First Baptist Orlando — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable David Uth (Senior Shepherding), Trey Hildebrant (Senior Teaching), Danny de Armas (Senior Executive)

Founded Unknown

Denomination SBC

Service Times See firstorlando.com

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.firstorlando.com

Pastor Credentials Verify

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

SBC BFM2000 Trinitarian.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

BFM2000 Scripture without error.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Dedicated 'Men' ministry link confirmed in site navigation under Get Connected.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

SBC sola fide.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

SBC BFM2000 complementarian; male-only senior pastor team.

SBC complementarian — male-only senior pastor team.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

'Table of Three' shared senior-pastor model: David Uth (Senior Shepherding), Danny de Armas (Senior Executive), Trey Hildebrant (Senior Teaching, newest).

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Trey Hildebrant now primary communicator; expositional emphasis per Hildebrant's 12Stone background.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Large SBC cooperative program giver; First Orlando global missions.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No progressive/affirming, ARC, or Practicing the Way language surfaced on homepage.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

SBC per batch record; homepage does not cite BFM2000 directly — 'Beliefs' subpage link exists but content not surfaced in this fetch.

Strong

Assessment

First Baptist Orlando is a large SBC megachurch that has grown from one location to six locations under David Uth's leadership since 2005. Now operates a 'Table of Three' shared leadership model with Uth, Danny de Armas, and Trey Hildebrant. Uth served as President of the Florida Baptist Convention and Chairman of IMB Trustees. Multi-ethnic, multi-lingual ministry with services in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and ASL. Strong SBC denominational engagement.

#florida#national#sbc

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

Trey Hildebrant

Source: cbmw.org — 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 firstorlando.com
[2] Live source flbaptist.org/willy-rice-urges-faithfulness-in-a-shifting…

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