First Baptist Hurst — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Todd Campbell, Mark Garner, Jason Meyer (Lead Pastor team)

Founded Before 1884 (organized by nine people)

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sunday morning (multi-campus)

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website firsthurst.com

Pastor Credentials See website; Jeff Burnett serves as Pastor Emeritus

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Trinitarian, gospel-affirming per SBC BF&M 2000.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

BF&M 2000 affirms inerrancy.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify men's ministry locally.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Historic Baptist soteriology.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

SBC complementarian per BF&M 2000 Article VI — male-only lead pastor team.

SBC complementarian per BF&M 2000 Article VI.

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Team-of-three Lead Pastor model: Todd Campbell, Mark Garner, Jason Meyer + Dr. Jeff Burnett (Pastor Emeritus).

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Multi-campus (Norwood + The Trails) + Celebración de Adoración Spanish service.

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Guiding all generations to know and follow Christ.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Verify cultural posture — unvisited.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Self-identifies SBC affiliated.

Strong

Assessment

Hurst (DFW mid-cities) SBC multi-campus congregation with team-of-three lead pastor model. Founded pre-1884.

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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

Live-fetched https://firsthurst.com and /about-us/our-staff-team on 2026-05-09 — confirmed Todd Campbell + Mark Garner + Jason Meyer as Lead Pastor team (Jason Meyer corroborated via Facebook video record) + SBC affiliation per /about-us page. Multi-campus structure (Norwood + The Trails).

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 firsthurst.com
[2] Live source firsthurst.com/about-us/our-staff-team
[3] Live source firsthurst.com/about-us/our-history
[4] Live source firsthurst.com/about-us

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