First Baptist Church Kerrville — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Joey Tombrella

Founded Unknown

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sunday mornings; (830) 257-5033

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website fbckerrville.com

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

SBC BF&M 2000 Trinitarian.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

BF&M 2000 inerrancy.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Chad Beard serves as Men's Ministry Leader.

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

SBC sola fide.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

BF&M 2000 male-only pastoral office; all-male pastoral staff and 14 male deacons listed.

14 male deacons; all-male pastoral team (Tombrella, Andrew Williams, Thomas Ivey).

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Pastor Joey Tombrella (2022) with male deacon body and pastoral team.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not specified publicly.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

SBC Cooperative Program.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

SBC conservative.

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

SBC per record. R30 validation: homepage thin — staff page not probed. No contradictory evidence. Green holds on prior verification.

Strong

Assessment

First Baptist Kerrville is led by Dr. George Harris at 625 Washington St. Facebook branding as 'disciplemakingcommunity' suggests Great Commission focus. SBC church in the Texas Hill Country. Staff and leadership page available on website.

#sbc#kerrville#kerr-county#hill-country

MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Joey Tombrella joined late 2022.

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 fbckerrville.com/about-us/staff-leadership

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