Church – Page 16 – Michelle Lesley

I recently heard someone remark that, among complementarian Christians, there’s a lot of emphasis on the things women can’t do, biblically, when it comes to ministry, but not much has been written about how women can serve in ministry without violating Scripture.

There are some valid reasons for that.

First, the false teaching of egalitarianism (women can hold any position in ministry that men can hold) is running rampant through the church, even infecting traditionally conservative churches and denominations. It is imperative that Christian men and women who have a biblical understanding of the role of women in the church continue to teach loudly, boldly, and relentlessly against this doctrinal error.

Next, there are so many ways women can serve the body of Christ without violating Scripture that it would be impossible to list all of them. The prohibitions placed on women in ministry are comparatively infinitesimal and, therefore, faster and simpler to dispense with. In other words, it’s quicker and easier to say, “Women can serve in literally any scriptural position or function of ministry in the Body as long as they’re not instructing men in the Scriptures or holding authority over them,” than it is to list every particular ministry women can participate in without transgressing God’s word.

But sometimes our brains get stuck and we need some specific, real world examples to oil the gears and get our own thought processes moving. Especially when we hit that mental roadblock of “Ministry equals only preaching, teaching, and leadership positions. Period.” That’s not all ministry is. In fact, it’s only a tiny part of ministry. God uniquely gifts His people in a variety of ways for a variety of services. And Scripture is very clear that all members of the Body are essential regardless of the role God has called us to. Jesus was the best preacher, teacher, and leader of all eternity, and yet the pinnacle of His ministry was not a sermon, a Bible lesson, or position of leadership. The most important act of ministry Jesus ever performed was to humble Himself and to give His life for sinners. Let’s make sure we think about ministry the way Jesus thought about ministry:

…whoever would be great among you must be your servant,and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all.For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Mark 10:43b-45

Keeping that in mind, here are just a few of the ways women can freely serve God, their churches, and their neighbors without violating Scripture:

1. Pray for your church, your pastor and staff, your teachers and elders

2. Teach a women’s Bible study or Sunday School class. (Remember, teaching isn’t the only avenue of ministry, but it is one of them.)

3. Teach a children’s Sunday School or Bible class.

4. Play an instrument in your church’s music ministry.

5. Sing in the choir or on the praise team.

6. Direct a children’s choir.

7. Run the Power Point for song lyrics during the worship service

8. Learn how to run your sanctuary’s sound system and board

9. Help set up and put away chairs for services or classes

10. Be the hero who gets to church early and has the coffee ready when people arrive

11. Serve as a greeter

12. Serve on the security or parking lot duty team

13. Serve in the nursery

14. Volunteer to help out in the church office

15. Serve as a chaperone for a youth trip, fellowship, or other activity

16. Open your home to traveling pastors or missionaries who need a place to stay

17. Volunteer your home for the next church fellowship

18. Organize a potluck dinner for your church or Sunday School class

19. Take some treats up to the church office during the week to encourage the staff

20. Serve in Vacation Bible School

21. Offer to help your pastor vet new Bible study and Sunday School curricula for doctrinal soundness

22. Go on and/or help organize a short term mission trip

23. Organize meals for a new mom or a church member who’s ill

24. Help clean the church kitchen after an activity or event

25. Visit hospitalized church members

26. Visit church members who are shut-ins or in nursing homes

27. Pick up someone who needs a ride to and from church

28. Nursing home residents often have no way to attend church. Organize a way for your church to take church to the nursing home.

29. Many people have difficulty attending church because they’re caretakers for an ill or disabled loved one. Set up a rotation of church members to be sitters so the caretaker can come to church.

30. Mow the church’s grass

31. Serve on a committee

32. Volunteer your IT expertise for the church’s computer system

33. Open your home to a college student who needs a place to live

34. Open your home to a woman in a crisis pregnancy who has nowhere else to go

35. Teach cooking, homemaking, or parenting skills to the younger women of your church.

36. Start an after school tutoring program at your church where kids get help with their homework and hear the gospel.

37. Volunteer at a Christian crisis pregnancy center

38. Organize and serve at a church work day (cleaning, painting, facility maintenance)

39. Donate money, gift cards, gas cards, or hotel vouchers to your church’s benevolence fund

40. Get trained in disaster relief and serve the physical and spiritual needs of those impacted by natural disasters

41. Serve in your church’s food pantry

42. Serve in your church’s clothes closet

43. Help organize fundraisers for missions, youth camp, disaster relief, church needs, etc.

44. If your church decorates the grounds for Christmas or other special events, lend a hand

45. Start a backyard Bible club (Bible lesson, game/activity, snack) at a park, apartment complex, school, or other gathering place near your church

46. Start a women’s prayer group with sisters at church

47. Organize a “mechanic ministry” – church members who can fix and maintain the cars of your church’s widows and single moms

48. Organize a “honey-do ministry” – same idea but for repair jobs around the house

49. Disciple a younger woman one on one

50. Invite new church members over for dinner

51. Be your Sunday School class’ secretary or fellowship organizer

52. Take food baskets to church members who are in need

53. Do baptistry duty (help those being baptized with robes, towels, etc.)

54. Set up a sewing or craft ministry, making items for the elderly, disabled, newborns, the homeless, or missions. This idea is one of my favorites (don’t forget to include the gospel, verbally or in print, with your ministry project items).

55. If your church is in a high traffic area, stand out front on hot days and hand out bottled water and tracts to passers by (be safety conscious). You can also put a sticker or label on the bottle with your church’s info or a web site that gives a gospel presentation.

56. Sit and talk – but mostly listen – to the elderly people in your church. You’ll minister to them, and they’ll minister to you.

57. Serve on your church’s wedding, funeral, or special event team

58. Volunteer to care for small children of wedding or funeral attendees in your church’s nursery during the event

59. Work in your church library, or set one up

60. Organize a Parents’ Night Out so church members with young children can have a couples’ night without the expense of a babysitter

61. Babysit your pastor’s children so he and his wife can have a date night

62. Clergy appreciation month is October. Organize gifts or other demonstrations of appreciation for your pastor, minister of music, associate pastor, youth director, etc. (Make sure none of your ministers are inadvertently overlooked.)

63. Teach an ESL (English as a Second Language) class to minister to church members and others who are learning English.

64. Write letters and e-mails of encouragement to the missionaries your church supports (send care packages too!)

65. Send texts of encouragement to your Sunday School class members

66. Start a birthday card ministry. Pray for each church member as you send out his or her card. In a year, you will have prayed individually for every member of your church.

67. If you’re a health care professional, volunteer to provide basic health or dental screenings to church members in need.

68. Minister to battered women at your local shelter by listening, sharing the gospel, and caring for their material needs.

69. Instead of Toys for Tots, organize a “Bibles for Tots” drive for Christmas. Give young readers Bibles to children at local schools, the mall, or a community event as a Christmas gift from your church.

70. Research and write a book about the history of your church.

71. Help set up for the Lord’s Supper

72. Do laundry duty. Take home towels and robes after baptisms, table cloths after church dinners, costumes after the choir’s musical, etc., launder them, fold them and return them to the church.

