First Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Unknown

Founded Unknown

Denomination ABCUSA

Service Times Sunday 10:30 AM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website www.fbcmanchester.org/

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Not stated on homepage — verify.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Not stated on homepage — verify.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not stated — verify.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Not stated on homepage — verify.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Not stated; ABCUSA (Northern Baptist heritage) permits women pastors — verify.

Verify

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

'Our Pastors' referenced; 'Northern Baptists' navigation link indicates ABCUSA heritage.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not stated — verify.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Not stated — verify.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Not stated — verify.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

ABCUSA (Northern Baptist) per FaithStreet listing and site navigation.

Disqualifier

Assessment

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

#sbc#manchester#nh#needs-review#denomination-corrected-2026-04-30

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Both address and denomination mismatched. | URL research: Site exists; address is 536 Union Street (corner of Concord and Union) per visit page; record lists 111 Concord St. Also: church is ABCUSA per FaithStreet, not SBC. SBC directory does list a separate 'First Baptist Church Manchester' entry — possible duplicate listings of two different churches. | [2026-04-30 denomination correction: Southern Baptist (SBC) -> Baptist (Other); reason: ABCUSA mainline, not SBC]

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 fbcmanchester.org
[2] Live source faithstreet.com/church/first-baptist-church-manchester-nh

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