First Baptist Church OKC — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Sarah Stewart

Founded Unknown

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Bible Study 9:15 AM; Worship 10:30 AM; Wednesday Dinner 5:00 PM, Activities 6:00 PM

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website fbcokc.org

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Likely orthodox on Christ's deity.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Left SBC over BFM revisions — may not affirm full inerrancy.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

A 'Men' section exists in site navigation but no program details shown on homepage — verify.

WARNING!

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Verify — moderate Baptist.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

RED — Female senior pastor. Egalitarian. Departed from complementarian theology.

Verify

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

RED — Female in senior pastoral role. No male headship.

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Verify.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Active community service (Care for OKC, Good Shepherd).

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Self-description as 'moderate Baptist' combined with female senior pastor and CBF affiliation pattern-matches to the progressive Baptist trajectory.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Confirmed Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) affiliation via church's own homepage — CBF is the post-SBC moderate/progressive Baptist body. Prior 'SBC' label is incorrect.

WARNING!

Assessment

CRITICAL: First Baptist Church OKC has a FEMALE senior pastor — Sarah Stewart, called as Pastor in October 2018. She is the first female Baptist pastor in Oklahoma history. The church LEFT the SBC in 2001 over doctrinal disputes. Historic church (founded 1889, once led by Herschel Hobbs) but has departed from complementarian theology. Care for OKC and Good Shepherd ministries serve the community. RED FLAG for female pastoral leadership. Denomination listing of SBC is INCORRECT — they left SBC.

#sbc#oklahoma-city#oklahoma#needs-review

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Rubric red/black check: female senior pastor (red gender) plus CBF affiliation (black denominational per rubric — CBF listed as liberal mainline). Overall black rating would be defensible; retaining red for now consistent with prior round's label but flagging for denominational correction.

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/20260215055439/https://fbcokc.org/
↳ Snapshot of fbcokc.org (live link)

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