First Baptist Church Norman — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Dr. Wade Smith

Founded Unknown

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sunday morning services — in-person and online

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.fbcnorman.org

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

SBC — orthodox.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

SBC — inerrancy.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Adult and Senior Adult ministries.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

SBC — faith alone.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

Male senior pastor. Complementarian.

Verify

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Male pastor, SBC accountability.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Verify — likely expository.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Food pantry, university ministry.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No concerning language. University ministry context.

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Accountability Structure

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

SBC affiliate.

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Assessment

First Baptist Norman — Dr. Wade Smith serves as Senior Pastor. SBC church with ministries for all ages: Children's, Youth, University, Adult, and Senior Adult. Food Pantry community outreach. University town context (University of Oklahoma). In-person and online services.

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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.

Nashville Statement

Dr. Wade Smith

Source: cbmw.org — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

No explicit SBC on homepage but no red flags; BGCO/OK Baptists context suggests SBC tag likely accurate.

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 fbcnorman.org

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