First Baptist Church Belton — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Leroy Kemp (Senior Pastor)

Founded 1853 (organized summer 1853 under Rev. Solomon G. O'Bryan and Rev. David Fisher)

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sunday mornings; (254) 939-0705

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.firstbelton.org

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Not extracted.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not detailed.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Not extracted.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

Not extracted.

Male senior pastor (Leroy Kemp); large staff with specialized ministry roles; SBC affiliation

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Not extracted.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not described.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'Lead all generations to know and follow Jesus.'

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Not assessable from extracted content.

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Accountability Structure

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

Baptist (170+ years) — specific convention (SBC vs BGCT vs CBF) not extracted from pages fetched.

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Assessment

First Baptist Belton ('First Belton') is led by Senior Pastor Leroy Kemp. The church has a large staff including worship pastor, children's minister, college minister, student minister, and director for special programs and women's ministry. Active web and social media presence. SBC-affiliated.

#sbc#belton#bell-county#central-texas

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Historic 170+ year congregation; leadership/convention details not publicly extracted from homepage; hold at yellow pending verification.

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 firstbelton.org
[2] Live source firstbelton.org/leadership-and-staff
[3] Live source hmdb.org/m.asp

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