Porter Memorial Baptist Church Lexington — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Unknown

Founded Unknown

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sunday 10:30 AM (verify)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website www.portermemorial.net/

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

BF&M 2000 affirmed — orthodox Trinitarian Christology.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

BF&M 2000 language: Bible 'has God for its author...and truth, without any mixture of error' — inerrancy affirmed.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not stated on pages fetched.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

BF&M 2000 affirms sola fide, substitutionary atonement, justification by grace.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Complementarian per statement: husband has 'God-given responsibility to provide for, to protect, and to lead his family'; wife to 'submit herself graciously to the servant leadership of her husband.' Female pastors not confirmed but marriage theology aligned.

Complementarian per BF&M 2000 — husband headship and wifely submission explicitly taught

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Pastor/elders not enumerated on page fetched; verify polity.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not described on pages reviewed — verify expository practice.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Evangelism and believer's baptism emphasized per What We Believe.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

'Traditional family structures' affirmed as 'foundational institution of human society' — conservative biblical framing.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Fully affirms BF&M 2000; SBC cooperating church per Kentucky Baptist Convention and SBC directories — 110+ years serving Lexington.

Strong

Assessment

SBC church in Lexington, Kentucky. Added to directory for evaluation. Southern Baptist Convention affiliation provides denominational accountability through the Baptist Faith & Message 2000.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

URL research: matched 4300 Nicholasville Rd, Lexington KY

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 portermemorial.net
[2] Live source portermemorial.net/what-we-believe
[3] Live source kybaptist.org/churches/porter-memorial-baptist-church/
[4] Live source churches.sbc.net/church/porter-memorial-baptist-church/

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