First Baptist Church Wheeling — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Darrin (last name not confirmed on public site)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sundays at 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website www.fbcwheeling.org

Pastor Credentials BS Business Administration, WVU; MDiv Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Not stated on available sources — verify in person.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Not stated on available sources — verify in person.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Men's Ministry/Men's Conference ('/mensconf') confirmed in navigation.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Not stated on available sources — verify in person.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

Male senior pastor confirmed; separate women's ministry category; no female pastors visible.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Explicit elders page ('/elders') — elder plurality confirmed; footer references 'Our Elders'. Pastor Darrin male (darrinpreaching.jpg).

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not characterized.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'Loving God | Loving People | Making Disciples' mission statement — Great Commission framing.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No DEI/CRT or affirming language detected.

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Accountability Structure

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

SBC-affiliated (pastor SEBTS-trained); 'What is the Gospel', 'Doctrinal Statement', 'Membership Covenant' pages linked.

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Assessment

First Baptist Wheeling WV at 1470 National Road (note: listed address 34 15th St may be outdated). Website active with sermons page available on SermonAudio. Pastor Darrin has Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary training — strong SBC seminary. Two Sunday services. Needs further verification on men's/kids ministry and doctrinal details.

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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 fbcwheeling.org
[2] Live source fbcwheeling.org/staff
[3] Live source fbcwheeling.org/elders

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