First Baptist Church Clemson — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rusty Brock

Founded Unknown

Denomination CBF

Service Times Sunday mornings

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website fbcclemson.com

Pastor Credentials SBC pastor

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

BFM2000 orthodox

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Inerrancy affirmed

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not stated on available sources — verify in person.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Grace through faith

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

CBF affiliation strongly suggests egalitarian leadership (CBF explicitly supports women in all ministry roles); homepage calls itself 'an inclusive community of faith.' Staff details not visible on homepage — verify.

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Pastor-led with deacons

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not stated on available sources — /sermons page exists but teaching philosophy not described.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

SBC missions

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Conservative SBC values

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

Site explicitly states: 'We are affiliated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship in partnership for missions.' CBF is the progressive split from SBC (1991) that ordains women and generally supports egalitarian ministry. No SBC affiliation indicated.

Disqualifier

Assessment

SBC church in Clemson, SC. Cooperative program participant.

#clemson#south-carolina#national#sbc

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Site redirects from fbcclemson.com to firstbaptistclemson.com. CBF affiliation is the load-bearing finding — this church should be recategorized. The existing data already had denomination='CBF' but overall_rating was still flagged for gap-fill; actual rating should reflect CBF status.

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] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20250323200529/https://fbcclemson.com/
↳ Snapshot of fbcclemson.com (live link)
[2] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20210727114642/https://firstbaptistcl…
↳ Snapshot of firstbaptistclemson.com (live link)

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