First Baptist Church Roanoke — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Dr. Bryan Smith (Senior Pastor, since Aug 2006)

Founded Unknown

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sunday mornings

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.firstroanoke.com/

Pastor Credentials Verify

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

SBCV affirms BF&M 2000; Trinitarian orthodoxy.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

BF&M 2000 affirms inerrancy.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Men's Ministry confirmed as dedicated ministry area on church website.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Classic Baptist sola fide.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

SBCV explicitly restricts pastor office to men; Dr. Bryan Smith as Senior Pastor (male).

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Dr. Bryan Smith (Senior Pastor since Aug 2006) — twice elected SBCV president; long tenure.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Expositional; Midwestern Seminary DMin.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

SBCV missions giving; active participation in Cooperative Program.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

SBCV is conservative-resurgence aligned — no DEI/CRT language observed on fetched content.

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Accountability Structure

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

Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia (SBCV) — conservative SBC state convention; verified via fetched site structure.

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Assessment

First Baptist Church Roanoke at 321 Marshall Ave SW, Roanoke VA 24016. Pastor Bryan Smith (since August 2006). BA from University of Mobile, MA from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, DMin from Midwestern Theological Seminary. SBC affiliated. Contact: 540-224-3300. Well-credentialed pastor with seminary training.

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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)

Dr. Bryan Smith

Source: statementonsocialjustice.com — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

SBCV (not BGAV) affiliation — conservative state convention alignment.

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/20251215234939/https://www.firstroano…
↳ Snapshot of firstroanoke.com/pastor/ (live link)
[2] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260122063942/https://www.rvba.org/o…
↳ Snapshot of rvba.org/our-churches (live link)
[3] Live source roanoke.com/archive/new-pastor-to-lead-first-baptist/arti…

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