New Independent Fundamentalist Baptist Movement

The New Independent Fundamentalist Baptist Movement (New IFB for short) (also called Andersonism) is an extremist Fundamentalist Christian group made up of disgruntled Independent Baptists who believe that the old Baptists have gone soft on their ability to preach the Gospel. The head honcho of the group is Steven Anderson of the Faithful Word Baptist Church, who is said to have started the movement around 2017, and his goal is for Christians to return to what they believe Baptists used to preach, thinking the modern churches have become too liberal. Even other Independent Baptists are considered too soft. The group's churches have essentially the same views that Anderson espouses, and they tend to hold multiple conferences each year, including the Red Hot Preaching ConferenceNew IFB Pastors Promote Anti-LGBTQ+ Bigotry and Antisemitism at Annual Conference. Anti-Defamation League, 27 July 2021. and the Make America Straight Again Conference. There are known to be over 32 churches worldwide, but due to the constant infighting, nobody knows who's actually part of the movement. 
==Beliefs==
The New IFB's theology is largely controlled by Anderson. They view the King James Bible as the only legitimate Bible and believe in salvation through Jesus Christ. With a simple glance, this is where the similarities end with most Independent Baptists. They refer to homosexuals as sodomites and pedophiles that are reprobates beyond God's grace, and should all be executed per .The New IFB has stated that they don't condone vigilante actions against gays, but that the government should overlook the executions. Then again, it's likely only going to be a distant dream for the group that they even admit will never happen. Holocaust denial is also to be expected from New IFB churches, and their antisemitism mainly stems from the idea that God abandoned Israel as the chosen people, and now it's the Christians' turn.As long as they're part of the New IFB that is. With salvation, they believe in faith alone and to an extent, believe repentance isn't as necessary as it is. They have even burned books and Bibles that mentioned it. With the views on salvation, their pettiness extends into running a dead, but archived, website called Repentance Blacklist, and they made a list of all those who disagree with them. The list includes other cranks such as Jack Chick, Ray Comfort, and Kirk Cameron.Repentance Blacklist(archived from September 7, 2018) Sending out tracts for evangelism is discouraged because Anderson believes witnessing should only be based on dialogue.Steven Anderson is against Gospel Tracts by Joshua, July 29, 2019, Archived from NewIFB.info They also believe that the Pre-Tribulation Rapture is heresy, and that the Pre-Wrath Rapture is the real deal. Dispensationalism is also considered to be false doctrine by the New IFB wackos.
==Pastors==
* Steven Anderson - Faithful Word Baptist Church* (Tempe, AZ) - Duh.
* Grayson Fritts - All Scripture Baptist Church* (Knoxville, TN) - The detective who called for the LGBT to be executed.Detective Grayson Fritts defends LGBTQ comments by Tyler Whetstone, June 12, 2019, Knoxville News Sentinel
* Roger Jimenez - Verity Baptist Church* (Sacramento, CA) - Called for the LGBT to be executed by firing squad after the Orlando shooting in 2016.California Baptist pastor praises Orlando massacre by Kellie McCown, June 14th, 2016, USA Today
* Joe Jones - Shield of Faith Baptist Church (Boise, ID)
* Tommy McMurty - Liberty Baptist Church* (Rock Falls, IL) - Pumpkin BoyNew IFB Pastor Tommy McMurty Prays for Violence at MASA Conference by nifbcultadmin, June 11, 2019, New IFB Cult McMurty has harshly criticized some New IFB beliefs.Tommy McMurtry corrects New IFB ‘stupidity’ on King James Salvation by Joshua, June 8th, 2020, Archived from NewIFB.info
* Bruce Meija - First Works Baptist Church* (El Monte, CA) - Has had his church bombed in January 2021.Authorities investigate blast at anti-gay California church January 23, 2021, Associated Press 
* Jesse Michael - Pure Words Baptist Church (Houston, TX)
* Obinna Ofoegbu - Love Assembly Baptist Church (Montgomeryville, PA)Warning: Love Assembly Baptist Church in Montgomeryville, PA preaches false New IFB teaching by Joshua, January 26, 2020, Archived from NewIFb.info (Archived from August 24, 2020)
* Enrique Reyes - Springcrest Baptist Church (Houston, TX) - The other pastor, James Cobb, is on the fence.Warning: Springcrest Baptist Church in Houston, TX preaches false New IFB teaching Joshua, July 31, 2019, Archived from NewIFB.info
* Logan Robertson - Westcity Bible Baptist Church (Auckland, New Zealand) and Pillar Baptist Church (Davao City, Phillippines) - Deported from Australia due to harassing Muslims when planning a documentary against Islam.Deported NZ pastor Logan Robertson shows no remorse for harassing 'sissy' Muslims by Zane Small, 27 July, 2018, Newshub.
