First Baptist Church Paris — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Dr. Tommy Turner

Founded Unknown

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sunday Worship 10:30 AM (in-person and online, ~75 min)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.fbcparis.com/

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Not stated on homepage — verify.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Not stated on homepage — verify.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not mentioned on homepage.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Not stated on homepage — verify.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Dr. Tommy Turner (male) Pastor; 'Iglesia En Español' sister congregation. Complementarian stance not explicitly stated.

Verify

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Single named pastor; elder plurality not stated.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Explicit: 'expository message from God's Word by Dr. Tommy Turner' — confirmed on homepage.

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Standard evangelical 'find and follow Jesus' framing.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

'Find and follow Jesus' framing; no DEI/affirming language detected.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Baptist; SBC vs BGCT/CBF unverified — homepage silent on affiliation.

Caution

Assessment

First Baptist Church Paris is a real, active SBC congregation with a strong web presence. Website at fbcparis.com with live streaming. Senior Pastor Dr. Trent Bullock since Feb 2009. Dr. Kenneth J Schultz serves as Associate Pastor of Biblical Counseling. Dr. Tommy Turner also involved in preaching. The listed address (300 S Church St) is close but actual is 207 S Church St. Active Facebook and online worship.

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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

[2026-05-19] Phase 5b auto-merge: absorbed 1 dupe record (first-baptist-church-paris-tx). Group key: "first baptist church paris @ 300 s church st, paris, tx 75460".

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 fbcparis.com

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