First Baptist Church Springdale — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Nick Floyd (Senior Pastor, since 2019)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sunday 9:30 AM; Spanish Services 11:00 AM

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.crosschurch.com/springdale/

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

SBC BF&M 2000 baseline; specific page blocked (HTTP 403) during fetch.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

BF&M 2000 baseline; not verified on pages reviewed.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Dedicated men's ministry confirmed in church materials per search results.

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

BF&M 2000 baseline; not verified on pages reviewed.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Nick Floyd senior pastor (male); Ronnie Floyd (male, former senior); SBC BF&M 2000 restricts pastor office to men. No women teaching pastors surfaced.

Verify

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Multi-site megachurch structure with campus pastors; senior pastor Nick Floyd; elder polity structure not verified.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not re-surfaced due to site block.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Large SBC Cooperative Program giver; 150-year heritage; strong Great Commission orientation per Arkansas Baptist News coverage.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No DEI/CRT or affirming language detected; SBC-conservative lane.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

HTTP 403 on 2026-04-23 fetch — site blocks WebFetch user-agent (consistent with prior fetch). Prior SBC / BF&M 2000 / Nick Floyd finding retained.

Strong

Assessment

IMPORTANT: First Baptist Church of Springdale changed its name to Cross Church in 2010. Now a multi-campus SBC megachurch. Senior Pastor Nick Floyd (since 2019). Springdale campus at 1709 Johnson Rd (matches listing). Spanish language services available. Wikipedia entry confirms this is Cross Church NWA. Very large, well-known SBC congregation.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

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] Live source crosschurch.com/springdale/
[2] Live source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_Church_(Northwest_Arkansas)

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