Second-Ponce de Leon Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Alex Gallimore

Founded 1932 (merger of Second Baptist 1854 + Ponce de Leon Baptist)

Denomination SBC (GBC) / CBF dual-aligned

Service Times Sunday Worship — verify times on website

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.spdl.org

Pastor Credentials Senior Pastor; Rev. Dr.

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Moderate-Baptist orthodox confession

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Female ordination on pastoral staff signals egalitarian reading of BF&M Article VI

WARNING!

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

No documented complementarian men-only discipleship structure

WARNING!

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Standard moderate-Baptist evangelical confession

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Rev. Allie Osborne (Minister of Missions & Children's Discipleship) — ordained female on staff

Minister of Missions & Children's Discipleship: Rev. Allie Osborne (female, ordained).

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Senior pastor is male (Rev. Dr. Alex Gallimore); ordained female fills missions/children's pastoral-track role

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Senior preaching pulpit filled by a male senior pastor

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Cooperative giving through both Georgia Baptist Convention (SBC) and Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Buckhead-area moderate-Baptist congregation; CBF dual-alignment posture

WARNING!

Accountability Structure

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

Per the church's Wikipedia entry and FaithStreet listing, Second-Ponce is dual-aligned with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the Southern Baptist Convention through its state affiliate, the Georgia Baptist Convention

WARNING!

Assessment

Second-Ponce de Leon Baptist Church (Atlanta GA) is a 1932 merger of two historic Atlanta Baptist congregations dating to 1854. The church is dual-aligned with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the Southern Baptist Convention through its Georgia Baptist Convention state affiliation. Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Alex Gallimore is male, but the staff page lists Rev. Allie Osborne (female) as Minister of Missions & Children's Discipleship. The ordination of women to pastoral-track staff positions sits in tension with the SBC's BF&M 2000 Article VI as currently interpreted by the Convention.

#sbc#drift#female-pastor#credentials-committee-referral#dual-aligned-cbf#ga#atlanta#needs-review

MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Buckhead-area dual-aligned SBC/CBF congregation. Distinct from existing Atlanta black-rated records (Mount Paran, Park Avenue, Wieuca, Northside Drive).

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 spdl.org
[2] Live source spdl.org/staff
[3] Live source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second-Ponce_de_Leon_Baptist_Church
[4] Live source faithstreet.com/church/second-ponce-de-leon-baptist-churc…

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