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Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) congregation

First Baptist Hurst

Hurst, TX (multi-campus: Norwood Campus + The Trails Campus; street addresses not consolidated on church homepage)
SBC multi-campus congregation — Unvisited, Needs Local Evaluation
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.
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Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
BF&M 2000 affirms inerrancy.
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Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
Verify men's ministry locally.
Caution
Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
Historic Baptist soteriology.
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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.
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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.
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Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
Guiding all generations to know and follow Christ.
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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.
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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. [1] Live source firsthurst.com
  2. [2] Live source firsthurst.com/about-us/our-staff-team
  3. [3] Live source firsthurst.com/about-us/our-history
  4. [4] Live source firsthurst.com/about-us

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Last reviewed: 2026-05-16 — Annual review recommended
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