First Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Unknown

Founded Not published

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sunday 10:30 AM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website www.truehopedowntown.com/

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Not stated on available sources — verify

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Not stated on available sources — verify

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not stated on available sources — verify

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Not stated on available sources — verify

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

ABCUSA typically permits women clergy — verify local practice

Not published; ABCUSA permits women clergy

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Merged congregation; leadership structure not stated

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not stated on available sources — verify

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Not stated on available sources — verify

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Not stated on available sources — verify

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) per FaithStreet classification — liberal mainline per rubric

Disqualifier

Assessment

First Baptist Church in Boise, ID — yellow-default pending full research. Verify all categories.

#sbc#boise#id#needs-review#defunct

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Original batch miscategorized as SBC. FBC Boise is ABCUSA; 2018 merger produced True Hope Family of Churches. | URL research: FBC Boise rebranded to True Hope Downtown in 2018 (merged with Collister Community Church); ministry continues at 607 N 13th St not 600 N 8th St

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 faithstreet.com/church/first-baptist-church-boise-id
[2] Live source truehopedowntown.com
[3] Live source jesusistruehope.com/our-story

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