Lake Shore Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Nick Mumejian

Founded Verify

Denomination Southern Baptist (SBC) — disfellowshipped

Service Times Sunday Worship — verify times on website

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website lsbcwaco.org/

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Confessional Baptist Christology not formally repudiated.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Egalitarian + LGBTQ-affirming hermeneutic.

WARNING!

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not visible.

WARNING!

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

No formal change documented.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Hannah Coe — Associate Pastor (joined Feb 2025) in conflict with BF&M 2000 Article VI; church has long history of female pastoral leadership including former pastor Kyndall Rae Rothaus.

Hannah Coe — Associate Pastor (joined Lake Shore staff February 2025; previously identified as pastor of Calvary Baptist Waco). Predecessor Kyndall Rae Rothaus served as senior pastor through 2022; before her, female associate pastor Sharlande Sledge served 16 years.

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Mixed-sex pastoral team.

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Female pastoral staff in pulpit rotation.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Alliance of Baptists peace-and-justice framing.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Self-identified welcoming and affirming community.

WARNING!

Accountability Structure

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

Disfellowshipped by BGCT February 2017; left SBC spring 2000.

WARNING!

Assessment

Lake Shore Baptist Church in Waco was one of three Texas churches removed from BGCT cooperation in February 2017 (alongside Wilshire Baptist Dallas and First Baptist Austin) over LGBTQ-affirming practice. The church currently lists Hannah Coe as Associate Pastor (joined February 2025) and has a multi-decade pattern of female pastoral leadership. Affiliations now include the Alliance of Baptists and CBF. Female associate pastor role is in direct conflict with BF&M 2000 Article VI.

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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

Verified 2026-05-01: current staff page lists Hannah Coe as Associate Pastor. BGCT disfellowship 2017 documented via Waco Tribune-Herald and church's own announcement. Address 5801 Bishop Drive Waco TX confirmed.

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 lsbcwaco.org/about/staff/
[2] Live source wacotrib.com/news/local/lake-shore-baptist-among-3-church…
[3] Live source allianceofbaptists.org/churches/lake-shore-baptist-church…
[4] Live source lsbcwaco.org/2017/02/21/lake-shore-among-3-churches-remov…

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