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First Baptist Church of The Colony

4800 S. Colony Blvd, The Colony, TX 75056
SBC congregation — Unvisited, Needs Local Evaluation
Quick Facts
Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Dr. Mark L. Richardson (Lead Pastor for Preaching)
Founded See website
Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)
Service Times Sunday worship 10:30 AM; Wednesday Bible study 7:15 PM
Men's Ministry Yes
Kids Ministry Yes
Website fbcthecolony.org
Pastor Credentials Ph.D., D.Min.
10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
Trinitarian, gospel-affirming per SBC BF&M 2000.
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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?
Verify men's ministry locally.
Caution
Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
Historic Baptist soteriology.
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Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
SBC complementarian per BF&M 2000 Article VI — male-only lead pastor.
SBC complementarian per BF&M 2000 Article VI.
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Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
Elder-led per church self-description ('Elder-led, Word-based, Great Commission-focused').
Caution
Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Word-based per self-description.
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Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
Great Commission-focused.
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Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
Verify cultural posture — unvisited.
Caution
Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
Listed in churches.sbc.net official SBC directory.
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Assessment
The Colony (DFW north) SBC congregation. Lead Pastor for Preaching Dr. Mark L. Richardson since 2009. Self-describes as 'Elder-led, Word-based, Great Commission-focused.'
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How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website
Sources & Evidence
Enrichment Notes

Live-fetched https://fbcthecolony.org/lead-pastor on 2026-05-09 — confirmed Dr. Mark L. Richardson Ph.D./D.Min. as Lead Pastor for Preaching since 2009 + 4800 S. Colony Blvd The Colony TX 75056 address. SBC affiliation confirmed via churches.sbc.net directory entry.

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. [1] Live source fbcthecolony.org
  2. [2] Live source fbcthecolony.org/lead-pastor
  3. [3] Live source churches.sbc.net/church/first-baptist-church-the-colony/

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Last reviewed: 2026-05-16 — Annual review recommended
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