Blessed Hope Baptist Church was formerly called “Trinity Baptist Church”
What does “New IFB” mean? It represents the things that make Gleb Glebov and this new church different from scripture-preaching Baptists, such as their incorrect eschatology, their preaching for those they believe to be past salvation to die and go to hell, and their anti-Israel preaching.
The new IFB also preaches that military service is sinful, that Christians shouldn’t vote, and that vaccines are sinful.
To see all the info on why you shouldn’t attend this church, view “what is the New IFB?”
Also known as “Trinity Baptist Vancouver”, this church is pastored by Gleb Glebov, who has been trained under Robert and Bill Macgregor from Trinity Baptist Church in Toronto. Gleb is on the MacGregor’s side in the recent impeccability controversy, and so although this church is starting under the banner of New IFB (because they believe everything new IFB churches believe) they may find the fellowship a bit cold since Bill MacGregor has been Kicked out of the New IFB. Bro Gleb also preached against the secret meeting that caused the recent church split at Trinity Baptist Church.
Below you can see the promotional info for the new church plant:
Bill Macgregor posted a video on his channel which you may view below. Here was his description:
Join Pastor and Mrs. MacGregor and Bro.Gleb Glebov for a week of soulwinning culminating with a great Sunday of preaching and Baptisms and especially the ordination service of Bro Gleb and of the Grand Opening of Trinity Baptist Church, Vancouver. Join us for soulwinning or come on Sunday at 11 am and 4pm. The Church address is 202-615 8th St. New Westminister, BC. Call 604-679-9751
https://youtu.be/ucVVOQfg37k
What is the New IFB?
In 2005, Steven L Anderson started Faithful Word Baptist Church, and began teaching a new and strange set of doctrines. With his charismatic personality and boldness in preaching his opinions, as well as an effective social media strategy, he has won many over to himself. He is admittedly attempting to change what it means to be an Independent Fundamental Baptist. Many have caught on, but some are still being convinced by his errors.
In 2018, the churches that follow Anderson branded themselves as the New IFB. Each preacher follows in lockstep with Pastor Anderson, and if they don’t they risk being kicked out. When members leave Faithful Word Baptist Church, Anderson brands them not only as unsaved and going to hell, but also as “reprobate”, which in Anderson’s theology means that they cannot ever get saved. They are bound to go to hell without a chance to change that. Pastors who leave the movement or upset Anderson are blacklisted, all mention of them is purged from the New IFB denomination’s website, and pastors within the movement are encouraged to preach against them and post videos discrediting them and criticizing their preaching. Often the same pastors who once criticized others who left the new IFB find themselves also leaving the New IFB and receiving the same treatment.
So what does the New IFB believe? There are several unique beliefs that Anderson holds to, which, as a result are part of New IFB doctrine.
Note: not every pastor or person mentioned on this website believes all of these doctrines, nor do all of them claim to be part of the New IFB. These are doctrines that are widely preached however.
First, they preach another gospel than Independent Fundamental Baptists do.
- The New IFB preaches that Jesus death and resurrection was not enough to save from sin. Instead, Jesus had to go and burn in hell where he paid for our sin there. (So much for “it is finished!”)
- The New IFB preaches that for certain people, they are unsaved, regardless of their faith in Jesus Christ. In other words, for these people, salvation is not by grace through faith. See below:
| Faithful Independent Baptists Teach: | The New IFB teaches: |
| ►The KJV is the preserved word of God in English | ►Pastors who use the NIV are not saved ► You cannot get saved out of any Bible except the King James Version |
| ►The Bible is sufficient for a person to learn about salvation and be saved | ►Nobody can get saved by reading the Bible. There must be a soul winner. If that person themselves is not saved (such as a pastor who uses the NIV) none of their converts can truly be saved either |
| ►Women should not be pastors | ►Women who are preachers are all not saved |
| ►Anyone who believes on Jesus Christ may be saved | ►Homosexuals cannot believe on Christ and be saved. Salvation is not open for them, even if they leave homosexuality. Even if they believe on Christ, they will go to hell ►Evolutionary scientists are also reprobate (they cannot be saved no matter what) |
| ►Salvation is by faith alone | ►If you leave the New IFB movement, you are not saved ► If you disagree with the New IFB movement, you are not saved |
Second, the New IFB preaches many things as scriptural doctrine, which are not in the Bible, nor have been taught by Independent Fundamental Baptists in the past. These include:
- Being in the US Military is a Sin
- The police should not exist
- The 9/11 attacks were a hoax
- Christians should not vote
- It is sinful to be vaccinated
- The holocaust did not happen
- Israel should not exist
- Jews run everything and ruin everything
- We should rejoice in mass shootings or other murders when the victims are people we consider to be reprobates (such as homosexuals)
- We should pray for people to go to hell
- God laughs at sending people to hell
- People who get saved will not change
- People need not repent to be saved
- Charging interest is always sinful
- Having a nursery at a church is wrong
- Having Sunday School is wrong
- Jesus Christ is literally the King James Bible. The King James Bible is literally God.
- Bible College is unscriptural and wrong
- Christians are supposed to keep the Old Testament Law
- If you use the name “Yeshua” instead of Jesus, you aren’t saved
- Men being gynecologists is sinful and wicked
- The rapture is not imminent/ Christ cannot come at any time
- Any and all forms of birth control are sinful
- We should hope God kills people we dislike such as John MacArthur or James White
- The Lord’s Supper shouldn’t be held at church
Some of the root differences between the New IFB and Independent Baptists come from the fact that they believe in replacement theology, and so take the Old Testament Laws given to the nation of Israel and apply them to New Testament Believers today. (This is what Calvinist Covenant Theology does as well) As a result of this, any understanding of the Bible that divides the Bible into parts that are “for Christians today” and other parts that are “not for Christians today” are rejected. This leads to them calling for so-called “righteous government” to be established that mirrors the Theocracy of Israel, executing people for the same capital crimes, such as blasphemy, disobedience to parents, and homosexuality. They then reject any prophetic purpose for Jews or Israel, apply Old Testament “clean and unclean” laws on Christians, and end up with a post-tribulation Rapture.
Additionally, Steven Anderson and his followers use lots of crass language, say the Bible teaches that men should urinate standing up, and preach a lot of conspiracies (like chemtrails and water fluoridation conspiracies)
The video below contains 50+ examples of Anderson’s corrupt communication. Click here for the transcript.
For an excellent and short presentation which shows the cultlike and non-Baptist nature of the New IFB and Steven Anderson, watch the video below:
Thank you for your articles. Your content is usually quite fair and accurate. I would say however that this one needs a few corrections. First, neither I, my Father nor Pastor Glebov have ever preached against military enlistment as far as I know. Furthermore I have never heard it preached in a “New IFB” pulpit. It may have been, but I don’t know about it. Second, as far as eschatology, Pastor MacGregor is in fact a Pre tribber. I believe that Pastoer Glebov is a Post Trib/Pre wrath. At Trinity, we follow the original Old IFB policy regarding the timing… Read more »
Bill MacGregor, Let me address your concerns individually. First, I address Glebov and his church as it has been portrayed in the advertisement, as being a “New IFB” church. Now the New IFB is not known for standing down on what they believe in. Every doctrine is covered in sermons, and if someone preaches something “off”, then it is corrected. You I am sure have experienced how even the slightest perceived problem causes the New IFB to rebuke. In areas of correct doctrine, this is not necessarily a bad thing. Now because of this, if one or two people preach… Read more »