First Baptist Church Selma — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Pastor Timothy Mathis

Founded Unknown

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Verify via website

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.fbcselma.org

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Orthodox — SBC.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Inerrancy affirmed.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

No men's ministry found.

WARNING!

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?

Male pastor; SBC complementarian.

Verify

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Timothy Mathis called as new pastor April 2024. Fresh leadership.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Verify under new pastor.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Historic church in Selma — significant civil rights history.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Located in historically significant Selma. Verify cultural direction.

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

FaithStreet lists as Baptist (SBC). Pastor Timothy Mathis trained at SBTS (Louisville) + NOBTS — conservative SBC pipeline. Came from Westwood Baptist Selma.

Strong

Assessment

First Baptist Church Selma is a historic SBC congregation with significant civil rights era history (not to be confused with First Colored Baptist Church on Martin Luther King Jr. Street). Address is 325 Lauderdale St (not 1016 Dallas Ave). Pastor Timothy Mathis was called April 2024. New pastoral leadership. Address needs correction in database.

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Sources & Evidence

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/20250326011327/https://thealabamabapt…
↳ Snapshot of thealabamabaptist.org/fbc-selma-calls-new-pastor/ (live link)
[2] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20250907110809/https://www.faithstree…
↳ Snapshot of faithstreet.com/church/selma-first-baptist-church-selma-al (live link)

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