First Baptist Church Palestine — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Tony (Senior Pastor since November 2017; previously pastor of FBC Winona for 9 years)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sunday mornings; (903) 729-0204; tony@fbcpalestine.com

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.fbcpalestine.com

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Not surfaced on homepage.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Not surfaced on homepage.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Green — 'Men's Ministry' confirmed in site navigation with dedicated page link. 'Boys Ministries' and 'TrailLifeUSA' for youth.

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Not surfaced on homepage.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Yellow held — staff not surfaced on homepage; SBC default complementarian.

Male senior pastor (Tony); SBC affiliation

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Not surfaced.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Traditional and Contemporary services offered — mixed.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'It's All About Relationships.'

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Traditional family-values framing; no DEI/CRT language.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Yellow held — SBC per directory but not explicitly stated on homepage fetch.

Caution

Assessment

First Baptist Palestine is led by Pastor Tony (last name verify on website) since November 2017, who previously served 9 years at FBC Winona. Located at 5700 N Loop 256 (differs significantly from placeholder 204 N Sycamore St — church has likely relocated to larger facility). Dogwood Trails Baptist Association affiliated.

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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

TrailLife USA presence is a positive conservative indicator; keep yellow.

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 fbcpalestine.com

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