Dauphin Way Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Dr. Lee Merck (Senior Pastor, Feb 2024)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sunday School 9:00 AM; Worship 10:30 AM; (251) 342-3456; info@dwbc.org

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.dwbc.org

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

BF&M 2000 Trinitarian orthodoxy per SBC affiliation.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

BF&M 2000 affirms inerrancy.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not detailed on available sources.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

SBC classic Baptist sola fide and believer's baptism.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

SBC BF&M 2000 restricts pastor office to men; Dr. Lee Merck (male) as senior pastor, Chris Sanchez as executive pastor — both male.

Male lead pastor (Dr. Lee Merck, since Feb 2024); verify theological stance under new leadership

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

R39 confirmed: Dr. Lee Merck arrived Feb 2024 from NAMB (Lead Church Planting Catalyst, Montana); legacy of Pressley and Vines upheld.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

R39: Current series ('James 2025', 'Building Fellowship That Lasts') suggests series-expository approach; Pressley/Vines expository lineage continues.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

R39 confirmed: Relocation and revitalization efforts underway under Merck; SBC cooperative missions emphasis.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Conservative SBC congregation; no DEI/CRT language.

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Accountability Structure

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

Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) — confessional via BF&M 2000, listed in SBC churches directory.

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Assessment

Dauphin Way Baptist Church in Mobile is led by Dr. Lee Merck who was called as pastor in February 2024. Located at 3661 Dauphin Street (differs from placeholder 1501 Dauphin St). The church has a college ministry, livestreaming, and belief statement on their website. New pastor — verify theological direction under Merck's leadership. Alabama Baptist reported on the pastoral call.

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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

Conservative SBC pedigree; Pressley's CBMW profile indicates strong complementarian lineage. [from-dupe dauphin-way-baptist-mobile: NAMB pipeline pastor is a positive conservative indicator.]

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 churches.sbc.net/church/dauphin-way-baptist-church/
[2] Live source thealabamabaptist.org/dauphin-way-baptist-calls-new-pastor/
[3] Live source cbmw.org/profiles/clint-pressley/

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