First Baptist Church Florence SC — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Michael Crawford

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

Website www.fbcflorence.org

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.

[1] Live source fbcflorence.org/about

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