Emmanuel Baptist Church (Jesup) — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Pastor Thomas Waters (Senior Pastor)

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Denomination Southeast Association of Confessional Baptists

Service Times Sundays — verify times on website

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website ebcjesup.org/

Pastor Credentials 1689 LBC-affirming Reformed Baptist pastor

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Second London Baptist Confession (1689) Ch. 8 — Christ as fully God and fully man, sole mediator.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

1689 LBC Ch. 1 — Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving knowledge.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Reformed Baptist congregations typically maintain robust men's ministry / discipleship.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

1689 LBC Chs. 3–11 — particular redemption, monergistic regeneration, justification by faith alone.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

1689 LBC + Reformed Baptist consensus — male-only pastoral office (elder/overseer), complementarian household.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Plurality of elders standard; CBA / SACB associational accountability without denominational hierarchy.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Expository preaching standard in Reformed Baptist tradition.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

CBA member churches commonly partner with Founders Ministries and Reformed Baptist church-planting networks.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Confessional Baptist Association explicitly rejects cultural drift; Founders Ministries-adjacent posture.

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Accountability Structure

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

CBA / SACB — strict 1689 LBC subscription required; successor to ARBCA (dissolved 2022, reconstituted 2023).

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Listed as SACB member church on 2026-05-16. SACB membership confirms 1689 LBC subscription. Distinct from other Emmanuel Baptists in directory (Baton Rouge LA, Tucson AZ, Springfield IL, Georgetown TX).

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 sacbaptists.org/member-churches/

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