Sugar Creek Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Dr. Mark Hartman (Lead Pastor, 10+ years)

Founded 1975

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times 8:00 AM Traditional; 9:30 AM Contemporary; 11:00 AM Contemporary; 12:35 PM Spanish

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website sugarcreek.net

Pastor Credentials Dr. Dalton Havard, Pastor Emeritus

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?

Men's ministry confirmed on website.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

SBC — salvation by grace through faith. BF&M 2000 framework.

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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.

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Mark Hartman (male) confirmed as senior pastor via homepage image caption.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Verify — check sermon archives for expository vs topical.

Caution

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?

'A Place For All People' inclusive framing with multilingual services; no explicit CRT/DEI/Kendi/DiAngelo language. Confessional depth not shown on homepage — held yellow.

Caution

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

Sugar Creek Baptist Church is a large SBC church in Sugar Land, TX led by Dr. Mark Hartman. Ranked 98th on Outreach 100 with 4,533 average attendance. Multi-campus, multi-language (English and Spanish). 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

Clean SBC. Stays tagged SBC.

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 faithstreet.com/church/sugar-creek-baptist-church-sugar-l…
[2] Live source outreachmagazine.com/ideas/19187-sugar-creek-baptist-chur…

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