73. Go to the grocery store and run other errands for church members unable to do these things for themselves.

74. Run your church’s web site or admin your church’s social media accounts

75. Organize an abortion clinic sidewalk ministry team from your church

As I said, there are so many ways women can biblically participate in ministering to others that there’s no way to even think of all the possibilities. But I’d love to add more ideas to this list.

That’s where you come in!

What are some ways you, women at your church, or women you know at other churches minister to others without teaching or preaching to men and without holding authority over men in the gathered body of Believers? Leave a comment and let’s see how many more ways women can minister biblically!

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Throwback Thursday ~ Six Ways Not to Forsake the Assembly

August 3, 2017April 6, 2019 Michelle Lesley

Originally published August 14, 2015

“We’ve been looking for a biblically sound church for seven years.”

“There isn’t a church that preaches sound doctrine within a 90 minute drive of our house.”

“My husband and I have given up on church.”

It was heartbreaking to read these and scores of similar comments responding to my recent article “Nine Reasons Discerning Women Are Leaving Your Church.” On the other hand, it was encouraging to hear from so many women (and even a few brave men!) whose love for Christ and fidelity to His word have moved them out of apostate churches and set them on the hunt for a body of believers which worships Him in spirit and in truth.

Even though most commenters already seemed to know this, I wanted to go back and clarify for everyone that leaving an apostate church is not the end of the story. God is quite clear in His word that we are not to abandon meeting together with other Christians for fellowship, worship, and the preaching and teaching of God’s word:

And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, NOT neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. Hebrews 10:24-25

Look around. Read the paper. Watch the news. Do “you see the Day [of Christ’s return] drawing near”? I do. God says that makes it even more important for Christians to stick together, meeting regularly to encourage each other and stir one another up to love and good works. We need each other. But how can we meet together, when it’s so hard to find a church that teaches and preaches sound doctrine?

1. Make sure you’re only leaving a church for essential reasons.
There are biblical issues and then there are issues of preference. You may not like the genre of music at your church, but is it theologically sound? Perhaps you’d prefer that your pastor wear a suit instead of jeans, but does he rightly handle God’s word?

If you’re a member of a church that is, generally speaking, doctrinally sound, you should probably stay, even if – or maybe especially if – you see some areas that seem slightly “off,” biblically. It may be that God has placed you in that church to shed some light on the situation and to be a catalyst for bringing things back in line with Scripture. Sometimes when a church member or leader bobbles a little it’s simply because they don’t know that what they’re doing conflicts with Scripture. See if you can come along side the person and help out. Remember, there was a time when you didn’t know any better, either.

2. Leave no stone unturned.
If your church is apostate and you do have to leave, you should immediately begin looking for a doctrinally sound church to join. Staying home from church for a while just makes it that much easier not to go back. Ask trusted Christian friends about their churches, look on line, drive around town, but look. Don’t give up your search until you’ve checked out every single church you can possibly get to.

Keep in mind that you may have to make some sacrifices to find a church that adheres to God’s word. It might not be very close to your house. They might meet earlier or later or be bigger or smaller than you prefer. You may have to choose a church of a different denomination than you grew up in. That’s OK. Keep looking.

3. Think outside the steeple.
It seems impossible, but some people, even in populous areas, leave no stone unturned and still can’t find a church that rightly handles God’s word. (Unfortunately, we are going to see more and more of that “as the Day draws near.”) If you absolutely cannot find a doctrinally sound established church you may need to begin meeting with other Christians outside of the established church: in homes, community centers, after work, etc.

I want to be clear that I advise this only as a last resort after exhausting every possibility of joining a biblical established church. I have known of people who withdrew from established churches because of doctrinal problems, and instead of searching for a sound, established church, decided to form a house church, which then fell into other doctrinal problems of its own. House churches can be very vulnerable to doctrinal error.

If you must meet with other believers outside of an established church, make sure whoever is pastoring the group is biblically qualified to do so, and that your home church carries out all of the components of a biblical church: Bible teaching, worship, prayer, care for members, the Lord’s Supper, baptism, and church discipline. There are many wonderful, trustworthy resources such as sermons, Bible teaching, and Bible study lessons available on line for free. Take advantage of them. You may also wish to contact your denomination’s headquarters, a reputable missions organization (such as NAMB or IMB), or a doctrinally sound church planting organization and ask about the possibility of a missionary or church planter coming to plant a new church in your area.

4. Can’t find other Christians to meet with? Make them.
I say that somewhat jokingly. Of course you should not evangelize for the sole purpose of having other Christians to meet with. You should already be sharing the gospel with others simply because you are a Christian. Every Christian, regardless of her own church situation, is called to take the good news of Christ to those around her. However, whereas you might previously have shared the gospel with someone and then invited her to church with you, now you might invite her to your home church.

5. Move.
Yep, it’s a pretty radical idea, but we still have the freedom in the U.S. to move to any area of the country we want. If you absolutely cannot find a way to meet together with other Christians, you might want to prayerfully consider moving somewhere else. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and obeying Scripture is worth any sacrifice. Yes, it’s that important.

6. Pray.
God’s word says we’re not to forsake meeting together with our brothers and sisters in Christ. God wants you to obey His word. If you want to obey His word and you ask Him to make a way for you to do that, He will answer that prayer. It might not be in the way you’re hoping or expecting, but He will provide a way for you to obey Him.

God wants you to be in fellowship with other believers. I know it can be hard to find a biblical church, but where there’s a will, there’s a way. God’s will. God’s way. It’s my prayer that each of you reading this will find that biblical place of worship, fellowship, and teaching so that each time you get ready for assembly you can say with David:

I was glad when they said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the Lord!”
Psalm 122:1

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You Don’t Need the Internet, You Need a Pastor

July 28, 2017August 24, 2021 Michelle Lesley

“Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook Can Fill the Role Played by Churches,” declared recent headlines.

It should come as no surprise to us that Mark could reach such a conclusion. He sees people’s innate desire for community. He’s a decent guy (by the world’s standards) and wants to give something back. He sees his profession as a way to do that. It makes sense if you look at things from his perspective.

To Mark, church is merely a gathering of people for social interaction and encouragement. Like a coffee klatch. Or a support group. But the thing is, Mark isn’t a believer. His mind hasn’t been transformed by Christ to a biblical way of thinking, so it’s understandable that he doesn’t get it.

What should shock us is that, long before Mark’s thoughts on church popped up in our news feeds, people who identify as Christians were saying the same thing. Or at least acting like it.

I don’t need to join a church. I can just watch sermons online.

I’ve been hurt by a church, so I’m done with it altogether. I’ll just hang out in my Christian Facebook group instead.

I like my online friends way better than the people at the churches around here.

It seems like a lot of Christians -who should be thinking biblically – don’t get it either.

Sure, there are times of illness, tragedy, work, being out of town, and other circumstances that can temporarily prevent us from being with our church family. In those cases, social media and the internet are a godsend that can keep us connected, in a minimal way, to the body of Christ. But, in much the same way that it would be unhealthy to replace every meal with a Snickers bar simply because you don’t want to make the effort to cook, choosing a steady diet of internet “church” when there’s a spiritually healthy meal available is a sure fire way to deteriorate into a diseased, malnourished Christian.

