First Baptist Church Bluefield — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Unknown (not found in search results)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sunday School 9:50 AM; Morning Worship 11:00 AM; Evening 5:00 PM; Wednesday Prayer 6:30 PM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.firstbaptistbluefield.com

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Website certificate expired; unable to load /about. Per Wikipedia + SBC directory, SBC church historically orthodox. Not stated on available fetch.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Not stated on available sources — SBC affiliation implies BF&M 2000 but not verified on site.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not stated on available sources.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Not stated on available sources.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Pastor name not retrievable from expired-cert site. Not stated on available sources.

Not retrievable from site (TLS cert expired); no pastor name published externally

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Not stated on available sources.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not stated on available sources.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Not stated on available sources.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Not stated on available sources.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

SBC confirmed via WVCSB and SBC directory; historic congregation on NRHP. On-site doctrinal detail not retrievable due to expired cert.

Strong

Assessment

First Baptist Bluefield WV — listed as Southern Baptist. Address in data (211 Bland St) differs from search results (1325 Augusta St). Website exists but appears dated. Has Sunday evening and Wednesday services which suggests traditional Baptist programming. Kid/Youth ministry on Sunday evenings. Pastor name not found in web search — needs verification.

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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

Website SSL certificate expired — cannot fetch. Falling back to SBC directory confirms denomination. Default yellow kept for doctrinal items.

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 firstbaptistbluefield.com
[2] Live source wvcsb.org

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