Heritage Baptist Church Shreveport — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Corey Smith (Senior Pastor); Paul Haines (Pastor)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Baptist

Service Times Sunday — see website

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website hbcshreveport.com

Pastor Credentials Corey Smith — MDiv, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary; PhD candidate SEBTS (focus on Spurgeon's preaching)

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

1689 LBCF + BFM2000 — orthodox Trinitarian.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Both 1689 and BFM2000 affirm inerrancy.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Men's ministry confirmed on site alongside women's, student, children ministries.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Reformed sovereign grace (1689); site tagline 'Justified by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone.'

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

1689 complementarian/patriarchal; SBC BFM2000 complementarian.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Male elders; Corey Smith confirmed as preaching pastor (sermon credits April 2026).

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Expository — Corey Smith pursuing Spurgeon PhD; site hosts 1689 Covenantalism theology conference.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Historic SBC + Reformed Baptist mission emphasis; Spanish ministry.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Conservative — explicit Founders-style commitment; Spurgeon missions emphasis. | GREEN signal: Pastor Corey Smith is a public signatory of "The Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel" (the 2018 "Dallas Statement," statementonsocialjustice.com), the post-2018 Big Eva line in the sand against CRT, woke evangelicalism, and feminized social justice. Verified via Wayback Machine snapshots. Per the "people is policy" principle, this is a strong positive marker of orthodox conservative-Reformed conviction.

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Accountability Structure

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

SBC + CBA dual affiliation.

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Assessment

Heritage Baptist Church Shreveport is a dual-affiliated Reformed Baptist/SBC congregation — subscribing fully to both the 1689 London Baptist Confession and the Baptist Faith and Message 2000. Senior Pastor Corey Smith holds an MDiv from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and is pursuing a PhD focused on Charles Spurgeon's preaching. Earl Blackburn (a notable Reformed Baptist figure) previously served here. This church operates within historic Reformed Baptist and conservative SBC circles. Solid green.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Pastor Signatures & Affiliations [Orthodox-aligned signatures]

Public statement signatures and organizational affiliations of this church's named pastors. "People is policy" — these are evidence-weighted signals about doctrinal trajectory, not the sole determinant of any rating.

Dallas Statement (Social Justice & Gospel)

Corey Smith, Paul Haines

Source: statementonsocialjustice.com — hover for details

Nashville Statement

Corey Smith

Source: cbmw.org — hover for details