First Baptist Church Corsicana — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Danny Reeves (Senior Pastor since 2011; President of BGCT)

Founded 1848

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sunday 8:30 AM & 11:00 AM worship; Bible Study 9:45 AM; Wed Family Meal 5 PM, Midweek Study 6 PM; (903) 872-7473

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website fbccana.org

Pastor Credentials Howard Payne BA; Truett Seminary MDiv/DMin

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Baptist Trinitarian; creedal specificity not verified.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Baptist 'authority of Bible' framing; not verified at Chicago-Statement level.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not verified.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Standard Baptist evangelical soteriology.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

BGCT permits women pastors; pastor leads the convention as President. Strong signal that this church is comfortable with BGCT's moderate stance on women clergy.

BGCT-aligned; pastor is BGCT President. Moderate-progressive Baptist.

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Danny Reeves Senior Pastor since 2011; also BGCT President.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not verified; BGCT-aligned churches trend mixed-topical.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Historic SBC plant (1848) with missionary heritage (W.B. Bagby Brazil).

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

BGCT has resisted dis-fellowshipping churches with female pastors — moderate cultural posture.

WARNING!

Accountability Structure

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

BGCT (Texas Baptists) — moderate Texas Baptist convention; partners with CBF-aligned churches.

WARNING!

Assessment

First Baptist Corsicana is currently in a pastor search process. Former Senior Pastor Danny Reeves has departed. The church maintains an active schedule with two Sunday services and midweek programming. Transition period — doctrinal direction may shift with new pastor. Worth monitoring.

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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

BGCT presidency is significant signal. Despite Truett Seminary (Baylor-affiliated, moderate) credentials, needs local verification of whether Corsicana itself ordains women.

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 fbccana.org
[2] Live source wacotrib.com/news/local/texas-baptists-group-re-elects-co…

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