By that we mean the following:

Independent
First Baptist Church is an autonomous (self-governing) body of baptized (immersed) believers in the Lord Jesus Christ.
We are not part of any denomination, conference or hierarchy. We do have a “loose-knit” fellowship with thousands of independent Baptist churches across America and around the world.

Fundamental
That is, we believe the Bible is God’s Holy Word and is the only authority for faith and practice. We also believe in separation from unscriptural doctrine and movements such as the ecumenical, neo-evangelical, charismatic and pseudo-fundamentalist movements.

Baptist
We are Baptist because we hold to the historic Baptist position or Baptist distinctive. We are not Protestants, as church history reveals a perpetuity of New Testament doctrine outside the church of Rome since the time of Christ.