First Baptist Church Woodstock — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Jeremy Morton (Lead Pastor since 2019)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sunday 9:30 AM and 11:00 AM

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.fbcw.org

Pastor Credentials DMin in Expository Preaching, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (2022)

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

SBC church — affirms orthodox Christology (Nicene, Chalcedonian).

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

SBC — Baptist Faith & Message 2000 affirms inerrancy and authority of Scripture.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Men's ministry confirmed on website.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

SBC — salvation by grace through faith. BF&M 2000 framework.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

Statement of Faith explicitly restricts office of pastor to men — strong complementarian stance.

Male senior pastor confirmed. Complementarian per SBC BF&M 2000 (CBMW halfway position; MOOP holds patriarchal headship as the biblical standard); verify whether headship convictions are robust or drifting toward functional egalitarianism.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Male senior pastor. Elder/deacon structure assumed per SBC polity.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Verify — check sermon archives for expository vs topical.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

SBC churches give through Cooperative Program; Great Commission emphasis standard.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Verify — check for DEI/CRT language or social justice emphasis.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Homepage confirms Dr. Jeremy Morton as Lead Pastor and mentions 'Mission Church Roswell Street' (SBC-adjacent church-plant language). Prior Statement of Faith explicitly restricts pastorate to men (complementarian). Outreach 100 megachurch. No red flags. Holding yellow on denominational-transparency axis pending deeper scrape.

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Assessment

First Baptist Woodstock is a large SBC megachurch in Woodstock, GA led by Dr. Jeremy Morton since 2019. Ranked 75th on Outreach 100 with 6,351 average attendance. Previously led by Johnny Hunt (former SBC president). SBC affiliation confirmed.

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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

SBC confirmed with explicit male-pastor-only statement — solid green on gender.

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 fbcw.org/about-us/

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