There are lots of reasons why being a faithful, active member of a local church isn’t optional for Christians, but now it seems necessary to also explain that the internet isn’t your local church. It can’t be. There’s just too much missing: church ordinances, practicing the “one anothers”, serving in church ministries, making sacrifices for others, church discipline, ecclesiastical structure and authority, and…you know…actual face to face interaction with other humanoids. There’s far more to church than hearing a good sermon and the occasional carefully-edited chat with other Christians.

And perhaps one of the most important things that’s missing at First Church of the Interwebs is a pastor.

Not a preacher. A pastor. Your pastor.

You need a pastor – a man who labors in prayer over the sheep God has entrusted to him, who nurtures and serves those under his care, whose heart so beats with the Body that he knows whether they need encouragement, rebuke, comfort, training, or guidance, and lovingly provides it.

A blogger isn’t going to come to your house and comfort you at 3:00 a.m. when your spouse has just passed away.

A Facebook group can’t possibly grasp all the nuances of the situation with your prodigal child and provide correct biblical counsel on how to deal with it.

A sermon web site isn’t led by the Holy Spirit to choose the sermon you need to hear. You choose what you want to hear.

Even the most doctrinally sound preacher on the web can’t marry you, bury you, baptize you, or administer the Lord’s Supper to you.

Your Twitter friends won’t visit the hospital and pray with you before surgery.

Your favorite Christian podcaster can’t look you in the eye and know when something’s wrong or that you need help.

And even if they could, it’s not their place.

You see, when you have real, serious spiritual needs, reaching out to a blogger, internet pastor, or other online personality to fill those needs doesn’t work right and could even be harmful to your situation, because you’re asking us to step in where we don’t belong. To usurp the place God has reserved for the man He has called to shepherd you.

God didn’t ordain the office of blogger. He didn’t breathe out Scripture to train and encourage podcasters. And there aren’t any biblical qualifications for social media groups.

God created pastors.

God created pastors because He thought that was the best way for Christians to be cared for until Christ returns to take us home. And if God thought that was the best way, isn’t any other way we come up with going to be less than what’s best for us? Who are we to second guess the God of the universe and try to replace His plan with one of our own making?

Yes, there are wolves out there masquerading as shepherds, and it can be hard to find a doctrinally sound church and pastor. That doesn’t mean you give up and settle for something that’s not biblical. As far as it’s within your ability, you search, you pray, you make sacrifices, maybe you even pack up and move, but you find a reasonably healthy church with a pastor you can submit to, and you plug in. That’s what people did before there was an internet, you know.

Nobody on the internet can take the place of a living, breathing, boots on the ground pastor and church family, so stop trying to replace them with people you’ll likely never meet, who don’t love you as much, can’t care for you, and aren’t as invested in you as those God has ordained to fill that need in your heart and life.

You don’t need the internet. You need a pastor.

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Throwback Thursday ~ Prideful and Prejudiced: Racism, Diversity, and Southern Baptists

June 15, 2017June 12, 2017 Michelle Lesley

Originally published April 1, 2016

Racism. The word practically emits the hum of electrical voltage. No decent person wants to be accused of being a racist, and no one wants to be mistreated on the basis of race. If there’s a more powerful word in the American vernacular right now, I’m not sure what it is.

Racism isn’t something I normally think about or have to deal with on a daily basis even though it would seem to be swirling all around me here in the Deep South. I’m white. The majority of my friends are white. Either I don’t know anyone who’s racist or those who are racist are wise enough, polite enough, or ashamed enough to keep it to themselves. But despite the fact that I don’t have much one on one experience with it, race is an issue that gets a lot of attention, and the main place I’m encountering racial issues of late is in my denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention.

Whether you see it as “too little, too late,” or “it’s about time,” the upper echelons of the SBC have been talking a good game (and, in many instances, making progress) about diversity for the last couple of decades. It started in 1995 with the Resolution On Racial Reconciliation, in which the SBC confessed, apologized for, and sought forgiveness for past involvement with and support of slavery, racism, segregation, and other civil rights issues. Next came the task force that studied changing the name of the SBC to “Great Commission Baptists” due to the negative perceptions and racial implications of the word “Southern.” This was followed by the election of Fred Luter, the first black president of the Southern Baptist Convention.

Fast forward to 2016. So far this year, three well-known pastors have declared their candidacy for president of the SBC, and each has indicated that diversity is an issue he will give attention to.

J.D. Greear: “I want to see minority leaders take places of real prominence in the SBC, such that diversity might become a hallmark of our denomination.”

Steve Gaines: At Bellevue, we don’t just talk about racial reconciliation – we actually experience it and live in it as a reality. It works in our church because we focus on Jesus-centered racial reconciliation.

David Crosby (who will be nominated by Fred Luter): I hope to make [diversity] a matter of consideration from the very first as we seek to structure in the present for a future gospel strategy that is ever wider in its reach.

OK, great. More people of diverse racial backgrounds appointed to executive offices in the SBC. More books and resources about diversity. More seminars, conferences, panel discussions, and breakout sessions about race. Super. All of those things are wonderful and well intentioned, and will hopefully have some sort of positive impact at the administrative level.

But I really don’t think it’s going to make much of a dent in the actual problem.

I have a friend whose seminary graduate husband has been searching for a senior pastor position in an SBC church for about a year now. He’s a great guy who loves God’s people and rightly handles God’s word. And he’s been turned down by church after church. Why? I’m sure the churches who have rejected him would list a variety of factors, but one of the reasons is that he’s black and his wife is white.

Several years ago, my husband was on staff at an SBC church that was located across the street from a lower income housing project inhabited mostly by black, single parent families. The vast majority of our members were retired and I was a stay at home mom. We had a lot of people with a lot of free time on their hands. I suggested we start an after school tutoring program for the kids who lived in the housing project to minister to and reach out to our neighbors. The idea was quickly dismissed by a vocal few because “we don’t want those people in our church.”

That’s where real racism lives in the SBC, not at the national, upper management level, but in the hearts of some of our individual church members.

Church members who excuse their sin by saying, “Well, that’s just the way I was raised,” or “I’m too old to change.”

Deacons, elders, and search committees who – instead of dealing with sin in the camp – make provision for the flesh of their churches by quietly pushing aside the resumes of minority pastors because they don’t want to deal with the hassle of racist congregants making a stink or risk losing the money they contribute.

Churches who sell their buildings and move to a whiter part of town when the surrounding neighborhood “goes black.”

Christians whose offerings go around the world to share the gospel with people of all colors but who won’t go across the sanctuary to share a pew with people of another race.

Racism is an issue of the heart. It’s sin.

And sin can’t be solved by appointments based on skin color or some sort of “trickle down” diversity. It can only be solved by individuals repenting before a holy God, receiving His forgiveness, and growing in Christlikeness.

God’s way in the body of Christ is not “top down,” with administrators creating programs, holding meetings and conferences, and strategically moving people into various positions like pawns on a chess board. God’s way is “bottom up,” with local pastors preaching the truth of God’s word to their people and calling them to repent. It begins with Christ working in people’s hearts, one by one, convicting them of their arrogance and self-righteousness, their pride and their prejudice, their failure to see others through God’s eyes, and their failure to love one another the way God has commanded.

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The solution to racism and diversity in the SBC?
It’s right there in black and white.

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Reader Recommended Churches

May 23, 2017February 22, 2026 Michelle Lesley

One of the great joys of this ministry is helping people find doctrinally sound churches to get plugged into. An awesome resource for finding good churches is my readers, especially my social media and blog followers, whose recommendations I continue to add on to the list below.

