[CodeToad]

“There are thousands of churches “

Thousands? Really?

[D-fendr]

Southern Baptist Convention on Freemasonry:

19. What is the SBC’s stance on “Freemasonry?”

The SBC passed a resolution in 1992 opposing membership and participation in organizations that contradict the Bible (http://www.sbc.net/resolutions/amResolution.asp?ID=328), but these resolutions are not binding upon local churches.

In its 1993 report, the SBC stated that there were aspects of Freemasonry that are incompatible with Christianity. The main conclusion of the report states:

We conclude that many tenets and teachings of Freemasonry are not compatible with Christianity or Southern Baptist doctrine.

Source:
http://www.sbc.net/aboutus/faqs.asp#19

[John Leland 1789]

Yes, absolutely. THOUSANDS, really. Thousands of independent Baptist churches, Bible churches, Plymouth Brethren Assemblies, Community churches, independent Methodists, independent Evangelical Free churches, and I would be missing very many!

There are more than 100 of such which contribute to our ministry alone. We kindly decline support from any local assembly that is joined with a denominational structure, and denominational structures would not entertain helping us.

Independent Baptist missionaries keep lists of, yes, literally THOUSANDS of independent, autonomous Bible-preaching churches around the country.