First Baptist Church Gainesville — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Jeremy Shoulta

Founded Unknown

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sunday mornings

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.fbcgainesville.org

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?

No dedicated men's ministry on homepage — yellow retained.

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?

Complementarian (CBMW halfway position; MOOP holds patriarchal headship as the biblical standard)

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Pastor-led with deacons

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Homepage confirms dual services (8:45am chapel / 11am sanctuary); preaching methodology not described. Yellow retained.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

SBC missions

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Mission language 'cultivate our spiritual life through congregational worship, transformative community, missional engagement, and church investment' is soft/formation-focused — possibly CBF-adjacent rather than SBC-conservative. Downgrade to yellow pending verification.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Homepage does NOT state SBC affiliation; Gainesville FBC has historic CBF ties. Downgrade denominational to yellow pending verification of SBC vs CBF status.

Caution

Assessment

SBC church in Gainesville, GA. Cooperative program participant.

#gainesville#georgia#national#sbc#batch-3

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Church language emphasizes cultivating spiritual life through 'congregational worship, transformative community, missional engagement, and church investment' — 'missional' language worth flagging for further verification on denominational trajectory; GA has both SBC and CBF Baptist churches with 'First Baptist' names.

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 fbcgainesville.org

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