
Quick Facts
Founded
Unknown
Denomination
Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)
Service Times
Sunday (check website for times)
Men's Ministry
No
Kids Ministry
Yes
Pastor Credentials
Baylor University graduate; Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
SBC church — trinitarian orthodoxy expected.
Strong
Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
SBC — inerrancy affirmed by convention.
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Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
No dedicated men's ministry found on website.
WARNING!
Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
SBC — faith alone expected.
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Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
Male senior pastor. SBC complementarian framework expected but verify local practice.

All four pastoral staff male: David Higgs (Pastor), Tom Smith (Worship), Lane Langford (Youth/Families/Rec), Brian Hutchinson (Children/Families).
Caution
Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
Verify elder/deacon structure.
Caution
Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Verify style.
Caution
Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
Verify Great Commission centrality.
Caution
Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
Verify — no red flags found.
Caution
Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
SBC affiliated — accountable.
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Assessment
First Baptist Henderson is a well-established SBC church with a seminary-trained pastor (Dr. David Higgs, SWBTS). Active web presence at thefbc.org and Facebook. No men's ministry found. Needs on-site verification for preaching style and cultural alignment.
#sbc#east-texas#seminary-trained-pastor

MOOP Engagement Tracker
How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:
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Researched church website

Pastor Signatures & Affiliations
[Orthodox-aligned signatures]
Public statement signatures and organizational affiliations of this church's named pastors. "People is policy" — these are evidence-weighted signals about doctrinal trajectory, not the sole determinant of any rating.
Nashville Statement
Dr. David Higgs
Source: cbmw.org — hover for details

Sources & Evidence
Enrichment Notes
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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.
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[1] Archived snapshot
web.archive.org/web/20260112201126/https://thefbc.org/staff/
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[2] Live source
easttexasbaptist.net/church/4398
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[3] Archived snapshot
web.archive.org/web/20251205093806/https://www.baptistpre…
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Last reviewed:
2026-05-16
— Annual review recommended