A split in the New IFB occurred in January 2019 , after Donnie Romero , pastor at Stedfast Baptist Church-Fort Worth ( SBC ) , resigned after it was revealed he had hired prostitutes , smoked marijuana and gambled . Adam Fannin , pastor at SBC 's Jacksonville satellite campus , refused to acknowledge the authority of Jonathan Shelley , another Texas New IFB pastor who took over SBC-Fort Worth following Romero 's resignation . Anderson , Fannin and Shelley traded accusations of financial wrongdoing and running a cult . Fannin was later ejected as pastor at SBC-Jax . The New IFB currently lists 30 affiliated congregations on their website . 22 of the congregations are in 16 U.S. states , two are in the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Ontario , three are in the Philippines , two are in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland , and one congregation is located in the South African town of Middelburg . The New IFB website states that it is not a denomination and that New IFB Pastors have differing views over minor theological issues . However , the churches are united in following a number of doctrines . The New IFB 's website lists its core doctrines as salvation by faith alone , once saved always saved , King James Bible-only , the Trinity , soul-winning , " hard " preaching , prewrath and post-tribulation rapture and opposition to Calvinism , dispensationalism , worldliness , liberalism , and Zionism . Despite the website 's claims that each church is independent , some followers and former followers of the New IFB have accused Anderson of having complete control over the organization and ejecting anyone who has a minor disagreement with him . New IFB pastors have been subject to controversy numerous occasions . The New IFB is strongly opposed to homosexuality , with several pastors advocating that homosexuals be executed . Anderson and other New IFB pastors have praised the Orlando gay nightclub shooting . On the weekend of the third anniversary of the shooting , the New IFB held a " Make America Straight Again " conference at an Orlando-area New IFB church . Also in June 2019 , Grayson Fritts , pastor at New IFB-affiliated All Scripture Baptist Church and a detective for the Knox County , Tennessee Sheriff 's Office , delivered a sermon calling for the execution of gays
Orlando gay nightclub shooting
Orlando nightclub shooting
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