Whitesburg Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Dr. Jimmy Jackson (Senior Pastor per external listings; verify vs current website)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sunday services (check whitesburgbaptist.org for times)

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website whitesburgbaptist.org

Pastor Credentials Succeeded Dr. Jimmy Jackson who served 40 years (retired 2018)

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

SBC church — affirms orthodox Christology (Nicene, Chalcedonian).

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

SBC — Baptist Faith & Message 2000 affirms inerrancy and authority of Scripture.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

R29 confirmed: dedicated Men ministry in navigation plus Life Groups, Equip Groups, and D-Groups for all ages.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

SBC — salvation by grace through faith. BF&M 2000 framework.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

Complementarian — SBC standard (CBMW halfway position; MOOP holds patriarchal headship as the biblical standard). Male senior pastor confirmed; verify whether headship convictions are robust or drifting toward functional egalitarianism.

Male senior pastor confirmed. Complementarian per SBC BF&M 2000 (CBMW halfway position; MOOP holds patriarchal headship as the biblical standard); verify whether headship convictions are robust or drifting toward functional egalitarianism.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Dr. Jimmy Jackson as Senior Pastor. Established, stable leadership.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Verify style. R29: Biblical Counseling ministry listed — suggests scripture-centered approach.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Active church — Equip Groups, live streaming. R29: mission 'to help people encounter Jesus and experience life change'.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No CRT/DEI/social justice language on homepage; mission framed as 'encounter Jesus and experience life change.' SBC + BF&M 2000 baseline + men's ministry — sufficient to flip green.

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Accountability Structure

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

Southern Baptist Convention — cooperative accountability through state conventions and associations.

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Assessment

Whitesburg Baptist Church is a large SBC megachurch in Huntsville, AL led by Darryl Craft. Former pastor Dr. Jimmy Jackson led for 40 years. SBC affiliation confirmed.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Pastor Signatures & Affiliations [Orthodox-aligned signatures]

Public statement signatures and organizational affiliations of this church's named pastors. "People is policy" — these are evidence-weighted signals about doctrinal trajectory, not the sole determinant of any rating.

Nashville Statement

Dr. Jimmy Jackson

Source: cbmw.org — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

SBC confirmed. --- Merged from whitesburg-baptist-huntsville-al: SBC confirmed via SBC.net directory.

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 faithstreet.com/church/whitesburg-baptist-church-huntsvil…
[2] Live source churches.sbc.net/church/whitesburg-baptist-church/

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