Though there are many Reformed/Calvinistic churches on this list, please be aware that there are also many churches listed which are not. This is a list of churches which have been recommended as doctrinally sound, not strictly churches which are Reformed/Calvinistic. (My own church, which is not Reformed, is listed below.)

If you’re looking for a church in a certain area,
scroll down to the list.

Also, be sure to check out the
church search engines and other resources
at the Searching for a new church? tab
in the blue menu bar at the top of this page.

Please read ALL of the information in this section before recommending a church. Recommendations which do not meet these requirements will not be accepted.

If you’ve got a personal connection to a doctrinally sound church and would like to publicly recommend it, you can do so in the comments section of this article. Please include the website of the church you’re recommending. (Churches submitted without websites will not be considered for inclusion on the list.)

Before recommending a church, please make sure it meets all of the parameters listed below, and please check the list of churches to make sure the church you’re recommending isn’t already on the list.

Due to doctrinal issues, at this time I am not accepting recommendations for:

Continuationist churches
United Methodist Churches
Calvary Chapel churches (continuationist)
Christian and Missionary Alliance (CMA) churches (continuationist, egalitarian, social justice)
Any church that believes/teaches entire sanctification/sinless perfection
Any church that believes/teaches a genuinely regenerated Christian can lose or forfeit his salvation
Churches that consider Calvinism/Reformed theology to be false teaching
KJV Only churches (Churches which consider the King James Version to be the only acceptable and/or inspired translation of the Bible. Churches which merely prefer using the KJV are fine.)
Any church that uses music from Bethel, Jesus Culture, Hillsong, Elevation, Maverick City, anyone connected with these groups (such as Phil Wickham), Catholics, non-Christians, or any other contemporary musician who isn’t doctrinally sound.
Any church that uses or recommends books and materials from false teachers. This includes churches recommending, affiliated with, or financially supporting The Gospel Coalition, CRU, or any other parachurch organization which platforms false teachers, and/or is egalitarian, woke, compromises on the Bible’s teaching on gender/sexuality, etc.
Any church that violates Scripture’s teaching on the role of women in the church (1 Timothy 2:11-3:7). This includes, but is not necessarily limited to: churches with a female bearing the title of “pastor” (of anything) or “elder,” churches which allow women to function in pastoral roles without the title of pastor / elder (for example: female ministers of music / worship leaders; discipleship “facilitators” or “directors” who essentially function as elders / associate pastors, and so on), churches which allow women to preach to, hold unbiblical authority over, or instruct men or co-ed groups in the Scriptures (for example: teaching / co-teaching co-ed adult Sunday School / Bible study classes or home / small groups).
Any church that does not have a detailed statement of faith (“What we believe,” “Doctrinal statement,” etc.) or link to such,
Any church that does not have the pastor’s name (and pastoral staff / elders, if any) listed on its website. (I don’t list churches which are currently without a pastor. You’re welcome to submit your church once you get a new pastor.)
Any church that does not have a website (a social media page alone is not enough).

Thank you for recommending your church!

See a church that shouldn’t be on the list?

Please keep in mind that this list has been in existence since 2017. Unfortunately, a few of the churches listed below may have taken an unbiblical turn since that time. If you see a church listed that you know for a fact isn’t doctrinally sound, please email me or post a comment to let me know, and provide specific evidence.

Examples of “isn’t doctrinally sound” include, but are not limited to: holding/practicing an unbiblical view of homosexuality, allowing women to serve as pastors, elders, or other positions of teaching/holding authority over men, a pattern of using Bible study materials authored by false teachers, a pattern of using music from heretical sources, New Apostolic Reformation/prosperity gospel false doctrine, Critical Race Theory, social justice tendencies/teachings, significant and ongoing ungodly behavior by the pastor or church members, etc.

*A few of the churches on the list have deaconesses / female deacons. There is biblical support for this position (please click here for more information) in some cases, and this does not necessarily mean the church is doctrinally unsound or feminist. If you have questions or concerns, please contact the church directly to discuss this with the pastor.

DISCLAIMER: I cannot personally vouch for the theology of any of the churches recommended nor the people who recommended them. Please use this list only as a suggestion of churches to check out using biblical wisdom and discernment. (Concerns about deaconesses/female deacons? See * above.)

Churches outside the United States are toward the end of this list. Click on the name of the church for the church’s web site.

United States

Alabama

Birmingham- Glen Iris Baptist Church

Clanton- Peach City Fellowship

Clay- Mt. Calvary Presbyterian Church

Dothan-
Logos Baptist Church
Westgate Baptist Church

Florence-
Emmanuel Baptist church
Ransomed Community Church

Fort Payne- Grace Presbyterian Church

Hueytown- Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church

Huntsville-
Grace Community Church
West Huntsville Baptist Church

Mobile-
Christ Fellowship
Crawford Baptist Church

Muscle Shoals- Grace Life Church of the Shoals

Ozark- Reformation Church

Remlap- Providence Reformed Baptist Church

Talladega-
Faith Worship Center
First Baptist Church

Tanner- Belmor Baptist Church

Troy-
Bush Baptist Church
First Presbyterian Church
Grace Bible Church
Troy Church

West Blocton- Camp Branch Baptist Church

Alaska

Anchorage-
Anchorage Grace Church
Church in the Wildwood

Chugiak- Peters Creek Baptist Church

Homer- Homer Reformed Baptist Church

Kenai- Calvary Baptist Church

Arizona

Casa Grande- Providence Reformed Baptist Church (Gabriel Hughes, pastor)

Chandler-
Apologia Church (James White, Jeff Durbin, pastors)
Shepherd’s House Bible Church (Costi Hinn, pastor)

Gilbert-
Redeemer Bible Church
San Tan Bible Church
Southeast Valley Bible Church

Goodyear- Redeeming Grace Church

Overgaard- First Southern Baptist Church

Peoria-
Fellowship of Grace Church
King’s Church

Phoenix-
Desert Hills Bible Church
Northwest Community Church
Phoenix Reformed Baptist Church

Sierra Vista- Sierra Vista Baptist Church

Tucson- Christ’s Church of Tucson

Arkansas

Beebe- The Bible Church of Beebe

Benton- Gravel Hill Baptist Church

Bryant- First Southern Baptist Church

Cabot- Bible Church of Cabot

Conway-
Conway Missionary Baptist Church
Grace Bible Church

Fort Smith- Oak Cliff Baptist Church

Greenwood- First Baptist Church of Jenny Lind

Heber Springs- Little Red River Bible Church

Jonesboro- Central Baptist Church

Little Rock-
Central Hope Church
Midtown Baptist Church
The Bible Church of Little Rock

