Friendswood Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable McCauley Austin (Senior Pastor)

Founded See website

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sunday 9:30 AM Connect, 10:00 AM Worship; Tuesday 7:00 PM Bible Study (seasonal)

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.friendswoodbaptist.com

Pastor Credentials See website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Trinitarian, gospel-affirming per SBC BF&M 2000.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

BF&M 2000 affirms inerrancy.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify men's ministry locally.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Historic Baptist soteriology.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

SBC complementarian per BF&M 2000 Article VI — male-only senior pastor.

SBC complementarian per BF&M 2000 Article VI.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Deacon-led: spiritual, moral, physical-needs deacons across missions/finance/facilities.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Sunday morning + Tuesday Bible study rhythm.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Local Friendswood + administrative/maintenance/teaching/worship volunteer engagement.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Verify cultural posture — unvisited.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Explicit SBC affiliation per leadership page text.

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Assessment

Friendswood SBC congregation. Senior Pastor McCauley Austin since May 2009. Deacon-led with volunteer ministry-leader structure (music, discipleship, kids, outreach).

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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

Live-fetched https://www.friendswoodbaptist.com/leadership on 2026-05-09 — confirmed McCauley Austin as Senior Pastor since May 2009 + 315 W Shadowbend Ave Friendswood TX 77546 address + explicit SBC affiliation per leadership-page text.

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 friendswoodbaptist.com
[2] Live source friendswoodbaptist.com/leadership

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