First Baptist Church Midland — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Dr. Darin Wood

Founded Not published

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sunday Worship 8:30 AM & 11:00 AM; Small Groups 9:30 AM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website fbc-midland.org

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

BF&M 1963 Trinity affirmation implied by denominational confession.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

SBC — Baptist Faith & Message 2000 affirms inerrancy and authority of Scripture.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

No dedicated men's ministry surfaced on homepage — only preschool/children/students/adult/senior adult (55+) categories.

WARNING!

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

SBC — salvation by grace through faith. BF&M 2000 framework.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Male pastor Dr. Darin Wood; explicit 'Marriage is the uniting of one biological man and one biological woman' — complementarian framing.

Complementarian; rejects LGBTQ+ affirmation; traditional marriage doctrine

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Pastor identified; elder/governance structure not detailed on fetched homepage.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Worship described as 'biblical and relevant'; expository posture not explicitly stated on homepage.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

SBC churches give through Cooperative Program; Great Commission emphasis standard.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Explicitly rejects LGBTQ affirmation while adding 'compassion, love, kindness, respect and dignity'.

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

Southern Baptist Convention — cooperative accountability through state conventions and associations.

Strong

Assessment

First Baptist Church Midland is a large SBC church with a Central Campus and multiple service times. Two worship services (8:30 AM and 11 AM) with small groups at 9:30 AM. Pastor name not confirmed in web search. Verify current pastor, men's ministry, and doctrinal depth.

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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

Strong evidence for multiple green scores — likely deserves green overall, but no elder plurality detail; conservative downgrades leave as yellow. --- Merged from first-baptist-midland-sbc-tx: BF&M 1963-only + Vestal (CBF founder) + Everett (BGCT exec) pastoral history = moderate CBF-adjacent signal. Not a clean green SBC. [2026-05-19] Phase 5b auto-merge: absorbed 1 dupe record (first-baptist-church-midland-tx). Group key: "first baptist church midland @ 2104 w louisiana ave, midland, tx 79701".

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 fbc-midland.org/about
[2] Live source fbc-midland.org/about/our-history/
[3] Live source swbts.edu/news/darin-wood-follows-winding-road-to-pastora…

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