First Baptist Church Helena — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Gary R. Henson

Founded Not published

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sunday mornings

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website Verify

Pastor Credentials Senior Pastor

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

SBC/BFM2000 Trinitarian orthodoxy presumed.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

SBC BFM2000 affirms inerrancy at denominational level.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not documented on available sources.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

SBC sola fide presumed.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Male Senior Pastor Gary R. Henson; local complementarian policy not explicitly stated in available sources.

Male Senior Pastor Gary R. Henson

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Senior Pastor model documented; elder plurality not confirmed.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Sermon archive exists via church Facebook and website but style not sampled.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

SBC cooperative missions presumed.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No DEI/CRT language observed; not deeply sampled.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Listed website URL did not resolve (ECONNREFUSED on fbchelena.org). SBC affiliation via Arkansas Baptist State Convention / Phillips County directory presumed; cannot verify site-level doctrine.

Strong

Assessment

SBC church in Helena, AR. Cooperative program participant.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Church website (fbchelena.thrive.am) timed out on fetch; confirmed via Churchfinder and Facebook. No red flags located.

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 churchfinder.com/churches/ar/helena/helena-first-baptist-…
[2] Live source fbchelena.thrive.am
[3] Live source facebook.com/HelenaFBC/

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