West End Presbyterian Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Steve Shelby (preaching pastor)

Founded Established congregation

Denomination Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)

Service Times Sunday mornings (check website); (804) 741-6562

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website wepc.org

Pastor Credentials M.Div. (likely) — PCA ordained

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

PCA affirms Westminster Confession; Trinitarian orthodoxy, Christ's deity and exclusivity.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

'Bible is the written word of God, inspired by the Holy Spirit' — Westminster-level inerrancy via confessional adherence.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Dedicated Men's ministry under Grow ministry area.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

'Salvation through Christ alone' — Reformed sola fide per PCA standards.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

PCA restricts teaching/ruling elder office to qualified men; congregation adheres.

PCA requires male-only elders and pastors (Westminster Confession complementarian standard)

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Steve Shelby as preaching pastor; elder-led per PCA polity.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Expositional, Christ-centered — 'Because the Gospel changes everything'.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'Make followers of Jesus who bring the Gospel to bear on every facet of life and culture.'

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Traditional Reformed framing; no DEI/CRT language.

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Accountability Structure

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

Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) — confessional Westminster-subscribing denomination.

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Assessment

West End Presbyterian is a PCA congregation in Richmond's West End — and PCA means a lot here. The Presbyterian Church in America is one of the most theologically rigorous denominations in America: inerrancy of Scripture, Westminster Confession of Faith, male-only elders, faith-alone soteriology, and complementarian theology are all baked into the PCA constitution. Rev. Steven Shelby leads a church with a clearly stated mission: 'make followers of Jesus who bring the Gospel to bear on every facet of life and culture.' The staff includes associate pastors for youth and neighborhood outreach, suggesting a full-orbed ministry. For any man seeking a doctrinally robust, Gospel-centered, Word-saturated church home in Richmond, West End Presbyterian belongs at the top of the list.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

PCA affiliation confirmed directly on What-We-Believe 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 wepc.org/about-us/what-we-believe/
[2] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260412100648/https://wepc.org/
↳ Snapshot of wepc.org (live link)

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