Seattle Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable David Cox

Founded Not published

Denomination Independent Baptist

Service Times Sunday mornings (check website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry No

Website seattlebaptist.org

Pastor Credentials Not published

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

IFB tradition is Trinitarian and orthodox on Christology.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

KJV-only position — affirms inerrancy at maximalist level.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not stated on available pages — verify in person.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

IFB soteriology affirms sola fide, substitutionary atonement.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

IFB tradition is complementarian/patriarchal — male-only pastoral leadership.

IFB tradition — male-only pastoral leadership assumed; verify on site.

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

IFB churches typically single-pastor model with deacons rather than elder plurality — yellow.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

IFB preaching is typically verse-by-verse KJV expository.

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

IFB strong on independent missions support.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No DEI/CRT influence; IFB strongly conservative.

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

Homepage fetch returned only service times/contact; what-we-believe page 404. No wayback snapshot available. No new evidence to flip from prior IFB/KJV-only red-on-denominational. Held yellow.

WARNING!

Assessment

Seattle Baptist Church in Edmonds, WA (greater Seattle) — Independent Baptist. Pastor David Cox. Full theological review pending.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

IFB/KJV-only congregation. Doctrinally conservative, but fully independent with no outside accountability — rubric marks this red on denominational dimension despite orthodox theology.

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 seattlebaptist.org/about

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