Wylie Baptist Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Mike Harkrider (Senior Pastor)

Founded See website

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Sundays 8:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 6:00 PM; Sunday School 9:45 AM

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.wyliebaptist.org

Pastor Credentials See website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Trinitarian, gospel-affirming per SBC BF&M 2000.

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Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

BF&M 2000 affirms inerrancy.

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Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify men's ministry locally.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Historic Baptist soteriology.

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Gender / Biblical Design

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

SBC complementarian per BF&M 2000 Article VI — male-only senior pastor.

SBC complementarian per BF&M 2000 Article VI.

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Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Verify elder/deacon structure locally.

Caution

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Three Sunday services + Sunday School.

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Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Local Abilene community.

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Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Verify cultural posture — unvisited. South Abilene context.

Caution

Accountability Structure

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

Self-identifies SBC affiliated; pastor Harkrider has served Southern Baptist churches in Texas since 1980.

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Assessment

Located in the Wylie community of south Abilene (not the DFW suburb of Wylie). Senior Pastor Mike Harkrider has served Southern Baptist churches in Texas since 1980, joined WBC February 2018.

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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

Live-fetched https://www.wyliebaptist.org/staff on 2026-05-09 — confirmed Mike Harkrider as Senior Pastor + 6097 Buffalo Gap Road Abilene TX 79606 address + self-described SBC affiliation. Note: 'Wylie' refers to south-Abilene community, not the Dallas suburb.

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 wyliebaptist.org
[2] Live source wyliebaptist.org/staff

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