Marshall- Marshall First Baptist Church

Nashville- Maranatha Baptist Church

Perryville- Perryville Second Baptist Church

Rogers- Trinity Grace Church

Springdale- Fellowship Bible Church

Russellville- CrossLife Church

Van Buren- Lee Creek Baptist Church

Witcherville- Fellowship Baptist Church

California

Alhambra- Mandarin Baptist Church of Los Angeles

Aliso Viejo- Compass Bible Church

Anaheim Hills- Kindred Community Church

Apple Valley- The Community Church at Jess Ranch

Aptos- Santa Cruz Baptist Church

Arcadia- Arcadia Bible Church

Arroyo Grande- Berean Bible Church

Bakersfield-
Grace Bible Church of Bakersfield
Sovereign Grace Church

Brawley- Western Avenue Baptist Church

Burlingame- Grace Church of the Bay Area

Camarillo- Pleasant Valley Bible Church

Carlsbad- Redemption Church North County

Castaic- Lake Hills Community Church

Clovis- Trinity Community Church

Costa Mesa- Mission Bible Church

Cupertino- Creekside Bible Church

Duarte- Berean Bible Church

El Cajon- Faith Community Bible Church

El Monte- Chinese Congregational Church

Fontana- Summit Bible Church

Glendale- Lighthouse Bible Church Los Angeles

Huntington Beach- Compass Bible Church

Inglewood- Fairview Heights Baptist Church

Irvine- Irvine Community Church

Kingsburg- Grace Church of the Valley

La Canada- La Canada Korean Church

Lakeport- Clear Lake Baptist Church

Long Beach- Pillar Bible Church

Menifee-
Faith Bible Church
Menifee Hills Bible Church
Valley Christian Fellowship

Mission Viejo-
Resonate Church
Reverence Bible Church

Modesto- Grace Baptist Fellowship

Morgan Hill- Trinity Bible Church

Murrieta- Faith Bible Church

Newhall- Placerita Bible Church

Oxnard- Faith Community Church

Pasadena-
Emmaus Community Church
Redeemer Bible Church
Trinity Baptist Church

Rancho Cucamonga- Grace Rancho

Redding/Palo Cedro- Cow Creek Community Church

Ridgecrest- Cornerstone Bible Church

Ripon- Christ Community Church

Riverside-
Cornerstone Fellowship Bible Church
Reformed Baptist Church of Riverside
Refuge Bible Fellowship

Sacramento- Immanuel Baptist Church

San Diego-
Barabbas Road Church
Doxa Church
Pacific Hope Church

San Gabriel- San Gabriel Community Church

Santa Clarita- Santa Clarita Baptist Church

Santa Maria- First Baptist Church

Santa Rosa- Christian Family Fellowship

Shingle Springs- Gold Country Baptist Church

Sierra Madre- CrossLife Community Church

Sun Valley- Grace Community Church (John MacArthur, pastor)

Trabuco Canyon- Trabuco Canyon Community Church

Tustin-
Compass Bible Church
Mission Bible Church

Upland- Foothill Bible Church

Waterford- First Southern Baptist Church

West Covina- Christ Community Church

Whittier- Disciple Church

Willits- Agape Bible Church

Vallejo- Community Bible Church

Victorville- God’s Grace Reformed Church

Visalia- Abounding Grace Church

Yankee Hill- Calvary Concow

Colorado

Austin- Surface Creek Community Church

Centennial- Southside Bible Church

Colorado Springs-
Austin Bluffs Evangelical Free Church
Mesa Hills Bible Church

Denver- Providence Orthodox Presbyterian Church

Fort Collins- The Town Church

Golden- Chapel in the Hills

Grand Junction- Heritage Church

Greely- Grace Church

Highlands Ranch- New City Church

Mancos- Summit Lake Community Church

Morrison- Red Rocks Baptist

Parker- Parker Bible Church

Pueblo- Pueblo West Baptist Church

Wheat Ridge- Newland Church

Cape Coral- Grace Baptist Church (Tom Ascol, Pastor)

Chuluota- Cornerstone Baptist Church

Clearwater- Lakeside Community Chapel

Coconut Creek- Emmanuel Baptist Church

Destin- Cornerstone Presbyterian Church

Fernandina Beach- Christ Presbyterian Church

Gainesville- The Chapel of Gainesville

Glen Saint Mary- Glen Baptist Church

Hialeah- Miami Bible Church

Lithia- Crossroads Baptist Church

Jacksonville-
Grace Community Church
Paradise Church
Sovereign Grace Baptist Church
Sovereign Grace Family Church (Keith Foskey, Pastor)

Jupiter-
Beacon Baptist Church
Grace Immanuel Bible Church

Lecanto- Providence Baptist Church

Melbourne- Harbor City Baptist Church

Miami- New Testament Baptist Church

Ocala- Olivet Baptist Church

Orange Park-
Community Bible Church of Orange Park

Orlando-
Lake Nona Presbyterian Church
Liberty Church
Orlando Bible Church

Ormond Beach- Riverbend Community Church

Palm Harbor- Grace Community Church

Panama City- Covenant Presbyterian Church

Pensacola- McIlwain Presbyterian Church

Plant City- Reformation Church

Sanford- Saint Andrew’s Chapel

Sarasota- Bethel Community Church

Seminole- Christ The King Presbyterian Church

St. Augustine- Christ Reformed Community Church

Steinhatchee- Fellowship Baptist Church

Tallahassee-
Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church
Grace Church of Tallahassee

Tampa-
Christ Central Presbyterian Church
The Church at Tampa
Grace Bible Church / Grace Bible Deaf Church
The Grove Bible Chapel

West Palm Beach- Redeeming Grace Church

Weston- First Baptist Church

Winter Garden- Calvary Baptist Church

Winter Park- Redeemer Bible Fellowship

Georgia

Athens-
Green Acres Baptist Church
North Avenue Church

Atlanta-
Berean Bible Baptist Church
Christ Covenant

Canton-
Canton Bible Church
Cherokee Presbyterian Church

Dacula- Harbins Community Baptist Church

Douglas- Carver Baptist Church

Douglasville-
Arbor Heights Bible Church
Grace Presbyterian Church
Prays Mill Baptist Church

Dublin- Jefferson Street Baptist Church

Duluth- Providence Church

Fayetteville-
Fayetteville First Baptist Church
Heritage Reformed Baptist Church

Lilburn-
Cornerstone Bible Church
Killian Hill Baptist Church

Macon- North Macon Presbyterian Church

Madison- Remembrance Community Church

Marietta- Grace Community Church

Oxford-
Church at Haynes Creek
CrossPointe Church

Palmetto- Ramah Baptist Church

Peachtree Corners- Peachtree Corners Presbyterian Church

Powder Springs- Midway Presbyterian Church

Rincon- Centerpoint Community Church

Rockmart- Victory Baptist Church

Sandy Springs- Mount Vernon Baptist Church

Sharpsburg- Faith Bible Church

Smyrna- Smyrna Presbyterian Church

Tucker- Atlanta Reformation Fellowship

Villa Rica- New Georgia Baptist Church

Watkinsville- Treasuring Christ Church

Woodstock- Faith Community Church

Hawaii

Haleiwa-Sunset Beach Christian Church

Honolulu- Hawai’i Kai Church

Kapolei- Makakilo Bible Church

Mililani- Island Grace Church

Idaho

Boise- The Well

Burley- Calvary Baptist Church

Driggs- Teton Valley Bible Church

Kootenai- Kootenai Community Church (Jim Osman, pastor. Justin Peters’ former church.)

