First Baptist Church San Marcos — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Chad Chaddick

Founded Unknown

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sunday 8:30 AM (ASL service noted); check website for full schedule

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website sanmarcosfbc.org

Pastor Credentials M.Div. Truett Seminary (Baylor), Doctorate Beeson Divinity

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

BFM2000 orthodox

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Inerrancy affirmed

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

R47 verified: no dedicated men's ministry visible on homepage; inclusive language ('place for you to belong') present but no egalitarian/affirming terminology.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Grace through faith

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Senior Pastor Dr. Chad Chaddick (male); Truett Seminary (moderate-Baptist) + Beeson Divinity (evangelical).

Senior Pastor Dr. Chad Chaddick (male); 6.5 years at Northeast Baptist San Antonio prior

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Pastor-led with deacons

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

R47 verified: 'Meet Our Team' and 'Our Staff' referenced; preaching methodology not described on homepage.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'A community of imperfect people committed to following Jesus.'

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

'There's a Place For You' broad-welcome language; Spanish ministry; no explicit DEI or affirming language.

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

Homepage displays 'There's a Place For You' broad-welcome framing and Spanish ministry; no pastor roster, no doctrinal statement, no explicit SBC/BGCT/CBF label rendered on fetch. Truett Seminary pedigree + moderate-Baptist trajectory unchanged. Hold yellow — insufficient transparency to flip either direction.

Strong

Assessment

First Baptist San Marcos is SBC-affiliated with Dr. Chad Chaddick as senior pastor since 2015 (previously at Northeast Baptist San Antonio). The church offers ASL (American Sign Language) services, indicating a heart for accessibility. Verify men's ministry, full service schedule, and doctrinal positions.

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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

Truett Seminary is Baylor's moderate seminary — trajectory less conservative than SWBTS. Beeson is evangelical/conservative. Mixed signal.

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 sanmarcosfbc.org
[2] Live source sanmarcosfbc.org

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