Cross City Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable John Meador (Senior Pastor since 2006)

Founded 1900s (120+ year history per source)

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Bilingual worship services (check website for times)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website crosscity.church/

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)

SBTC (Southern Baptists of Texas Convention) BF&M 2000 Trinitarian orthodoxy.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

BF&M 2000 functional inerrancy.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

'Men' ministry listed; 'Healthy Home' and family resources — men's programming exists, details vary.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

SBC sola fide soteriology.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?

BF&M 2000 male-only pastoral office; John Meador (male) Senior Pastor since 2006.

Verify

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Long-tenured senior pastor + staff; elder structure not confirmed — verify.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Series 'Painful Love' on 2 Samuel 13-18 indicates expository/narrative preaching — positive.

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Kids Beach Clubs in 7 public elementary schools, Divorce Care, Grief Share, Financial Peace University, 'Equip' Bible study — broad disciple-making infrastructure.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Bilingual worship for diverse DFW community; no DEI/CRT language.

Caution

Accountability Structure

Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?

SBTC — SBC state convention, BF&M 2000 accountability.

Strong

Assessment

Cross City Church (formerly First Baptist Euless) is a real, active SBC congregation with over 120 years of history. Website at crosscity.church. Led by Senior Pastor John Meador since 2006. SBTC-affiliated. Bilingual worship for diverse community. Kids Beach Clubs in seven public elementary schools. Divorce Care, Grief Share, Financial Peace University, and Bible study ('Equip') programs. The listed address (221 N Main St) may differ from current -- church is at corner of 183 and Industrial. Solid community engagement.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Pastor Signatures & Affiliations [Orthodox-aligned signatures]

Public statement signatures and organizational affiliations of this church's named pastors. "People is policy" — these are evidence-weighted signals about doctrinal trajectory, not the sole determinant of any rating.

Dallas Statement (Social Justice & Gospel)

John Meador

Source: statementonsocialjustice.com — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

These are the URLs consulted to arrive at this church's scoring. Score-note claims are synthesized from homepage content, denominational directories, and public statements of faith at the time of review. Church websites change frequently; we're progressively adding Internet Archive snapshots to prevent link rot.

[1] Live source crosscity.church

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