Canaan Free Will Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Verify pastor on church website

Founded Not listed on website

Denomination Free Will Baptist

Service Times Sunday School 9:30 AM; Morning Worship 10:30 AM; Wednesday 7:00 PM (Awana 6:45 PM, Youth 6:45 PM)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website canaanfwb.org

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Trinitarian, FWB Treatise.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Inerrant Scripture per FWB Treatise.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Standard structure.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Arminian (FWB distinctive). Yellow flag.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Complementarian — male-only pastorate.

FWB male-only ordained pastor per FWB Treatise + Scripture.

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Pastor not listed on homepage — verify directly.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Expository emphasis.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

NAFWB cooperative missions.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Mainstream conservative evangelical — active children's program (Awana, Canaan Kids, Youth).

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

NAFWB / Ohio State Association of FWB.

Strong

Assessment

Canaan FWB in Creston (rural northeast Ohio) runs a strong family-ministry footprint (Awana, kids, youth). Yellow until pastor verified.

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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

Address 12723 Cleveland Rd Creston OH 44217 verified; full schedule confirmed; pastor not listed on homepage.

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 canaanfwb.org
[2] Live source facebook.com/canaanfreewillbaptistchurch

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