Meridian-
Ambassador Bible Fellowship
Compass Bible Church
Faith Community Bible Church
Meridian First Baptist Church

Nampa-
Kindred Bible Church
New Hope Baptist Church

Illinois

Alton- Heartland Baptist Church

Arlington Heights- First Baptist Church

Ashton- Ashton Bible Church

Carlock- East White Oak Bible Church

Chicago- Garfield Ridge Baptist Church

Frankfort- Peace Community Church

Freeport- Park Hills Evangelical Free Church

Joliet- New Covenant Community Church

Lansing- Lansing Bible Church

Mackinaw- New Castle Bible Church

Mahomet- Church of the Cross

Matteson- Hope Reformed Baptist Church

Mattoon- Providence Church

Momence- Momence OPC Presbyterian Church

Mt. Vernon- Second Baptist Church

New Lenox- Cornerstone Church of LincolnWay

Norridge- Maranatha Bible Church

Oak Forest- Grace Fellowship Church

Paxton- The Upper Room Bible Church

Peoria- Bethany Baptist Church

Princeton- Princeton Bible Church

Rockford- Calvary Baptist Church

Sparta- Calvary Church

Springfield- Southern View Chapel

Washington-
Bethany Community Church
First Baptist Church

West Chicago- West Chicago Bible Church

Zion- Lakeview Church

Indiana

Anderson- Grace Bible Fellowship

Avon- Harvest Bible Chapel

Brownsburg- Bible Church of Brownsburg

Evansville- Evansville Bible Church

Fort Wayne- Emmanuel (Soest) Lutheran Church

Greenfield- Hancock Reformed Baptist Church

Indianapolis- Cruciform Bible Church

Lanesville- Harrison Hills Baptist Church

Mishawaka- River Valley Church

Paoli- First Baptist Church

Roselawn- First Baptist Church

Shelbyville- Blue Ridge Christian Union Church

Sheridan- Christ Covenant OPC

Valparaiso- Faith Evangelical Bible Church

Westfield- Cornerstone Bible Church

Iowa

Ankeny- Grace Life Church of Greater Des Moines

Cedar Rapids- Stonebridge Church

Martensdale- Martensdale Community Church

Orange City- Cornerstone Baptist Church

West Des Moines- Redeemer Baptist Church

Kansas

Douglass- Cumberland Bible Church

El Dorado- Vine Community Church

Emporia- Flint Hills Bible Church

Hutchinson- Grace Bible Church

Junction City- First Southern Baptist Church

Kansas City- Mission Road Baptist Church

Liberal- Redeemer Bible Church

McPherson- Cornerstone Bible Church

Meade- Countryside Bible Church

Olathe- New Hope Presbyterian Church

Overland Park- Countryside Church

Wichita-
Cornerstone Bible Church
Heartland Community Church
The Bridge Church

Kentucky

Bowling Green- Grace Community Church

Campbellsville- Friendship Baptist Church

Frankfort- Buck Run Baptist Church

Lexington-
Porter Memorial Baptist Church
Todds Road Grace Church

Louisville- Anchor Bible Church

Mt. Sterling- Living Water Church

Murray- Redeemer Community Church

Louisiana

Baker- Reformation Church

Baton Rouge-
Central Bible Church
Christ Covenant Church
Providence Baptist Church
Trinity Baptist Church
Woodlawn Baptist Church

Denham Springs- Grace Covenant Church

DeRidder- DeRidder Presbyterian Church

Duson- Christ Church

Franklinton- Richardson Baptist Church

Gonzales- First Baptist Church

Keithville- Redeemer Community Church

Livingston- First Baptist Church

Opelousas-
First Baptist Church

Prairieville- River Community Church

Shreveport-
Grace Baptist Church
Trinity Baptist Church

Maine

Ellsworth- Faith Community Fellowship

Hancock- Hancock Eastside Baptist Church

Limington- East Limington Baptist Church

Portland- Redeeming Grace Fellowship

Standish- Living Stone Community Church

Topsham- Cornerstone Baptist Church

Windham- Windham Baptist Church

Maryland

Baltimore- Baltimore Bible Church

Bowie- Belcroft Bible Church

Columbia- Hope Bible Church

Hollywood- Truth Bible Church

Millersville- Anchor Baptist Church

Oakland- Grace Reformed Church

Massachusetts

Burlington- Church of the Open Bible

Chelmsford- The Shepherd’s Church

West Boylston- Bethlehem Bible Church

Westport- Calvary Bible Church

Weymouth- First Baptist Church

Michigan

Ann Arbor- Fellowship Bible Church

Battle Creek- Faith Baptist Church

Calcedonia Township-Whitneyville Bible Church

Comstock Park- Maranatha Bible Church

Dansville- Dansville Baptist Church

Dearborn- Warrendale Community Church

East Lansing- University Reformed Church

Eaton Rapids- First Baptist Church

Farmington Hills- Oakland Hills Community Church

Grand Rapids-
Grace Immanuel Reformed Baptist Church
Trinity Baptist Church

Hamburg- Hiawatha Bible Church

Hudsonville-
Grace Community Church
Trinity Protestant Reformed Church

Livonia-
Bell Creek Community Church
Berean Baptist Church

Mt. Morris- Mt. Morris Community Church

Niles- Redeemer Church

Plymouth- Solid Rock Bible Church

Rochester- First Baptist Church

Roseville- Cornerstone Baptist Church

Southfield- Highland Park Baptist

Three Rivers- Verse by Verse Church

Trenton- Community Bible Church

Waterford-
Grace Baptist Church
Oakbrooke Bible Church
Redeemer Church

Westland- Harvest Bible Church

Ypsilanti- Calvary Baptist Church

Minnesota

Akeley- White Oak Bible Church

Burnsville- Berean Baptist Church

Crosby- Lifespring Church

Oslo- Kongsvinger Lutheran Church

Plymouth- Anchor Bible Church

Rochester-
Calvary Baptist Church
Northbridge Church

Saint Paul-
Beacon of Hope
Faith Bible Church Twin Cities

St. Louis Park- Gospel of Grace Fellowship

Mississippi

Brandon- Grace Baptist Church at Castlewoods

Gulfport- Bayou View Baptist Church

Hernando- Oak Grove Baptist Church

Jackson- Grace Community Church

Lakeshore- Lakeshore Baptist Church

Meridian- Northpointe Presbyterian Church

Olive Branch- Grace Bible Church

Summit- Berean Community Church

Missouri

Branson- Branson Bible Church

Branson West- Reformed Bible Church

Jackson- Grace Baptist Church

Kansas City- Faith Community Church

Lee’s Summit- Summit Woods Baptist Church

Liberty- Liberty Baptist Church

Nixa- First Baptist Church

Rogersville- The Summit Church

Rolla- Grace Bible Church

Sedalia- Bethany Baptist Church

Springfield-
South Creek Church

St. Louis-
Christ Fellowship Bible Church
Forest Park Bible Church
South County Bible Church

Wildwood- New Community Church

Montana

Billings-
Cornerstone Community Church
Valley Bible Church

Bozeman- Grace Bible Church

Ekalaka- Ekalaka Bible Church

Frenchtown- Frenchtown Community Church

Great Falls- Emmanuel Bible Church

Helena-
Calvary Baptist Church
Reformed Baptist Church

Kalispell- Central Bible Church

Lewistown- First Baptist Church

Missoula- Sovereign Hope Church

Nebraska

Gretna- Providence Bible Church

Henderson- Crossroads Bible Fellowship

Lincoln-
Heartland Bible Church
Indian Hills Community Church

Omaha- Omaha Bible Church

Papillion- Grace Baptist Church

Nevada

Carson City- Fellowship Bible Church

Las Vegas- Trinity Reformed Church

Minden- Grace Community Church

Reno- Community Bible Church

New Hampshire

Gilmanton Iron Works- Harvest Bible Church

New Jersey

Corbin City- Corbin City Baptist Church

East Millstone- Calvary Community

Hamilton Square- Faith Baptist Church

Matawan- First Baptist Church

North Brunswick- Christian Fellowship Church

Ocean City- Ocean City Baptist Church

Trenton- Fellowship Capital City

Wayne- Bread of Life Fellowship

New Mexico

Albuquerque-
Desert Springs Church
Sovereign Grace Baptist Church
–SGBC also maintains a directory of like-minded churches throughout NM.

