First Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Unknown

Founded Unknown

Denomination ABCUSA (American Baptist Churches USA, NOT SBC)

Service Times Unknown

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website Verify

Pastor Credentials Verify

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Cannot assess — congregation reportedly closed.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Cannot assess.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Cannot assess.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Cannot assess.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

ABCUSA permits women pastors — egalitarian.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Cannot assess.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Cannot assess.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Cannot assess.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

ABCUSA varies but leans progressive; cannot assess locally.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

ABCUSA (American Baptist Churches USA) — liberal mainline baptist, BLACK per rubric. Already correctly noted in batch record.

Disqualifier

Assessment

First Baptist Church in Wichita, KS. Needs evaluation.

#kansas#national#sbc#needs-review#defunct

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Candidate for removal from active directory. FBC Wichita Falls TX (fbcwf.org, Pastor Bob McCartney) is a completely different church — do not conflate. | URL research: FaithStreet/LinkedIn confirm First Baptist Church Wichita exists as ABCUSA, but no direct standalone website surfaced. fbcwf.org belongs to First Baptist Church Wichita Falls TX, not Wichita KS.

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 yelp.com/biz/first-baptist-church-of-wichita-wichita
[2] Live source faithstreet.com/church/first-baptist-church-wichita-ks

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