First Baptist Church Augusta (Discover) — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Will Guidry (Senior Pastor since April 16, 2017)

Founded See website

Denomination SBC

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website discoverfbc.org

Pastor Credentials See website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Trinitarian, gospel-affirming church.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Verify inerrancy stance.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

R58 verify: no dedicated men's ministry found in navigation or staff profiles.

WARNING!

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Verify faith-alone soteriology.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

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

R58 verify: multiple women on pastoral/ministerial staff (Minister to Senior Adults & Missions; Director of Weekday Education). Combined with confirmed CBF giving option this indicates egalitarian practice.

Verify

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Verify elder/pastor structure.

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Verify expository vs topical.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Verify Great Commission focus.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

R58 verify: Minister of Community Engagement role framed around helping congregation see how 'systems' make life 'oppressive for our neighbors' — systemic-justice vocabulary. Red per rubric.

WARNING!

Accountability Structure

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

R58 verify: Giving page 'CBF/SBC/Split Evenly/No Preference' pledge designation confirmed on live site — active CBF partnership. Red per rubric.

WARNING!

Assessment

National directory entry — web-verified pastor, website, and Facebook. Visit website for full theological details.

#sbc#georgia#augusta#richmond-county

MOOP Engagement Tracker

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

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Critical known-pattern match: church gives to CBF alongside SBC. Per rubric CBF = black on denominational tier (liberal mainline trajectory); scored red here because SBC giving continues alongside, making this a classic moderate BGAV-style split identity.

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/20260121193301/https://discoverfbc.org/
↳ Snapshot of discoverfbc.org (live link)

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