First Baptist Church Suffolk — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Thurman Hayes, Jr.

Founded Unknown

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sunday 10:30 AM; Sunday School 9:00 AM; Discipleship 6:00 PM

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.fbcsuffolk.org

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

SBC church — orthodox Trinitarian, Christ alone.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

SBC — Baptist Faith & Message affirms inerrancy.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

'Men's Ministry and Equipping' ministry confirmed on site navigation.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Faith alone, grace alone — standard SBC soteriology.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

Complementarian (SBC standard). Male pastor, male leadership. No explicit patriarchal household vision found.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Male senior pastor, associate pastors, SBC accountability.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Expository preaching confirmed — core value: 'Expository Preaching (Luke 24:32)'; vision: 'grow through a weekly worship service as the Bible is taught expositionally.'

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Active missions through SBC cooperative program.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No DEI/CRT language detected. Traditional conservative church.

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Accountability Structure

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

Listed in SBCV (conservative Virginia convention) directory. Pastor Thurman Hayes, Jr. Verified 2026.

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Assessment

First Baptist Suffolk is an established SBC church with an active ministry footprint. Dr. Thurman Hayes Jr. leads expository preaching. AWANA program on Sunday evenings, Sunday School ministry strong and growing. SBC of Virginia affiliate. Solid conservative Baptist church with traditional structure.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

SBCV-listed, confirms conservative SBC alignment.

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/20260306050551/https://www.fbcsuffolk…
↳ Snapshot of fbcsuffolk.org (live link)
[2] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260309085508/https://www.sbcv.org/c…
↳ Snapshot of sbcv.org/churches/first-baptist-church-suffolk/ (live link)

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