Woodside Bible Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Chris Brooks (Senior Pastor since 2019)

Founded See website

Denomination Non-Denominational

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website woodsidebible.org

Pastor Credentials See website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Trinitarian, gospel-affirming church.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Inerrancy explicitly affirmed: 'Because it is inspired by God, it is truth inerrant and infallible.' Green confirmed.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Men's ministry listed among official ministries.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Statement of faith explicitly addresses Salvation and Eternal Security — orthodox evangelical. Upgrade to green.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

Marriage as 'a union between one man and one woman'; sexuality 'expressed only within the context of marriage.' Church explicitly disapproves of and forbids attempts to change biological sex (medical/surgical/non-binary). Strong complementarian-aligned posture on sex/gender. Upgrade gender to green.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Confirmed elder-governed: 'Christ is the recognized head of our Church...the church should be self-governed and led by local Elders.' One church, 14+ campuses each with Campus Pastor. Senior Pastor Chris Brooks (2019).

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Verse-by-verse / doctrinal teaching evident; multi-campus expository tradition; upgrade to green tentatively pending sermon archive review.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

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Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Explicit biblical sexuality + opposition to gender transition; no DEI/CRT markers — upgrade to green.

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Accountability Structure

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

Non-denominational Bible Church; substantive internal polity (elder plurality + multi-campus pastors) — upgrade to green per rubric (elder plurality + network tie via campus structure).

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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

Doug Schmidt (current record) served 1991+ and established multi-site; Chris Brooks is current Senior Pastor — record pastor outdated.

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/20260208162250/https://woodsidebible.…
↳ Snapshot of woodsidebible.org/about/ (live link)

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