First Baptist Church Huntsville — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Dr. Jason Bay (Lead Pastor, since Dec 2014)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sunday Bible Study 9:30 AM; Worship 10:45 AM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website fbchuntsville.org

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

SBC BF&M 2000 Trinitarian orthodoxy.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

SBC BF&M 2000 affirms inerrancy.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not detailed on available sources.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Classic Baptist sola fide.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

SBC BF&M 2000 male-only pastor; Dr. Jason Bay (male) as Lead Pastor.

Male lead pastor (Dr. Jason Bay, since 2014); verify theological stance

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Dr. Jason Bay (Lead Pastor since Dec 2014) — Texas A&M undergrad, SWBTS graduate; long tenure.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

SWBTS-trained expositional tradition.

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

SBC Cooperative Program participation.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Conservative SBC congregation.

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

Southern Baptist Convention (SBC).

Strong

Assessment

First Baptist Huntsville TX is led by Dr. Jason Bay since December 2014 — over a decade of pastoral stability. Located in downtown Huntsville at 1229 Avenue J (near Sam Houston State University). The church has experienced 'a decade of transformation' per local press. Verify doctrinal positions and whether transformation was conservative or progressive.

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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

SWBTS alumnus lead pastor — conservative SBC pipeline.

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 fbchuntsville.org/LeadershipTeam
[2] Live source hmdb.org/m.asp

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