Allen Temple Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Dr. J. Alfred Smith Jr. (Senior Pastor Emeritus lineage); Rev. Jacqueline A. Thompson (Senior Pastor)

Founded 1919

Denomination Progressive National Baptist / American Baptist

Service Times Sunday mornings (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.allen-temple.org

Pastor Credentials DMin

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Site's pastoral welcome uses generic trinitarian-compatible language but no explicit Nicene/Apostles' Creed affirmation; PNBC/ABC-USA tradition is broadly orthodox trinitarian — yellow by rubric.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

PNBC/ABC-USA dually aligned; ABC-USA is broadly affirming and fully egalitarian.

WARNING!

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify.

WARNING!

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Verify.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Rev. Dr. Jacqueline A. Thompson confirmed as Senior Pastor on homepage ('Senior Pastor's welcome'). Fully egalitarian — rubric = black.

Female senior pastor.

Disqualifier

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Female senior pastor with 'Ministerial Leadership and Staff' page; no male-elder plurality governance evident.

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Social-gospel / liberation.

WARNING!

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Homepage emphasizes 'needs of the whole person as well as the whole community' — social-gospel frame without explicit gospel-exclusivity language.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Flagship West Coast Black social-gospel church; liberation-theology influenced.

Disqualifier

Accountability Structure

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

PNBC + ABC-USA (American Baptist Churches USA — progressive mainline).

Disqualifier

Assessment

Allen Temple Oakland is one of the largest and most politically influential Black churches on the West Coast, now led by its first female senior pastor, Jacqueline Thompson. Dual affiliation with PNBC and ABC-USA cements a fully egalitarian polity and a liberation/social-gospel theological frame.

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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 allen-temple.org

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