Village Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable See website

Founded See website

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.villagebaptistaurora.org

Pastor Credentials See website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

GARBC confessional Baptist — Trinitarian, orthodox Christology.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Bylaws: Bible 'is infallible and inerrant in all matters of which it speaks.' Explicit Chicago-level statement.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

No dedicated men's ministry documented in fetch — verify.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Baptist soteriology: regeneration-first membership, immersion baptism.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

Bylaws: 'Men who are... transparently qualified according to the qualifications described in the Scripture... may be called to the office of elder.' Male-only eldership explicit.

Bylaws-level explicit male-only eldership.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Elder-led with lead pastor chairing elders.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

GARBC heritage = expository.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Baptist missions tradition.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

GARBC fundamentalist heritage is anti-woke by tradition.

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Accountability Structure

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

GARBC (General Association of Regular Baptist Churches) — confessional. Website ECONNREFUSED on revalidation 2026-04.

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Assessment

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

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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

Batch website URL (villagebaptistaurora.org) redirected; correct URL is vbcaurora.org.

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 vbcaurora.org/values-beliefs

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