
Quick Facts
Founded
Unknown
Denomination
Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)
Service Times
Sunday School 9:30 AM, Worship 10:30 AM, Sunday Evening 6:00 PM
Men's Ministry
Yes
Kids Ministry
Yes

10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
SBC -- orthodox.
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Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
SBC -- BFM 2000.
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Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
Full ministry slate including children's, nursery, preschool.
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Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
SBC -- faith alone.
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Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
All pastors male; female staff serve in ministry-director roles (children, youth) but not as pastors.

Verify -- SBC church, expected male pastoral leadership.
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Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
SBC governance.
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Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Live and recorded services available.
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Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
'Serving God by Serving the Community of Florence and Beyond.'
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Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
Community service focus. No progressive indicators.
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Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
About page explicitly affirms SBC cooperation at national, state, and associational level.
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Assessment
First Baptist Florence is an active SBC church at 300 S Irby St (not 180 N Irby as listed). Has Sunday evening services, preschool program, and Ministry Safe certified staff. Address in database may need correction. Verify current senior pastor.
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Pastor Signatures & Affiliations
[Orthodox-aligned signatures]
Public statement signatures and organizational affiliations of this church's named pastors. "People is policy" — these are evidence-weighted signals about doctrinal trajectory, not the sole determinant of any rating.
Nashville Statement
Michael Crawford
Source: cbmw.org — hover for details

Sources & Evidence
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.
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[1] Live source
fbcflorence.org/about
Transparency note: MOOP ratings are researcher judgments about publicly available theological and ecclesial evidence. They are not infallible. If a church's public posture has changed since our review, or if we've mis-read evidence, tell us — we publish corrections.

Last reviewed:
2026-05-16
— Annual review recommended