First Baptist Church Stephenville — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Ken May

Founded Unknown

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Check website for current times

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.fbcstephenville.org/

Pastor Credentials Baylor + SWBTS

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

BFM2000 adopted — orthodox Trinitarian.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

'What We Believe' page exists but not fetched.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not explicitly surfaced.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

BFM2000 grace through faith.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

Explicit: 'While both men and women are gifted for service in the church, the office of pastor is limited to men as qualified by Scripture.' Complementarian marriage: husband loves as Christ, wife submits graciously.

Pastor Ken May (male) since 2015

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Deacon ordination referenced; Pastor Ken May (Baylor + SWBTS) since 2015.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Not described in fetch.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Not surfaced in fetch.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Traditional gender roles affirmed; complementarian marriage.

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Accountability Structure

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

SBC; 'holds to the beliefs most clearly expressed in the Baptist Faith and Message.' Tri-Rivers Baptist Area.

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Assessment

First Baptist Church Stephenville is a real, active SBC congregation. Website at fbcstephenville.org. Led by Pastor Ken May since 2015, previously pastored in Dallas, Richardson, Kingsville, and Decatur. Active Facebook, iHeart podcast, and Castbox. The listed address (336 W College St) is wrong -- actual is 334 W Green St. SBC affiliation confirmed. No red flags in initial search.

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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

SWBTS credential is positive SBC signal. Default yellow kept for doctrinal specifics.

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 fbcstephenville.org

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