft-progressive signatures]

Public statement signatures and organizational affiliations of this church's named pastors. "People is policy" — these are evidence-weighted signals about doctrinal trajectory, not the sole determinant of any rating.

Warhurst Protest (2020)
Brad Anderson
Source: warhornmedia.com — hover for details
Sources & Evidence

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  1. [1] Live source valleysprings.org/leadership/
  2. [2] Live source valleysprings.org
  3. [3] Live source warhornmedia.com/2020/12/23/pca-hall-of-infamy-pastors-el…

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Last reviewed: 2026-05-16 — Annual review recommended
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