First Free Church Manchester — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Adam Bowers (Senior Pastor per EFCA directory)

Founded Established congregation

Denomination Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA)

Service Times Sunday mornings (check website for times)

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.firstfree.info

Pastor Credentials Adam Bowers — Senior Pastor

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Trinitarian, gospel-centered.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

EFCA SOF affirms inerrancy denominationally; local site unreachable.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify men's ministry.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Verify faith-alone soteriology.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

EFCA 'significance of silence' allows congregational variation on women pastors; local stance unverified (site unreachable).

Male lead pastor; Verify patriarchal / complementarian / egalitarian stance

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Elder-led per EFCA polity; Pastor Adam Bowers leads discipleship/community emphasis.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Verify expository preaching.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Verify Great Commission focus.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Verify cultural alignment.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

EFCA affiliation per directory; firstfree.info and /what-we-believe both returned ECONNREFUSED on fetch — homepage unreachable at audit time.

Strong

Assessment

Needs on-the-ground review. Added to directory for coverage.

#efca#manchester#new-hampshire

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 churches.efca.org
[2] Live source efree.org

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