Long Hollow Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Robby Gallaty (Senior Pastor)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sunday 9:00 AM and 10:30 AM

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website longhollow.com

Pastor Credentials Author; discipleship leader; former pastor at Brainerd Baptist

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?

STRONG — Robby Gallaty is known nationally for men's discipleship through D-Groups (Growing Up, Firmly Planted, etc.).

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Gallaty's own testimony — saved from drug addiction. Genuine conversion emphasis.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

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

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.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Gallaty known for expository preaching and Replicate Ministries discipleship model.

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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?

Counter-cultural. Gospel-centered.

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Accountability Structure

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

Southern Baptist Convention — cooperative accountability through state conventions and associations.

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Assessment

Long Hollow Baptist Church is a large SBC church in Hendersonville, TN led by Robby Gallaty. Ranked 83rd on Outreach 100 with 5,718 attendance. Gallaty is known for discipleship emphasis and authorship. 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

[2026-05-19] Phase 5b auto-merge: absorbed 1 dupe record (long-hollow-baptist-church-hendersonville-tn). Group key: "long hollow baptist church @ 3031 long hollow pike, hendersonville, tn 37075".

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 longhollow.com
[2] Live source churches.sbc.net/church/long-hollow-church/

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