First Baptist Church Sioux Falls SD — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Bill McCready

Founded Unknown

Denomination ABCUSA

Service Times Sunday 10:30 AM (verify)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Not stated on fetched About — verify.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Not stated on fetched About — ABCUSA lacks inerrancy stance denomination-wide. Verify local.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not stated on fetched About — verify.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Not stated on fetched About — verify.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

ABCUSA permits women pastors; Lead Pastor Bill McCready is male. Verify staff roster and stance.

SBC complementarian per BF&M 2000 (CBMW halfway position; MOOP holds patriarchal headship as the biblical standard); verify local practice (verify whether headship convictions are robust or drifting toward functional egalitarianism)

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Lead Pastor model; not stated whether plural eldership. Verify.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not stated on fetched About — verify.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

University of Sioux Falls began in church basement; historical missions posture; current mission emphasis not extracted.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Church markets 'life-giving' and historical diversity (welcomed MLK) — mainline social-justice-adjacent posture; not necessarily affirming, but verify.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) — mainline Baptist body, ABC Dakotas region.

WARNING!

Assessment

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

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Mislabeled as SBC; actually ABCUSA. Historical ties include MLK visit and founding University of Sioux Falls — classic mainline legacy. | URL research: First Baptist Sioux Falls (firstb.org) is at 1401 S Covell Ave, not 201 W 8th St; original 8th St building was historical (1910) and congregation moved 1951; also ABC-USA not SBC | [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 firstb.org/about/
[2] Live source abc-dakotas.org/region/region-churches
[3] Live source faithstreet.com/church/first-baptist-church-of-sioux-fall…

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