
Quick Facts
Founded
Unknown
Denomination
Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)
Service Times
Sunday mornings; (830) 257-5033
Men's Ministry
No
Kids Ministry
Yes

10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
SBC BF&M 2000 Trinitarian.
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Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
BF&M 2000 inerrancy.
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Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
Chad Beard serves as Men's Ministry Leader.
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Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
SBC sola fide.
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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).
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Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
Pastor Joey Tombrella (2022) with male deacon body and pastoral team.
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Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Not specified publicly.
Caution
Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
SBC Cooperative Program.
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Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
SBC conservative.
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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.
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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:
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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.
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[1] Live source
fbckerrville.com/about-us/staff-leadership
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Last reviewed:
2026-05-16
— Annual review recommended