First Baptist Church Cleburne — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Tim Crumpton

Founded Unknown

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sunday School 9:15 AM, Worship ~1 hour

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.fbccleburne.org/

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Site returned 403 on /about and /what-we-believe. Not stated on available fetched content.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Not stated on available sources — SBC affiliation implies BF&M but site inaccessible.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not stated on available sources.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Not stated on available sources.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Pastor Tim Crumpton referenced externally (male). Cliff Holdridge also noted. Not stated on available fetched content.

Pastor Tim Crumpton (male) per external references; full staff list not fetched

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Not stated on available sources.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not stated on available sources.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Not stated on available sources.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Not stated on available sources.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Homepage returns 403 to automated fetch; SBC affiliation known externally. Public site inaccessible — flag dead for audit purposes; hold yellow.

Strong

Assessment

First Baptist Church Cleburne is a real, active SBC congregation. Website at fbccleburne.org. Led by Senior Pastor Cliff Holdridge. Sunday School for all ages at 9:15 AM followed by worship. The listed address (300 Anglin St) is close but actual is 401 N Anglin St. Celebrate Recovery ministry. No red flags in initial search.

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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

Site returned 403 on all enrichment pages; relied on external SBC directory. Default yellow kept for doctrinal items.

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 fbccleburne.org
[2] Live source churches.sbc.net

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