First Baptist Church Abbeville — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Chris Sullivan

Founded Not published

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sunday mornings

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website Verify

Pastor Credentials Called to pastorate 2004; ordained January 2006

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

SBC/BFM2000 — Trinitarian orthodoxy expected; not locally verified.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

No explicit inerrancy statement located on public sources; BFM2000 inerrancy presumed via SBC affiliation.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not documented on available sources.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

SBC — sola fide presumed.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Male pastor Chris Sullivan; no women pastors identified; explicit complementarian statement not located.

Male pastor Chris Sullivan; complementarian stance presumed via SBC affiliation but not explicitly stated

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Pastor Chris Sullivan (ordained 2006, called to this church 2004); deacon-led structure presumed but not documented.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Description of Sunday gathering mentions 'reading Scripture & the preaching of God's Word'; style not confirmed.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'Exalt Jesus' framing noted; SBC cooperative missions presumed.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No DEI/CRT language observed; no explicit cultural statements located.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

fbcabbeville.com ECONNREFUSED; no Wayback snapshot. SBC affiliation per Louisiana Baptists directory remains.

Strong

Assessment

SBC church in Abbeville, LA. Cooperative program participant.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Previous entry listed pastor as 'Verify'; confirmed as Chris Sullivan. Note: fbcabbeville.net domain actually serves FBC Abbeville ALABAMA, not Louisiana — do not confuse.

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/abbeville-first-baptist-church-2/
[2] Live source faithstreet.com/church/first-baptist-church-abbeville-la
[3] Live source chamberofcommerce.com/business-directory/louisiana/abbevi…

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