First Baptist Church Shreveport — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Senior Pastor (check firstshreveport.org for staff)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Verify -- may be CBF-affiliated (church pushed back on SBC direction)

Service Times Check website for current times

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website fbcshreveport.org

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Likely orthodox.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

CBF-affiliated churches typically reject strict inerrancy; statement of faith not published on-site.

WARNING!

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not stated on available sources — Women's Ministry Director (Mallory Moore) listed but no dedicated men's ministry surfaced on staff page.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Not stated concretely on available sources; CBF context trends toward broader/inclusive framing — verify.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Multiple women carry 'Minister' titles: Meredith Hanna (Minister to Children), Katie Pogue (Minister to Youth), Lauren McCoy (Minister of Church Administration). CBF context normalizes women in ministry.

Male Senior Pastor (Dr. Jeff Raines). However, women hold 'Minister' titles (Minister to Children, Minister to Youth, Minister of Church Administration) — CBF-standard practice.

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Male pastoral staff.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not stated on available sources — verify in person.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Active -- 175th anniversary celebrated recently.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Homepage welcome: 'It doesn't matter what you look like, where you're from, or how old you are' — inclusive-language signal common to CBF/moderate-progressive Baptist churches.

WARNING!

Accountability Structure

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

BLACK: CBF affiliation confirmed — Cooperative Baptist Fellowship 'Together for Hope' partnership on church missions page, no SBC partnerships.

Disqualifier

Assessment

First Baptist Shreveport is led by Dr. Jeff Raines (10+ years). However, the church publicly stated it 'will not follow lead of SBC' -- news covered by KTBS. This suggests theological disagreement with SBC direction, possibly on women in ministry or related issues. Historic church (175 years) at 543 Ockley Dr. Verify current denominational alignment and theological positions.

#verify-denomination#shreveport-la#distanced-from-sbc#historic#sbc#shreveport#louisiana#needs-review#verified-2026

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Prior enrichment flagged 'may be CBF-affiliated' — now confirmed via church's own missions page. Upgraded from yellow to RED; denominational score moved to BLACK (CBF is a listed liberal-mainline tier-black affiliation in rubric). [2026-05-19] Phase 5b auto-merge: absorbed 1 dupe record (first-baptist-shreveport-sbc-la). Group key: "first baptist church shreveport @ 543 ockley dr, shreveport, la 71106".

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/20250926112934/https://fbcshreveport.…
↳ Snapshot of fbcshreveport.org (live link)
[2] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20230615184711/https://fbcshreveport.…
↳ Snapshot of fbcshreveport.org/staff (live link)
[3] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20230615181630/https://fbcshreveport.…
↳ Snapshot of fbcshreveport.org/fbcmissions (live link)
[4] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20251116074413/https://cbf.net/church…
↳ Snapshot of cbf.net/church-locator/ (live link)

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