First Baptist Church Augusta — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Will Dodson (Senior Pastor, per /about page; started April 16, 2017)

Founded Unknown

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sunday mornings

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website discoverfbc.org

Pastor Credentials SBC pastor

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

BFM2000 orthodox

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Inerrancy affirmed

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

No dedicated men's ministry mentioned on available pages.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Grace through faith

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Staff page lists women in ministerial roles (e.g., Minister to Senior Adults and Missions); egalitarian trajectory consistent with CBF partnership.

Women serve in ministerial titles on staff; CBF dual-alignment typical of egalitarian Baptists.

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Pastor-led with deacons

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Blended traditional + contemporary worship tracks; sermon methodology not described on public pages.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

SBC missions

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Conservative SBC values

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Church's own pledge/giving page designates both CBF (Cooperative Baptist Fellowship) and SBC as mission funding channels; CBF is listed as a rubric-black mainline-liberal trajectory body.

Disqualifier

Assessment

SBC church in Augusta, GA. Cooperative program participant.

#augusta#georgia#national#sbc#batch-3#needs-review

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Pattern-match: GA Baptist church labeled SBC in source data actually runs CBF partnership — same pattern prior rounds flagged for BGAV/CBF churches. Also explains the FBC Evans merger (CBF-friendly consolidation).

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] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260121193301/https://discoverfbc.org/
↳ Snapshot of discoverfbc.org (live link)
[2] Live source discoverfbc.org/about
[3] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260121183115/https://discoverfbc.or…
↳ Snapshot of discoverfbc.org/fbc-evans/ (live link)

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