First Baptist Church Laurinburg — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Jeanne Hollifield Baucom

Founded Unknown

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sunday mornings

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.fbclaurinburg.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?

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 typically entails female clergy/elder eligibility; specific staff not confirmed from bare website but denominational posture is egalitarian.

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Pastor-led with deacons

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Homepage bare — no sermon style details public. Verify in person.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

SBC missions

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Conservative SBC values

WARNING!

Accountability Structure

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

CBF of North Carolina lay leadership includes Jeanne Hollifield Baucom of FBC Laurinburg — indicates active CBF affiliation alongside any SBC listing. CBF = liberal mainline per rubric.

Disqualifier

Assessment

SBC church in Laurinburg, NC. Cooperative program participant.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Church founded 1879 per chamber listing. Dual SBC/CBF listings are common in NC — CBF connection is disqualifying per rubric's black criteria.

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/20260209024744/https://www.fbclaurinb…
↳ Snapshot of fbclaurinburg.org (live link)
[2] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260216084517/https://cbfnc.org/abou…
↳ Snapshot of cbfnc.org/about/leadership/ (live link)

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