First Baptist Church Mount Airy — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Jay Meadows (Senior Minister)

Founded Unknown

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sunday mornings

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website fbcmountairy.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 surfaced 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?

Verified 2026-04-23. 'Rev. Beth Brittain' listed in Kreative Kidz children's-ministry context — ordained woman on staff. Combined with 'Senior Minister' title (Jay Meadows) rather than 'Senior Pastor' (non-SBC convention). Egalitarian practice. RED.

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Diaconate confirmed (members pray for congregants weekly). Elder plurality not stated. Downgraded to yellow pending verification.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not characterized on homepage. Yellow retained.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

SBC missions

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Conservative SBC values

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

No explicit SBC affiliation found on site; 'Senior Minister' title and ordained woman on staff are hallmark CBF (Cooperative Baptist Fellowship) markers. CBF is mainline-adjacent and ordains women. Previous 'SBC cooperative program' designation not substantiated on website. RED per rubric's mainline-adjacent egalitarian denominational tier. Denomination field likely misattributed — needs re-classification as CBF-adjacent or dual-aligned.

WARNING!

Assessment

SBC church in Mount Airy, NC. Cooperative program participant.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Rev. Beth Brittain is 'Family/Children's Minister' (ministry director, not pastor). Cheryl Hicks is 'Minister of Music'. Only Jay Meadows holds a pastoral title (Senior Minister). Not a female-pastor red flag on the preaching staff, though 'Minister' titles for women is a CBF-adjacent pattern worth noting for BGAV/NC-moderate churches.

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/20250314003348/https://fbcmountairy.org/
↳ Snapshot of fbcmountairy.org (live link)
[2] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20240315084117/https://fbcmountairy.o…
↳ Snapshot of fbcmountairy.org/about-us/our-team/ (live link)

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