First Baptist Church Roanoke — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Pastor Bryan Smith

Founded Unknown

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) — SBC of Virginia

Service Times Sunday (check website for times)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.firstroanoke.com

Pastor Credentials Unknown — long tenure since 2006

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

SBC — trinitarian expected.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Statement of faith affirms Bible as 'supreme source of truth for Christian beliefs and living' and Bible authority among 'Seven Core Practices.'

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Dedicated Men's Ministry section in site navigation — confirmed.

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

SBC — faith alone expected.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

BFM2000 not explicitly named, but SBCV body is uniformly complementarian; held yellow only because gender stance not explicitly published on this site.

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Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Pastor Bryan Smith (male) leads; elder structure not disclosed on visible pages.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not stated on available sources — verify in person. Sermon content available on-demand and livestream; current series 'Standing strong In tough times.'

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Tagline: 'Connected in Christ to Lead Others to Him' — good.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Spanish-language services ('Servicio en Español') indicate language-inclusive outreach; no explicit DEI/CRT vocabulary detected.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Affiliated with Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia (SBCV) — 'fellowship of 740 conservative Southern Baptist churches in Virginia.' Conservative SBC body explicitly stated.

Strong

Assessment

First Roanoke (FBC Roanoke) has a website at firstroanoke.com. Bryan Smith has served as Senior Pastor since August 2006. SBC of Virginia member. Address is 321 Marshall Ave SW (batch had 310 N Jefferson — verify). Tagline: 'Connected in Christ to Lead Others to Him.'

#sbc#virginia#long-tenured-pastor

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.

Dallas Statement (Social Justice & Gospel)

Pastor Bryan Smith

Source: statementonsocialjustice.com — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Men's Ministry now visible on site — prior red was stale. Pastor Bryan Smith still referenced. No DEI/progressive language observed.

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/20260314090839/https://www.firstroano…
↳ Snapshot of firstroanoke.com (live link)

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