First Baptist Church West Palm Beach — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Dr. Jimmy Scroggins (Lead Pastor since July 2008)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Check website for current times

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website gofamilychurch.org

Pastor Credentials Unknown — verify

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

SBC-affiliated Family Church; Jimmy Scroggins (SBTS faculty, ERLC profile) — orthodox SBC Christology.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Church holds to the Baptist Faith and Message in its entirety (SBC BF&M 2000 affirms inerrancy).

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

No men's ministry confirmed.

WARNING!

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

BF&M alignment — sola fide, substitutionary atonement affirmed denominationally.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

No female pastors visible; SBC BF&M complementarian — keep yellow pending explicit elder/pastor statement.

Verify — multicultural/multi-generational emphasis could vary.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Dr. Jimmy Scroggins lead pastor since 2008; network of 14 neighborhood churches in English/Spanish/Portuguese.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Scripture-applied teaching across 'every area of your life' — expository/topical mixed; evangelism-driven.

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Multicultural, multi-generational, multi-campus — strong outreach.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Rebrand to 'Family Church' — verify theological direction.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

SBC d/b/a Family Church — /beliefs path 404s; no SBC affiliation visible on homepage scrape; keep yellow pending explicit confirmation.

Caution

Assessment

First Baptist Church of West Palm Beach now operates as 'Family Church' (gofamilychurch.org). Multi-campus, multicultural, multi-generational church. The rebrand from 'First Baptist' to 'Family Church' is significant — verify whether SBC affiliation and conservative theology are maintained under the new identity.

#sbc#rebranded#multi-campus#multicultural#west-palm-beach#florida

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Upgrade yellow→green: SBC BF&M in entirety, Scroggins is SBTS faculty and ERLC profile — strong confessional SBC bona fides. Gender stays yellow pending explicit complementarian statement.

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/20260308181729/https://gofamilychurch…
↳ Snapshot of gofamilychurch.org (live link)
[2] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260305204812/https://gofamilychurch…
↳ Snapshot of gofamilychurch.org/about/ (live link)
[3] Live source erlc.com/profile/jimmy-scroggins/

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