First Baptist Church Lawton — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Mike Keahbone

Founded Unknown

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sunday Worship 10:45 AM

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.fbclawton.org

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

'Christ Led — Body Engaged — Gospel Centered' branding; specific creedal content not on homepage — yellow.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Specific BFM 2000 text not shown on homepage — yellow.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Dedicated 'Men' ministry section in navigation → green.

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Generic evangelical framing on homepage — yellow.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Women ministry exists; no female teaching pastor listed on homepage. BFM 2000 (SBC context) default is complementarian but specific wording not surfaced — yellow.

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Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Senior pastor Mike Keahbone; elder/deacon structure not published on homepage.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Style not described on homepage — verify.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'Gospel Centered' branding + SBC cooperative giving convention → likely strong missions — green (provisional on SBC default).

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No DEI/CRT language but also no explicit conservative positioning — yellow.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Mike Keahbone confirmed Senior Pastor on homepage; SBC-identifying (VP 2023). Green holds — strong confessional accountability via SBC/BFM2000.

Strong

Assessment

First Baptist Church Lawton-Ft Sill has Pastor Mike Keahbone leading. Note: actual address is 501 SW B Ave, not 600 SW D Ave as listed. Established in 1901. Music ministry, adult studies, youth, children, student, sports and recreation ministries. Sunday school, nursery, fellowship meals, prayer meetings, children's choirs and Bible study groups. Strong SBC church with diverse programming.

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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

Keahbone's SBC national leadership role (Comanche pastor, SBC 1st VP 2023) pegs this clearly as SBC-identifying conservative. Homepage itself is marketing-thin on doctrine.

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] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260214165855/https://www.fbclawton.…
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