First Baptist Church Tulsa — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable In pastoral transition (search for next senior minister)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sunday — multiple service times (verify on website)

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website tulsafbc.org

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

SBC — orthodox.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

SBC — inerrancy.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Life Groups and Sunday School suggest robust discipleship.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

SBC — faith alone.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

No female pastors listed.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Male pastor, SBC structure.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Likely expository — verify.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Outstanding — downtown campus serves the poor, missions active.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No concerning language. Strong mercy ministry.

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Accountability Structure

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

Site live; church cites Apostles' Creed as theological foundation (NOT BFM2000). Lone 'Pastor' title held by Deron Spoo; no female pastoral staff on fetched directory. Absence of BFM2000 citation is atypical for confessional SBC and consistent with moderate-SBC profile. Held yellow — no red flags confirmed, but no substantive confessional green evidence either.

Caution

Assessment

First Baptist Tulsa is a large, active SBC church with Pastor Deron Spoo. Downtown campus at 4th and Cincinnati open Mon-Thu 10am-12pm serving those in need with clothing, food, and utility assistance. Traditional and contemporary worship offered. Sunday School, Life Groups, missions. Strong community service presence. SBC affiliate.

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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

[2026-05-19] Phase 5b auto-merge: absorbed 1 dupe record (first-baptist-church-tulsa). Group key: "first baptist church tulsa @ 403 s cincinnati ave, tulsa, ok 74103".

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 tulsafbc.org/about/staff

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