First Baptist Church Springfield TN — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Sam Kelly (Assoc. Pastor Worship/Discipleship); Rev. Ron Lithgow (Facilities/Sr Adults); Pastor Tegene Mengesha (Ethiopian Minister) — senior pastor unlisted

Founded Unknown

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sunday mornings (check website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website www.fbcspringfield.org

Pastor Credentials 44+ years ministry, served churches in PA and VA

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Not stated on available sources — verify in person.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Affirms BFM2000; Scripture as sole authority for faith and practice.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not visible on staff/beliefs pages — verify.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Not stated on available sources — verify in person.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

No women in pastoral titles on staff page; Baptist complementarian polity implied by BFM2000.

Verify

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Not fully characterized.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Sunday 10:30 worship with livestream; style not characterized.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Real-time translation and Spanish Bible studies — bicultural outreach.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No DEI/CRT language.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

SBC confirmed; references BFM2000 explicitly on What We Believe page.

Strong

Assessment

First Baptist Church Springfield TN (37172) has a website at fbcspringfield.org but search results did not return clear pastor or service time information. Note: address in batch file (4000 Tom Austin Hwy) may be an alternate campus or outdated — the main Springfield Baptist Church is at 400 N Main St. Ron Lithgow is mentioned coordinating senior adult activities. There may be confusion between multiple Baptist churches in Springfield. Needs manual verification by visiting fbcspringfield.org or calling the church.

#sbc#springfield-tn#needs-verification

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 fbcspringfield.org
[2] Live source hbatn.org/churches2

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