First Baptist Church Tullahoma — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Pastor Ken Harley

Founded Established congregation

Denomination Southern Baptist (SBC)

Service Times Sunday mornings (check website for times)

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.fbctullahoma.com

Pastor Credentials Verified via church website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

SBC BF&M 2000 Trinitarian.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

SBC BF&M 2000 — 'truth, without any mixture of error'; functional inerrancy.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Men's specific program not prominent on available pages.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

SBC BF&M — grace through faith.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Confirmed complementarian: site states (per FBC Tullahoma 'What We Believe'): 'while both men and women are gifted for service in the church, the office of pastor is limited to men as qualified by Scripture' — matches BF&M 2000 language.

Male lead pastor; Verify patriarchal / complementarian / egalitarian stance

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Pastor Ken Harley leads; SBC deacon polity; church founded 1875.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Standard SBC teaching ministry; expository not confirmed from public pages.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

SBC IMB/NAMB missions cooperative.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Traditional SBC; no CRT/DEI signals.

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Accountability Structure

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

SBC — confessional denomination via BF&M 2000.

Strong

Assessment

Needs on-the-ground review. Added to directory for coverage.

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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

FBC Tullahoma explicitly affirms BF&M 2000 complementarian language on their 'What We Believe' page — upgrade gender/leadership to green.

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 fbctullahoma.org/whatwebelieve

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