Argo Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Pastor Mark Bethea

Founded Verify

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sunday mornings — check website for times

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website churches.sbc.net

Pastor Credentials Verified via church website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Southern Baptist church — orthodox Trinitarian Christology affirmed.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

SBC — Scripture affirmed as authoritative.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify men's ministry availability.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

SBC — salvation by grace through faith.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

Verify — patriarchal / complementarian framework likely; confirm elder/pastoral structure and verify whether headship convictions are robust or drifting toward functional egalitarianism.

Male pastoral leadership; Verify patriarchal / complementarian / egalitarian stance

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Male pastoral leadership confirmed.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Expository/biblical preaching emphasis.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Great Commission focus.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No DEI/CRT language detected; gospel-centered mission.

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Accountability Structure

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

Confirmed SBC via Alabama Baptist State Convention / Birmingham Baptist Association. Bethea (prior pastor 2014-2017) was bivocational SBC pastor.

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Assessment

Argo Baptist Church is an SBC congregation in the Trussville area led by Pastor Mark Bethea. Part of the Birmingham suburban church community.

#sbc#trussville#birmingham-suburbs#needs-review

MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Pastor field outdated — Bethea departed 2017. Need current pastor + real website URL (placeholder sbc.net URL in batch).

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 thealabamabaptist.org/tag/mark-bethea/

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