First Baptist Church Lynchburg — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Unknown — church may be in transition or historic congregation

Founded Unknown

Denomination Baptist (affiliation unclear — may be BGAV)

Service Times Sunday (check website for times)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website fbclva.com

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Not verified — website unreachable in this pass.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Not verified.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

No men's ministry found.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Not verified.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Not verified.

Not stated

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Not verified.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not verified.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Not verified.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Not verified.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Baptist — affiliation not confirmed.

Caution

Assessment

CAUTION: First Baptist Church Lynchburg is a historic congregation (est. 1815) at 1100 Court Street — NOT 1111 Main St as in batch. The building is a historic Gothic Revival structure. Reports suggest the building may have been transferred to another entity in 2024. Current pastor unknown. Current denominational affiliation unclear — may be BGAV rather than SBC. This church requires significant on-the-ground verification before any rating can be assigned.

#baptist#virginia#historic#needs-significant-verification#possible-bgav#needs-review#defunct

MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

2026-04-23 deep-dive: fbclva.com fails TLS hostname validation — cert is for a different domain. Wayback returns no snapshots. Tested 4 alternate URLs — all unreachable. Cannot verify denomination, pastor, or doctrine. Holding yellow with website_status=dead and possible-bgav tag retained. --- 2026-04-29 V4.9.5 cleanup: marked dead. Building at 1100 Court St was sold October 2024 to ACNA's Church of the Good Shepherd; FBC Lynchburg congregation status post-sale is unverified (likely dissolved or relocated; no successor web presence found). fbclva.com no longer resolves with valid TLS.

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 http://fbclva.com (TLS cert error)
[2] Live source https://fbclynchburg.org (timeout)
[3] Live source https://firstbaptistlynchburg.org (ECONNREFUSED)
[4] Live source https://firstbaptistlynchburg.com (ECONNREFUSED)

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