First Baptist Church Woodstock — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Dr. Jeremy Morton (Senior Pastor, since 2019)

Founded See website

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website fbcw.org

Pastor Credentials See website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

SBC BF&M 2000 Trinitarian orthodoxy.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

SBC BF&M 2000 -- inerrancy affirmed.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Active Men's Ministry listed under adult ministries.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Classic Baptist sola fide.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

SBC BF&M 2000 restricts pastor office to men; Dr. Jeremy Morton as Senior Pastor (male); Johnny Hunt's prior 33-year tenure established complementarian culture.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Lead pastor model; multi-campus (main Woodstock + Mission Church Roswell Street).

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Morton 'has been preaching since he was 16' — expositional tradition per Hunt legacy.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Active missions incl. international student, English, citizenship programs; Morton previously planted Cross Point Baptist, Perry GA.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Conservative SBC megachurch.

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Accountability Structure

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

SBC affiliation held per record; not on homepage but consistent with BF&M churches.

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Assessment

National directory entry — web-verified pastor, website, and Facebook. Visit website for full theological details.

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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

Johnny Hunt's later sexual-misconduct allegations (2022) do not bear on current Morton era; transition was clean. --- Merged from first-baptist-woodstock-ga: No change — SBC megachurch under Dr. Jeremy Morton; multi-campus; prior green rating stands.

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 fbcw.org

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