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First Presbyterian Church of Augusta

642 Telfair Street, Augusta, GA 30901
Confessionally Reformed — Strong
Quick Facts
Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Rev. Mike Hearon (Lead Pastor); Dr. George Robertson (former senior pastor and PCA moderator)
Founded Unknown
Denomination PCA
Service Times See website
Men's Ministry No
Kids Ministry No
Website firstpresaugusta.org
10-Point Theological Scorecard
Christology
Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)
PCA congregation — Westminster Standards Christology.
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Scripture
Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?
Westminster Confession on Scripture upheld.
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Men's Discipleship
Intentional formation for men?
Established men's ministry in catechetical framework.
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Soteriology
Faith alone? How is salvation presented?
Reformed soteriology of the Westminster Standards.
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Gender / Biblical Design
Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?
PCA polity — male-only teaching and ruling elders.
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Leadership Structure
Male elders/pastors? Accountability?
Session and Savannah River Presbytery accountability.
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Preaching Style
Expository or topical/therapeutic?
Expository Reformed preaching tradition.
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Mission Clarity
Great Commission central?
Long-running local and global missions program.
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Cultural Alignment
DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?
Historic 19th-century congregation; Joseph R. Wilson (father of Woodrow Wilson) once pastored here.
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Accountability Structure
Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?
PCA — Savannah River Presbytery; long PCA tenure post-1973.
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Sources & Evidence

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] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20260125001239/https://firstpresaugus…
    ↳ Snapshot of firstpresaugusta.org/staff/ (live link)
  2. [2] Live source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Presbyterian_Church_(Augusta,…

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