First Baptist Church Pearland — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Ken Gurley

Founded Unknown

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sunday mornings

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.firstchurch.com

Pastor Credentials Senior Pastor since 1988; active in South Texas UPCI; deputy director National Apostolic Christian Leadership Conference

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

UPCI is Oneness Pentecostal — denies Trinitarian doctrine; affirms modalism (disqualifier per rubric)

Disqualifier

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Inerrancy affirmed

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not specifically addressed on homepage

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

UPCI teaches water baptism in Jesus' name + Spirit baptism (tongues) as necessary for salvation — sacramental regeneration

WARNING!

Gender / Biblical Design

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

UPCI generally patriarchal in appearance but theologically disqualifying at christology level

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Single senior-pastor model under UPCI district oversight

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Pentecostal topical/charismatic style typical of UPCI

WARNING!

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

UPCI missionary activity through Global Missions

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

UPCI-distinct holiness culture (modesty codes, etc.)

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

United Pentecostal Church International — non-Trinitarian denomination

Disqualifier

Assessment

SBC church in Pearland, TX. Cooperative program participant.

#pearland#texas#national#sbc#needs-review

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Directory grossly miscategorized — a Oneness Pentecostal church listed as BFM2000 SBC. Must remove from SBC category or relabel with BLACK rating.

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/20250724223237/https://www.firstchurc…
↳ Snapshot of firstchurch.com (live link)
[2] Live source stxupci.com/about/our-team/
[3] Live source kengurley.com/about

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