Roswell- First Baptist Church

Santa Fe- Gospel Life Community Church

New York

Coram- Hope Reformed Baptist Church

Dansville- Grace Baptist Church

Elmira- Elmira Christian Center

New York City- Providence Baptist Church

Rhinebeck- Grace Bible Fellowship

Ridge- Missio Church

Salt Point- Netherwood Baptist Church

Woodside- Woodside Community Church

North Carolina

Clayton- Southside Church

Charlotte-
Fairbluff Bible Chapel (Per the recommender: Most of the women practice head covering.)
Prosperity Presbyterian Church
Sovereign Grace Presbyterian Church

Creedmoor- Promised Land Community Church

Concord- Southside Baptist Church

Fayetteville-
Church of the Open Door
Veritas Church

Fuquay Varina- Redeemer Community Church

Greensboro-
Ebenezer Lutheran Church
Westover Church

Harrisburg- Grace Church

Indian Trail- Grace Fellowship Church

Jacksonville- Pillar Church

Matthews- Christ Covenant Church (Kevin DeYoung, pastor)

Mills River- Calvary Fellowship

New Bern- Berean Community Church

North Wilkesboro- Word of Grace Baptist Church

Pittsboro- Grace Hill Church

Raleigh-
Capital Community Church
Friendship Baptist Church

Selma- Thanksgiving Baptist Church

Waxhaw- Rehobeth Presbyterian Church

Wilmington- Eastwood Community Church

Winston-Salem-
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Tapestry Church
Twin City Bible Church

North Dakota

Fargo- Community Baptist Church

Minot-
Christ Reformed Church
Harvest Reformed Church

Ohio

Ashland- Little Flock Fellowship Church

Beavercreek- Grace Covenant Church

Beloit- The Community Bible Church

Canton- Faith Bible Church

Chillicothe- Chillicothe Baptist Church

Cincinnati-
Faith Bible Church
Truth Community Church (Don Green, pastor)

Columbus-
Calvary Bible Church
Maranatha Baptist Church

Coshocton- Calvary Baptist Church

Englewood- Englewood Church of Grace and Truth

Greenwich- The Ripley Church

Harrison- NewSong Church

Liberty Township- Liberty Heights Church

Loveland- New Hope Baptist Church

Middletown- University Baptist Church

Mt. Orab- First Baptist Church

North Ridgeville- Cornerstone Bible Fellowship

Olmstead Falls- Olmstead Falls Bible Church

Ontario- Westwood Alliance Church

Parma- Cornerstone Church

Peoria-
Bethany Baptist Church
Fellowship Bible Church

Sandusky- Firelands Grace, OPC

Sylvania- Bethany Community Fellowship

West Liberty- Grace Chapel

Wilmington- Wilmington Reformed Fellowship

Winchester- Grace Bible Church

Xenia- Cornerstone Bible Church

Oklahoma

Ada- Sovereign Grace Bible Church

Broken Arrow-
Arrow Heights Baptist Church
Grace Community Church (Susan Heck’s church)

Chattanooga- First Baptist Church

Harrah- Fellowship Bible Church

Jenks- Jenks Bible Church

Mustang- First Baptist Church

Oklahoma City- Mission Bible Church

Owasso- Bible Church of Owasso

Tulsa-
Christ Reformed Church
Grace Bible Church
Grace Community Church

Oregon

Albany/Tangent- Grace Bible Fellowship

Beaverton-
Beaverton Grace Bible Church
Southwest Bible Church
Southwest Hills Baptist Church

Bend- Grace Reformed Presbyterian Church

Enterprise- First Baptist Church

Hermiston- Victory Baptist Church

Hood River- Faith Bible Church

Klamath Falls- Immanuel Baptist Church

Lebanon- Cornerstone Bible Church

Medford- Redeemer Bible Fellowship

Mt. Angel- Mount Angel Bible Church

Oswego- Lake Bible Church

Portland-
Bethany Baptist Church
Hinson Baptist Church
Sauvie Island Community Church

Salem- Sunnyslope Christian Reformed Church

Tangent- Grace Bible Fellowship

Pennsylvania

Ambler- Cornerstone Presbyterian Church

Annville- GraceLife Church

Brogue- Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Carnegie- Bible Baptist Church

Chicora– St. John’s Reformed Church

Clearfield- First Baptist Church

Downington- East Brandywine Baptist Church

Harrisburg- Grace Bible Fellowship Church

Harrison City- New Life Presbyterian Church

Larksville- High Point Baptist Church

Lebanon- Lebanon Bible Fellowship Church

Mohnton- CrossWay Church

Telford- Reformed Baptist Church of Franconia

Transfer- Lakeside Evangelical Congregational Church

Uwchland- Windsor Baptist Church

Wrightsville- Calvary Bible Church

Rhode Island

Bristol- Mount Hope Church

North Providence- Grace Community Baptist Church

South Carolina

Beaufort- Community Bible Church

Charleston- Grace on the Ashley Baptist Church

(West) Columbia- Covenant Baptist Church

Gilbert- Grace Central Church

Greenville- Faith Free Presbyterian Church

John’s Island- New Life Fellowship

Lexington- Grace Bible Church

Mount Pleasant- Christ Church Presbyterian

Myrtle Beach- Calvary Bible Church

Rock Hill- Grace Covenant Church

Simpsonville-
Temple Baptist Church
Woodruff Road Presbyterian Church

Spartanburg- Trinity Presbyterian Church

South Dakota

Canton- Solid Rock Bible Church

Chamberlain- St. Olaf Lutheran Church

Hartford- Central Valley Community Church

Sioux Falls- First Evangelical Free Church

Spearfish- Faith Bible Church

Tennessee

Arlington- Macon Road Baptist Church

Athens- North Athens Baptist Church

Bartlett- Redemption Community Church

Brentwood- Stonebridge Bible Church

Bristol- Liberty Baptist Church

Chapel Hill- Smyrna Baptist Church

Clarksville- Pathway Presbyterian Church

Cookeville- Midway Baptist Church

Eads- Crossroads Baptist Church

Greeneville- Meadow Creek Presbyterian Church

Jackson- Pleasant Plains Baptist Church

Jefferson City- Mill Springs Baptist Church

Joelton- Calvary Bible Church

Johnson City-
Grace Gospel Church
North Johnson City Baptist Church

Kingsport- Bridwell Heights Presbyterian Church

Knoxville-
His People Church
Hope Church

Lawrenceburg- New Prospect Baptist Church

Lebanon- The Journey Church

Lookout Mountain- Christ Reformed Baptist Church

Loretto- Liberty Grove Baptist Church

Maryville- Grace Community Church

Murfreesboro- Trinity Presbyterian Church

Munford- Cornerstone Community Church

Oakland- Sovereign Grace Church

Powell- First Baptist Church

Sevierville- Smoky Mountain Bible Church

Smyrna- Grace Christian Assembly

Spring Hill- Community Baptist Church

Texas

Argyle- Northlake Bible Church

Austin-
Dayspring Fellowship
High Pointe Baptist Church
South Austin Presbyterian Church

