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Willowridge Church

📍104, Sycamore, Tree Rd Lexington South Carolina, United States
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AI summary — doctrinal positions on this page are inferred by AI from this church's own public statements and may be inaccurate.

Tension detected

3 stances that depart from the denomination

The congregation's own words appear to differ from what its denomination's confession binds. This is an AI reading of the church's public text and may be inaccurate — the quotes below show what it's based on.

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Southern Baptist Convention denies. This congregation affirms.
"rejects — Rejected entirely. Each congregation is autonomous under Christ. There is no priestly class or institutional chain of authority."
Southern Baptist Convention denies. This congregation affirms.
"rejects — The Lord's Supper is an ordinance of remembrance, not a sacrament conveying grace. Christ is present spiritually through faith, but the elements are symbols."
Southern Baptist Convention denies. This congregation affirms.
"rejects — Rejected. Only believers may be baptized. Infant "baptism" is considered unbiblical — no NT command or clear example supports it."
Inherited from denomination

What Southern Baptist Convention teaches

Positions bound by the denomination's confessional standards. This is what the tradition teaches; whether this specific congregation publicly holds each is a separate question — see Statements below.

Confessional standard: 1689 London Baptist Confession

Affirms
Denies
  • Apostolic Successionstandard
    Congregational and presbyterian polity reject the necessity of tactile episcopal succession.
  • Assumption of Marystandard
    Universal Protestant rejection — not attested in Scripture; not received as dogma.
  • Homosexual practice and biblical sexual ethicsSTRONG
    Romans 1:26–27; 1 Corinthians 6:9–10; historic universal Christian teaching.
  • Immaculate ConceptionSTRONG
    Universal Protestant + Orthodox rejection. Orthodox reject on the grounds that they hold prepurification at the Annunciation, not conception.
  • Infant BaptismSTRONG
    Baptist confessions (New Hampshire; BFM 2000 VII); Anabaptist / Schleitheim; Pentecostal fundamentals
  • Perpetual Virginity of Marystandard
    Natural reading of Matthew 13:55–56 (brothers of Jesus); typical modern Baptist / evangelical position.
  • Real Presencestandard
    Memorialist / Zwinglian view; typical Baptist and Free Church position
  • TransubstantiationSTRONG
    Orthodox reject the Aristotelian metaphysics; Lutherans use 'sacramental union'; 39 Articles Art. XXVIII rejects explicitly; Reformed/Baptist reject substance-change.
  • Women in pastoral / ordained officeSTRONG
    1 Timothy 2:12; 1 Corinthians 14:34; historic apostolic practice.
Wrestles with
  • Pacifism vs. just-warweak
    Default just-war framework — usually unwritten. Inheriting at weak confidence.
In their own words

Statements

statement_of_faith
<!DOCTYPE html> Beliefs | Willow Ridge Church New Here? Meet Jesus What to Expect Next Steps Our Beliefs Staff & Elders Connect Missions Events Discover Discipleship Small Groups Get Involved Contact Us Ministries Kids Ministry Student Ministry Young Adult Ministry Care Ministry Hispanic Ministry Resources Messages Blog Prayer Wall Learn About Giving Right Now Media Live Stream Give Now A.W. Tozer once said, "What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." What we choose to teach as a church and believe as a congregation will ultimately define our faith
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about_us
<!DOCTYPE html> About Us • Willow Ridge Church New Here? Meet Jesus What to Expect Next Steps Our Beliefs Staff & Elders Connect Missions Events Discover Discipleship Small Groups Get Involved Contact Us Ministries Kids Ministry Student Ministry Young Adult Ministry Care Ministry Hispanic Ministry Resources Messages Blog Prayer Wall Learn About Giving Right Now Media Live Stream Give Now Welcome to Willow Ridge! Thanks for choosing to visit our site! No matter how you found us, we're glad you're here. Willow Ridge Church is a body of believers made up of people of all ages, backgrounds, and fa
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about
About Us • Willow Ridge Church New Here? Meet Jesus What to Expect Next Steps Our Beliefs Staff & Elders Connect Missions Events Discover Discipleship Small Groups Get Involved Contact Us Ministries Kids Ministry Student Ministry Young Adult Ministry Care Ministry Hispanic Ministry Resources Messages Blog Prayer Wall Learn About Giving Right Now Media Live Stream Give Now Welcome to Willow Ridge! Thanks for choosing to visit our site! No matter how you found us, we're glad you're here. Willow Ridge Church is a body of believers made up of people of all ages, backgrounds, and family dynamics lo
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Beliefs | Willow Ridge Church New Here? Meet Jesus What to Expect Next Steps Our Beliefs Staff & Elders Connect Missions Events Discover Discipleship Small Groups Get Involved Contact Us Ministries Kids Ministry Student Ministry Young Adult Ministry Care Ministry Hispanic Ministry Resources Messages Blog Prayer Wall Learn About Giving Right Now Media Live Stream Give Now A.W. Tozer once said, "What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." What we choose to teach as a church and believe as a congregation will ultimately define our faith in God. That's
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beliefs
Beliefs | Willow Ridge Church New Here? Meet Jesus What to Expect Next Steps Our Beliefs Staff & Elders Connect Missions Events Discover Discipleship Small Groups Get Involved Contact Us Ministries Kids Ministry Student Ministry Young Adult Ministry Care Ministry Hispanic Ministry Resources Messages Blog Prayer Wall Learn About Giving Right Now Media Live Stream Give Now A.W. Tozer once said, "What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." What we choose to teach as a church and believe as a congregation will ultimately define our faith in God. That's
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about
About Us • Willow Ridge Church New Here? Meet Jesus What to Expect Next Steps Our Beliefs Staff & Elders Connect Missions Events Discover Discipleship Small Groups Get Involved Contact Us Ministries Kids Ministry Student Ministry Young Adult Ministry Care Ministry Hispanic Ministry Resources Messages Blog Prayer Wall Learn About Giving Right Now Media Live Stream Give Now
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statement_of_faith
<!DOCTYPE html> Beliefs | Willow Ridge Church New Here? Meet Jesus What to Expect Next Steps Our Beliefs Staff & Elders Connect Missions Events Discover Discipleship Small Groups Get Involved Contact Us Ministries Kids Ministry Student Ministry Young Adult Ministry Care Ministry Hispanic Ministry Resources Messages Blog Prayer Wall Learn About Giving Right Now Media Live Stream Give Now A.W. Tozer once said, "What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." What we choose to teach as a church and believe as a congregation will ultimately define our faith
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about_us
<!DOCTYPE html> About Us • Willow Ridge Church New Here? Meet Jesus What to Expect Next Steps Our Beliefs Staff & Elders Connect Missions Events Discover Discipleship Small Groups Get Involved Contact Us Ministries Kids Ministry Student Ministry Young Adult Ministry Care Ministry Hispanic Ministry Resources Messages Blog Prayer Wall Learn About Giving Right Now Media Live Stream Give Now
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Leadership

Who serves here

Beau Bradberry