First Southern Baptist Church of Buena Park — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Pastor (verify directly with church — public 'about' page text appears to be placeholder template)

Founded 1970s

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sunday worship; community outreach (homeless shelter, kitchen, broadcasting)

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website firstsouthernbaptistchurchofbuenapark.com/

Pastor Credentials 50+ years of SBC ministry in Buena Park; houses homeless shelter, kitchen, TV/radio station

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

SBC BF&M 2000 affirms historic Trinitarian Christology.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

SBC BF&M 2000 affirms biblical inerrancy.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify in person.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

SBC confessional — substitutionary atonement, sola fide.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

SBC complementarian per BF&M 2000 Article VI; male senior pastor per SBC polity (verify identity directly — public bio text appears to be placeholder).

SBC complementarian per BF&M 2000 Article VI — male-only senior pastor / teaching elder.

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Standard SBC polity.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

SBC expository tradition.

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Operates homeless shelter + kitchen + TV/radio broadcasting — significant community-mercy footprint.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Buena Park Orange County context; multi-language community outreach (broadcasting).

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

SBC affiliated — explicitly 'First Southern Baptist Church'; listed in churches.sbc.net.

Strong

Assessment

First Southern Baptist Church of Buena Park is an Orange County SBC congregation with 50+ years of community presence. The campus distinctively houses a homeless shelter, kitchen, and TV/radio broadcasting station — an unusually robust mercy-mission footprint among California SBC churches. NOTE: the church's public 'about' page text appears to use placeholder template names ('Pastor John Smith') rather than the real current pastor; before personal outreach, the user should call the church or verify staff identity directly via official channels. Listed in churches.sbc.net SBC directory.

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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 firstsouthernbaptistchurchofbuenapark.com
[2] Live source churches.sbc.net/church/first-southern-baptist-church-4/
[3] Live source faithstreet.com/church/first-southern-baptist-church-buen…

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