First Baptist Church McDonough — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Dr. Dave Keuss (Senior Pastor)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Check website for current times

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.fbcmcdonough.com

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Statement of faith not found on fetched pages.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Not stated on fetched pages.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Men's Bible Study every other Tuesday 6:30pm confirmed. 'Men's & women's ministry' references present.

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Not stated on fetched pages.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Staff page exists but names not fetched; no female pastors visible in accessible content.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Not specified on fetched pages.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Two services — 'traditional leaning' 8:45am and 'contemporary leaning' 10:45am; preaching style not further described.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

References Annie Armstrong Easter Offering (SBC North American missions) — SBC-affiliated giving visible.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No DEI/CRT language in fetched content.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

SBC per North American Missions references.

Strong

Assessment

First Baptist Church McDonough is an SBC church at 101 Macon Street, McDonough, GA 30253. Dr. Dave Keuss serves as Senior Pastor; Lydia Calhoun serves as Worship Leader (not pastor — earlier search result was misleading). The church is listed in the SBC Churches Directory. Located on the historic town square. Needs doctrinal review and assessment of men's ministry, cultural positions, and preaching style.

#sbc#mcdonough-ga#historic-downtown

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Pastor Signatures & Affiliations [Orthodox-aligned signatures]

Public statement signatures and organizational affiliations of this church's named pastors. "People is policy" — these are evidence-weighted signals about doctrinal trajectory, not the sole determinant of any rating.

Dallas Statement (Social Justice & Gospel)

Dr. Dave Keuss

Source: statementonsocialjustice.com — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

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 fbcmcdonough.com/about

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