First Baptist Church Baton Rouge — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Senior Pastor (check firstbaptistbr.org for staff)

Founded Established congregation

Denomination Southern Baptist (SBC)

Service Times Sunday mornings (check website for times)

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.fbcbr.com

Pastor Credentials Verified via church website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

SBC — orthodox via BF&M 2000.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

BF&M 2000 inerrancy; 'What We Believe' page on site.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not documented on scraped content.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

SBC evangelical — sola fide.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

SBC complementarian default.

SBC complementarian default (CBMW halfway position; MOOP holds patriarchal headship as the biblical standard)

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Dr. Andrew Ogea (Pastor); SBC pastor+deacon polity assumed.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Style not documented on about page.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'Making disciples in Jesus' name for the glory and honor of God.' 'For the Church - For the City - For the Nations.'

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No DEI/CRT language on site. SBC logo displayed.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Confirmed SBC — SBC logo displayed on website.

Strong

Assessment

Needs on-the-ground review. Added to directory for coverage.

#sbc#baton-rouge#louisiana#historic#capital-city#verified-2026

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Confirmed SBC not CBF (per rubric flag — FBC Baton Rouge stayed SBC during CBF split). [2026-05-19] Phase 5b auto-merge: absorbed 1 dupe record (first-baptist-baton-rouge-sbc-la). Group key: "first baptist church baton rouge @ 529 convention st, baton rouge, la 70802".

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 fbcbr.com

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