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Free Will Baptist (NAFWB)

First Free Will Baptist Church of Greenville

2426 South Charles Blvd, Greenville, NC 27858
Free Will Baptist — Greenville, NC (Pitt County)
Quick Facts
Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Keith Gardner
Founded Not listed on website
Denomination Free Will Baptist
Service Times Sunday Worship — verify times on website
Men's Ministry No
Kids Ministry Yes
Website ffwbchurchnc.com
10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
Trinitarian, FWB Treatise affirms orthodox Christology.
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Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
Inerrant Scripture per FWB Treatise.
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Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
Standard small-church structure.
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Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
Arminian (FWB distinctive). Yellow flag for Reformed-leaning users.
Caution
Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
Complementarian — male-only pastorate.
FWB male-only ordained pastor per FWB Treatise + Scripture.
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Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
Pastor Keith Gardner (kgardner@ffwbchurchnc.com) verified.
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Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Expository emphasis.
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Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
NAFWB cooperative missions involvement.
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Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
Mainstream conservative evangelical.
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Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
NAFWB / NC FWB association.
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Assessment
Bible-believing Free Will Baptist church in Greenville, NC, pastored by Keith Gardner. Located in eastern NC's heavy FWB belt (Pitt County).
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How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website
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Enrichment Notes

Pastor Keith Gardner verified on staff page; phone (252)341-5551; email kgardner@ffwbchurchnc.com.

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. [1] Live source ffwbchurchnc.com
  2. [2] Live source ffwbchurchnc.com/staff

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Last reviewed: 2026-05-16 — Annual review recommended
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