First Baptist Church Dothan — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Taylor Rutland (Senior Pastor, succeeded retired Johnny Fain)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sunday mornings; (334) 792-5117; fbcdinformation@fbcdothan.org

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website fbcdothan.org

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Not stated on available homepage — verify.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Not stated on available homepage — verify.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not featured on homepage.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Not stated on available homepage — verify.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

Not stated on available sources — SBC BF&M 2000 complementarian.

Verify senior pastor name — leadership page available; SBC affiliation

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Senior Pastor Taylor Rutland (male); pastoral staff includes associate pastor of music/worship, discipleship/missions, and student minister (all male per prior batch notes).

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not described on available pages.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Not described on available pages.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No DEI/CRT language observed.

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Accountability Structure

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

Homepage lean; no doctrine/pastor roster surfaced on fetch. SBC affiliation known externally but site transparency low. Hold yellow.

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Assessment

First Baptist Dothan (also branded as 'Dothan First') has a full pastoral staff including senior pastor, associate pastor of music/worship, associate pastor of discipleship/missions, and student minister. SBC-affiliated. Located at 300 W Main St (also referenced as dothan1st.org). Leadership page available. Verify current senior pastor name on-site.

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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

Senior Pastor Taylor Rutland identified (succeeded Johnny Fain). SBC confirmed.

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 fbcdothan.org
[2] Live source churches.sbc.net/church/dothan-first-baptist/
[3] Live source thealabamabaptist.org/cloverdale-church-dothan-new-pastor/

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