* Jason Robinson - Mountain Baptist Church (Fairmont, WV)Category: Jason Robinson – Mountain Baptist Church Fairmont WV Archived from NewIFB.info (Archived from August 21, 2020)
* Jonathan Shelley - Stedfast Baptist Church* (Fort Worth, TX) - Took over from Donnie Romero after he resigned. The church has been evicted from its property.TX Church Evicted After Pastor Preaches That Gay People Are ‘Worthy of Death by Dale Chamberlain, March 1, 2022, ChurchLeaders
* Richard Symes - Pillar Baptist Church (Uganda)Category: Richard Symes – Pillar Baptist Church Uganda Africa Archived from NewIFB.info
* Aaron Thompson - Sure Foundation Baptist Church (Vancouver, WA) - Professional fridge-shaped human being. Category: Aaron Thompson – Sure Foundation Baptist Church Vancouver WA archived from NewIFB.info
===Former pastors===
* Patrick Boyle - Revival Baptist Church* (Orlando, FL) - Ousted for holding a conference with beliefs similar to Peter Ruckman.Patrick Boyle Headed OUT of the New IFB by Joshua, June 8, 2020, Archived from NewIFB.info
* Tim Delello - Friendship Baptist Church (Lakemore, OH)Another New IFB casualty? Pastor Tim Delello by Joshua, June 9th, 2020, Archived from NewIFB.info
* Tyler Doka - Pillar of Truth Christian Church (Woodmere, Long Island, NY) - Ousted due to promoting Flat Earth.Tyler Doka and Great Harvest Baptist Church are OUT of the New IFB! by Joshua August 19, 2018, Archived from NewIFB.infoFlat Earth Cognitive Dissonance Within the New IFB – Tyler Doka a Flat Earther! 9 June 2018. Archived from NewIFB.info
* Adam Fannin - Stedfast Baptist Church (Jacksonville, FL) - Expelled from the New IFB. Started a new church in Jacksonville called Law of Liberty Baptist Church.Adam Fannin's Exit from the New IFB by Joshua, June 15, 2019, Archived from NewIFB.info
* Josh Gardner - Sound Words Baptist Church (Toronto, Canada)Josh Gardner and Sound Words Baptist Church kicked OUT of the mainstream New IFB by Joshua, August, 17, 2020, Archived from NewIFB.info
* Michael Johnson - Temple Baptist Church (Jacksonville, NC) - Anderson claims he backstabbed him in unlisted videos.
* Justin LeBlanc - Pillar of Truth Christian Church (Maspeth, Queens, NY) (West Hampstead, Long Island, NY) - Buds with Tyler Doka.Warning: Pillar of Truth Christian Church has a deceptive doctrinal Statement! (West Hempstead, Long Island NY) by Joshua, June 3rd, 2019, Archived from NewIFB.info
* Robert MacGregor - Trinity Baptist Church (Toronto, Canada) - Ousted due to speaking against the Pre-Wrath Rapture.Trinity Baptist Church is OUT of the New IFB! by Joshua, August 19th, 2019, Archived from NewIFB.info
* Joe Major - Faith Baptist Church* (Violet, LA) - Was expelled from the NIFB, but debatable if he's still inIs Joe Major back in the New IFB? …It’s complicated by Joshua, January 16th, 2020, Archived from NewIFB.info
* Manly Perry - Old Path Baptist Church (Adkins, TX) - Disassociated himself from the New IFB.Manly Perry Regrets Calling Himself an Andersonite by Joshua, January 13th, 2020, Archived from NewIFB.info
* Donnie Romero - Stedfast Baptist Church* (Fort Worth, TX) - Resigned due to sex and drug scandals.Anti-LGBTQ pastor who called Pulse nightclub victims 'scum' resigns, admits paying for sex by Joel Shannon, January 9th, 2019, USA Today
==Other figures==
* Richard Shawn Barnish (GodGunsGutsGlory)GodGunsGutsGlory - Blog constantly chronicling New IFB talking points, or proving how gays are actually pedophiles, and even recently fell into COVID-19 denialism.Evidence of the CONvid PLANdemic by GodGunsGutsGlory, January 14, 2021, GodGunsGutsGlory The blog has been inactive since January 2021. Recently, Barnish, may have left the New IFB.Shawn Barnish talks FWBC & New IFB Cult by Reason Files 2, July 2, 2020, YouTube
* Sean Harrington - Known for God Hates Video GamesGod HATES video games! Feeding The Trolls: LIVE by That Weasel, May 29, 2021, YouTube. In short, the video is a typical anti-video game rant that involves stereotypical talking points about them being a waste of time, and promoting violence with Mordern Warfare 2's "No Russian" mission being misrepresented to prove his point,"No Russian" is the mission where you're undercover with Russian terrorists (who are the villains by the way) and massacre people in an airport. Harrington adds in that children can be killed in it, even though the game would never be released if it included children being killed. and it then devolves into incoherent conspiracies about Jews and "Bill 'population control' Gates".
* Benjamin NaimBen the Baptist Archived from NewIfb.info - Once ran a channel called Ben the Baptist.
