First Baptist Church Charleston SC — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Unknown

Founded 1682

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sunday 10:30 AM (verify)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website www.fbcharleston.org

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

'All Scripture is a testimony to Christ, who is Himself the focus of divine revelation' per About page

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

'The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired...all Scripture is totally true and trustworthy' per About page (BF&M-level language)

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not stated on retrieved pages — verify

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Evangelical Baptist framing but sola fide language not explicitly cited on available pages — verify

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Complementarian per About page: 'God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female'; marriage 'uniting of one man and one woman' — BF&M 2000 language

Complementarian per BF&M 2000 language on About page

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Staff page not retrieved — verify elder/pastor structure

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not stated on retrieved pages — verify

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'Great Commission Baptists' network affiliation noted on About page

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Traditional biblical stance on marriage/sexuality; 'sexual relations outside heterosexual marriage' identified as sin

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Southern Baptist Convention / Great Commission Baptists; oldest Baptist church in the South (1682)

Strong

Assessment

SBC church in Charleston, South Carolina. Added to directory for evaluation. Southern Baptist Convention affiliation provides denominational accountability through the Baptist Faith & Message 2000.

#sbc#charleston#south-carolina

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

URL research: 48 Meeting St is offices/parking; sanctuary at 61 Church St; same congregation; fbcharleston.org

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 fbcharleston.org/about
[2] Live source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Baptist_Church_(Charleston,_S…

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