First Baptist Church Bay City — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Mike Zimmerman (long-tenured since 1992; church may be seeking new pastor)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sunday (check website for times)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website firstbaycity.org

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

SBC — trinitarian expected.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

SBC — inerrancy affirmed.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

No men's ministry found.

WARNING!

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

SBC — faith alone expected.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Not stated on available sources — male senior pastor historically typical; current search via Chemistry Staffing does not publish gender requirement.

Verify

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Pastoral vacancy — recruiting via Chemistry Staffing; no elder team named on public site.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not stated on available sources — sermons on YouTube but style not described; interim teaching during vacancy.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'Gathering Each Sunday To Worship God Together'; life groups, children's, youth, missions outreach listed.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No explicit social-issue statements on homepage; no DEI/CRT language observed.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

SBC affiliated.

Strong

Assessment

FBC Bay City at firstbaycity.org. Mike Zimmerman has served as pastor since 1992, though there are indications the church may be searching for a new senior pastor. Address on website shows 2321 Avenue F (batch has 1901 Ave G — verify). Long-tenured, stable congregation.

#sbc#coastal-bend#long-tenured-pastor#needs-review

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

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 firstbaycity.org

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