Belton-
Grace Reformed Church
Tapestry Community Church

Bishop-
First Baptist Church

Boerne-
Christ Church
Grace Bible Church

Bryan-
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Redeemer Baptist Church

Clifton- Zion United Church at Womack

College Station- New Life Baptist Church

Copperas Cove- Watershed Church

Corpus Christi- Corpus Christi Community Church

Cypress- Harvest Bible Church

Dallas-
Believers Chapel
Trinity Bible Church

Denton-
Denton Bible Church
The Church at Pecan Creek

Diana- First Baptist Church

Duncanville- Faith Baptist Church

Elgin- Grace Community Baptist Church

Forney- Grace Reformed Baptist Church of East Texas

Fort Worth-
Christ Fellowship Bible Church
Glenview Church

Frisco-
Heritage Grace Church

Georgetown- Grace Community Fellowship

Harlingen- Covenant Presbyterian Church

Houston-
Bridgepoint Bible Church
Christ Community Church
Copperfield Bible Church
Faith Memorial Baptist Church
First Lutheran Church
Grace Family Baptist Church
Harvest Bible Chapel

Katy- Cornerstone Bible Church

Keller- First Baptist Church

Kerrville- Kerrville Bible Church

Killeen- Killeen Bible Church

Lindale- First Baptist Church (Tom Buck, pastor)

Longview- Faith Baptist Church

Lubbock-
Fellowship Church
First Baptist Church Roosevelt

Lufkin-
Believers Bible Church
Keltys First Baptist Church

Mansfield- Heritage Baptist Church

Marble Falls- Providence Reformed Baptist Church

Mauriceville- First Baptist Church

Mesquite- Lake Ridge Bible Church

Nederland- Hillcrest Baptist Church

New Braunfels- First Baptist Church

Orange- Grace Point at Eagle Heights Church

Palestine- Westwood Baptist Church

Pasadena- Providence Baptist Church

Pflugerville- Providence Presbyterian Church

Plano- Cornerstone Church

Richland Hills- Reformed Baptist Church of Fort Worth

San Angelo- College Hills Baptist Church

San Antonio-
Believers Fellowship
Crossway Bible Church
Grace Community Church

Southlake- Countryside Bible Church (Tom Pennington, pastor. Master’s Seminary extension center on campus.)

Spring- Founders Baptist Church

Stephenville-
Rocky Point Baptist
Shiloh Church

Sugar Land- Sugar Land Bible Church

Tyler- New Harmony Baptist Church

Van- Grace Baptist Church

Watauga- 116 Bible Church

Weatherford- Weatherford Presbyterian Church

Willis- Grace Covenant Baptist Church

Wylie- Cornerstone Baptist Church

Utah

Draper- Corner Canyon Church

Ogden- Refuge Church

Roy- Roy Bible Church

Salt Lake City-
Christ Presbyterian Church
Evangelical Free Church of Salt Lake City

St. George- Desert Ridge Baptist Church

West Jordan- Jordan Valley Church

Vermont

Middletown Springs- Middletown Springs Community Church

Rutland-
Green Mountain Baptist Church
Redemption Church Rutland

Virginia

Blacksburg- King’s Reformed Baptist Church

Broadway- Broadway Baptist Church

Chesapeake-
Grace Community Church
Redemption Church
South Norfolk Congregational Christian Church

Christiansburg- Christ Church

Culpeper- Providence Bible Church

Fredericksburg-
Christ Fellowship Bible Church
Trinity Bible Church

Harrisonburg- Providence Baptist Church

Haymarket- Piedmont Bible Church

Lynchburg-
Grace Assembly
Redeeming Grace Baptist Church
Timberlake Baptist Church

Midlothia- Grace Bible Church

Newport News- Reformation Christian Fellowship

Norfolk- Trinity Presbyterian

Prospect- High Bridge Presbyterian Church

Purcellville- Loudoun Valley Baptist Church

Radford- Christ Church (Anthony Mathenia, pastor; Paul Washer’s church)

Springfield- Immanuel Bible Church

Stafford- Pillar Church

Sterling- Cascades Bible Church

Suffolk- Westminster Reformed Presbyterian

Virginia Beach-
Colonial Baptist Church
Grace Covenant Church
Green Run Baptist Church

Warrington- Covenant Reformed Baptist Church

White Stone- Crossroads Church

Williamsburg- Grace Church

Winchester- Blue Ridge Grace Brethren Church

Woodbridge- Occoquan Bible Church

Washington

Battle Ground- Cornerstone Baptist Church

Bremerton-
Calvary Baptist Church
Faith Community Bible Church

Carnation- Snoqualmie Valley Bible Church

Federal Way- Christ’s Church

Kent- Eastridge Baptist Church

Keyport- Keyport Bible Church

Lake Stevens- Cornerstone Bible Church

Lynnwood- New Beginnings Church

Monroe- Grace Reformed Baptist Church

Morton- Morton Community Bible Church

Olympia- Littlerock Community Fellowship

Port Orchard- Calvary Church

Puyallup- Edgewood Bible Church

Spokane- Faith Bible Church

Spokane Valley- Dishman Baptist Church

Stanwood- Emmaus Road Church

Veradale- Valley Bible Church

Washougal- Bethel Community Church

Woodland- Woodland Christian Church

Yakima- Sun Valley Church

Washington D.C.

West Virginia

Bluefield- Covenant Reformed Baptist Church

Wellsburg- First Baptist Church

Wisconsin

Franklin- Cornerstone Bible Church

Nashotah- Lake Country Bible Church

Pound- First Baptist Church

Reedsburg- Five Solas Church

Richland Center- Grace Life Church of Richland Center

Sheboygan- Immanuel Bible Church

West Bend- First Baptist Church

Wisconsin Rapids- Liberty Bible Church

Wyoming

Casper- Sovereign Grace Church

Cody- Redeeming Grace Church

Jackson Hole- Cornerstone Church

Laramie- Laramie Faith Community Church

Pinedale- Grace Life Church

Powell- Trinity Bible Church

Thayne- Emmanuel Bible Church of Star Valley

Worland- Sovereign Grace Bible Church

Outside The United States

(If I have incorrectly listed the name or location of your city, municipality, district, county, region, etc., please let me know. I’ve done my best, but I’m not familiar with the geographical parameters of many countries outside the U.S.)

Some of the churches below may belong to networks or denominations with churches in other cities / areas which are not listed below. I have not vetted the theology of any denominational or church network not specifically listed below, but looking up the websites of those denominations / networks and vetting their theology yourself (see “What to look for in a church” here) may help you find a church in a location that’s not listed below.