* Paul WittenbergerAbout Framing the World - Filmmaker who worked as a crew member for The Green Hornet (2011), and minister of propaganda, with Framing The World as his platform. Has made documentaries including Deported,Deported Framing the World which is about how Anderson got deported from African countries such as Botswana, and What in the World are They Spraying?, a documentary about Chemtrails.What in the World are They Spraying? Framing the World
==Documentaries==
The Andersonites and Wittenberger produce "documentaries" that reaffirm their beliefs and use fancy-schmancy editing tricks. They can either be full blown documentaries or edited versions of sermons from New IFB pastors.Documentaries IFBTube
* After the TribulationAfter the Tribulation Framing the World - A documentary about why the Pre-Tribulation Rapture is a heresy and why instead there is a Pre-Wrath Rapture. The documentary also talks about New World Order. Kent Hovind was featured in the documentary.Anderson has criticized Hovind before for marrying after divorcing. He's also critical of him for praising the book, The Shack. 
* AIDS: The Judgement of GodAIDS The Judgement of God - An anti-LGBT sermon by Anderson with some editing tricks and news reels to show how the AIDS epidemic is the judgement of God against LGBT people. Anderson said during the sermon that LGBT people should be executed by the government as the way to cure the AIDS.
* Babylon USABabylon USA IMDB - A documentary explaining how the United States will be essential for the establishment of the New World Order. Texe Marrs and Kent Hovind were featured in the documentary.
* Failure to ObeyFailure to Obey IFBTube - The story of how Anderson got beaten up by U.S Border Patrol.
* Flouride: Poison on TapFlouride: Poison on Tap Framing the World - A documentary on how flouride in water is actually dangerous.
* Going Back to the Greek - A documentary about the KJV and Greek. Got Anderson into some hot water among followers for discussing with a Calvinist named Dave Johannsson.Steven Anderson yokes up with a Calvinist: New IFB splintering as a result by Joshua, December 27, 2019, Archived from NewIFB.info
* The Great CullingThe Great Culling Framing the World - A movie about depopulation.
* Marching to ZionADL Deeply Troubled at Upcoming Documentary Film Denigrating Jews and Judaism November 24, 2014, Anti-Defamation League - Possibly their most controversial documentary. It is mainly about why the Jews are no longer God's chosen people, and actually worship Satan, and that their expected Messiah is actually the Antichrist. Also, Anderson straight up lied to rabbis for them to speak and appear in the documentary, claiming he was working with PBS.Gay-bashing, anti-Semitic U.S. Pastor Dupes Rabbis Into Appearing in Film by Haaretz, January 1, 2015, Haaretz As long as the ends justify the means, otherwise, Steve and his buds could face a good heaping of . Also, Texe Marrs is in there too. 
* Marxist Lucifer KingMarxist Lucifer King IMDB - A sermon by Anderson with some editing tricks and news reels to show that Martin Luther King Jr., was wicked and adulterous. Also mentions how his advisors were Commies. What's admittedly true was that he wasn't a saint.
* New World Order Bible VersionsNew World Order Bible Versions IMDB - A documentary explaining why the KJV is the only legitimate Bible translation and how translations after 1611 are all corrupted by the New World Order.
* SCIENCE Falsely So Called"SCIENCE falsely so called" || Full Documentary || Creation vs. Evolution by Matt Powell OFFICIAL, November 20, 2018, YouTube - Documentary that involves stereotypical creation talking points, and so many Nazi references that it’s embarrassing.Ironic given The New IFB's stance towards the Holocaust Kent Hovind appears in it as well.
* The Sodomite DeceptionThe Sodomite Deception IMDB - An anti-LGBT documentary by Shelley explaining how LGBT people are contributing to the collapse of modern society. The documentary praised historical laws that established death penalty for homosexuality and condemned more recent laws that favored the LGBT rights. Anderson, Jimenez, Mejia and Thompson were featured in the documentary.
* The Truth About Birth ControlThe Truth About Birth Control IMDB - A misogynist sermon by Anderson with some editing tricks and news reels to show how birth control pills cause early silent abortion and how the birth control itself is sinful. Anderson claimed during the sermon that women should stay at home popping out babies and also claimed that women working is from the Satan's agenda.
==Present day deplatforming==
Swirling controversies, infighting, and a social media crackdown on New IFB properties have considerably diminished the movement.In the Midst of Infighting, Anti-LGBTQ Church Network's Website and Social Media Disappear. Southern Poverty Law Center, 21 February 2020. Anderson's entire YouTube ecosystem was completely purged in the summer of 2020, reducing their online presence even further.Notorious Anti-LGBT Pastor Steven Anderson Permanently Banned from Youtube. (archived from 9, July, 2020) Pulpit & Pen, 7 July 2020.Hemant Mehta, YouTube finally took down the channels of Christian hate-pastor Steven Anderson. Friendly Atheist, 11 September 2020. The group continues to attract controversy because of its virulent hate speech and extreme opposition to homosexuality, and while their sphere of influence is far from what it was in the late-2010s, they won't be gone anytime soon.
This became the case when reports and testimonies of Anderson abusing his children became prominent.
==See also==
*Bryan Denlinger - Critic and possible rival of Anderson, also on the Blacklist.
*Darwin Fish - Opponent of Anderson's teachings.
*Fred Phelps - Very similar, yet the group opposes him.
==External links==
*NewIFB.info - A blog formerly ran by an Independent Baptist critical of the group; inactive since October 2020
*New IFB Is A Cult - A site run by atheists
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