Sagemont Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Pastoral transition (John D. Morgan stepped down 2019 after 53 years)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Verify via website — multiple services

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.sagemontchurch.org

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Trinitarian, gospel-centered.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Inerrancy — SBC (BFM 2000).

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Large SBC church — men's ministry expected.

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Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Grace through faith — SBC.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

Male senior pastor. SBC complementarian framework.

Verify

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Levi Skipper called Dec 2023; formerly VP Church Strengthening for Georgia Baptist Mission Board.

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Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Verify style under new pastor.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Large SBC church — strong missions profile expected.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No concerns detected.

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Accountability Structure

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

Strong historic SBC ties: $650K gift to Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; John Morgan celebrated in Baptist Press.

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Assessment

Sagemont Church is a major Houston SBC church at 11300 S Sam Houston Pkwy E. New Senior Pastor Levi Skipper was called in December 2023, bringing 25+ years of ministry experience including VP of Church Strengthening for Georgia Baptist Mission Board. Strong denominational leadership background. Address and phone (281.481.8770) confirmed. Office hours M-F 8-4:30pm.

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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.

Nashville Statement

Dr. Matt Carter

Source: cbmw.org — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Duplicate of 'sagemont-church-houston-sbc-tx' in this batch — merge candidates. [2026-05-19] Phase 5b auto-merge: absorbed 1 dupe record (sagemont-church-houston-sbc-tx). Group key: "sagemont church @ 11300 s sam houston pkwy e, houston, tx 77089".

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] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20251230044310/https://www.sagemontch…
↳ Snapshot of sagemontchurch.org (live link)
[2] Archived snapshot web.archive.org/web/20250820183212/https://www.baptistpre…
↳ Snapshot of baptistpress.com/resource-library/news/pastor-celebrates-… (live link)
[3] Live source baptistpress.com/resource-library/news/pastor-celebrates-…

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