The following churches have indicated that they are Fundamental churches and hold to the characteristics described on the Distinctives page.
While there has been an attempt to verify the information before including a church in this listing, since it is impossible to really know what a church is like without actually being there and since churches sometimes change, one is always well-served in contacting the church for more information.
If you find a church listed here that clearly does not fit within the Distinctives, please contact the webmaster.
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If you believe your church fits the description listed on the Distinctives Page, please submit the following information below in the comments section (comments for this page are deleted once a church has been placed into the directory):
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Distinctives of Fundamental Churches
As discussed on the Fundamentalism page, there is a wide variety of perceptions and claims regarding the term "Fundamentalism." In order to clarify the type of churches that we are specifically seeking to list in our Fundamental Church Directory and to assist with our Church Placement Service, this page seeks to clarify what types of churches are being referred to as Fundamental on this list.
If your believe your church fits the description provided on this page and you would like to have your church listed, please fill out the church information on the "Submit Church" form (there is no fee for this service). If your church does not fit this description, you are free to use one of the many other church directory services available online.
Some of the distinctives given on this page are here to help set apart this list from some of the other "Fundamental" church lists available on the internet. This list is for what I term as "Mainstream" Fundamentalism. As such, not every church that finds itself listed on some of those other sites will be eligible for this site.
* This church holds to the historic Fundamentals of the Faith - the inerrancy of Scripture, the virgin birth of Christ, the substitutionary atonement of Christ, Christ's bodily resurrection, and the historicity of the miracles.
* This church holds to the concept of Biblical separation - including separation from the world, false teachers, and disobedient brothers.
* This church believes that salvation includes repentance from sin and faith in Jesus Christ.
* This church uses a conservative translation of Scripture (such as the King James Version), but does not make the use of that particular translation a test of fellowship.
* This church uses conservative, traditional music.
* This church is not affiliated with the World Council of Churches, the National Council of Churches or the National Association of Evangelicals.
* This church does not practice speaking in tongues or other "charismatic" manifestations.
* This church does not promote or support the ordination as pastors of women or divorced men.
Fundamentalism
With a site named Fundamental Churches, it is necessary for me to make some comments about Fundamentalism.
Fundamentalism is a term that often gets tossed about, but of which there is much confusion. Some misuse the term out of ignorance. Others misuse the term with a desire to denigrate those who hold to the Fundamentals of the Christian faith. Still others have, for various reasons, chosen to use the term in an attempt to co-opt the term for their own agenda.
When we use the term "Fundamentalism" on this site, we are using this term in the manner it has been consistently understood until recent years. In the words of Curtis Lee Laws, a Fundamentalist is one who believes the Fundamentals of the faith and is willing "to do battle royal for the Fundamentals."
At its core, Fundamentalism is simply historic, Biblical Christianity. Even liberals such as Kirsopp Lake, have acknowledged such, saying, “It is a mistake, often made by educated persons who happen to have but little knowledge of historical theology, to suppose that Fundamentalism is a new and strange form of thought. It is nothing of the kind: it is the…survival of a theology which was once universally held by all Christians…."
When seeking to clarify what beliefs made up "The Fundamentals," the Northern Presbyterian church established a list that has often served as a basic structure. This list (compiled in 1910) affirmed five essential doctrines regarded as under attack in the church: the inerrancy of Scripture, the virgin birth of Christ, the substitutionary atonement of Christ, Christ's bodily resurrection, and the historicity of the miracles. Similar lists were also produced by the Niagara Bible Conference, other denominational groups, and Christian schools and Bible Colleges.
One example of this type of list is found in the Bob Jones University Creed, which states:
I believe in the inspiration of the Bible (both the Old and the New Testaments); the creation of man by the direct act of God; the incarnation and virgin birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ; His identification as the Son of God; His vicarious atonement for the sins of mankind by the shedding of His blood on the cross; the resurrection of His body from the tomb; His power to save men from sin; the new birth through the regeneration by the Holy Spirit; and the gift of eternal life by the grace of God.
One of the important aspects of Fundamentalism has been the contention that the Bible requires that obedient Christians practice separation from the world, false teachers, and disobedient brethren. In many ways, it is this insistence on Biblical separation that, in effect, distinguishes Fundamentalism from the more numerous and popular "Evangelicalism" or "New Evangelicalism." Whereas the New Evangelical movement broke off from Fundamentalism in the 1940s and 1950s with a specific agenda that included a repudiation of Biblical separation, Fundamentalism retained this commitment to Biblical separation and the contrast has at times grown very distinct.
When we speak of Fundamentalism on this site, we are speaking of this type of Fundamenalism. A Fundamentalism that holds firmly to the Word of God and takes the issues of sound doctrine and sound practice seriously.
As such, the churches listed in the Fundamental Church Directory and involved in the church placement service will need to affirm the positions put forth on the "positions" page in order to be listed.
I hope you find this site to be a helpful resources by a Fundamentalist for Fundamentalists.
About Fundamental Churches
Fundamental Churches is a website that seeks to provide assistance and information for people in Fundamental Churches.
The primary methods in which we seek to do this is through the provision of a Church Directory, a Church Placement Service, and links to other resources that may be of help to individuals and churches that are Fundamental in nature.
The Church Directory will seek to provide a listing of churches that are conservative, Fundamental churches.
The Church Placement service will seek to provide a place for Fundamental churches to find Pastors and Staff who are Fundamental and for men who are seeking positions to find a church of like faith and practice.
The Church Resources links will seek to provide links to places on the internet that may have information helpful for ministry.
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