About
Freestone Baptist Church

Rooted in God's Word. Growing Together in Christ.

Freestone Baptist Church is a local Baptist congregation in Teague, Texas, committed to glorifying God through the worship of Jesus Christ, the teaching of His Word, and the making of disciples.

We believe the church is more than a place to attend on Sunday. It is a family of believers called to follow Christ together, bear one another's burdens, grow in grace, and faithfully live out the gospel in our homes and community.

Our desire is to be a church that takes God's truth seriously, depends wholly on His grace, and loves people with the love of Christ.

What Shapes Us

God's Word Is Our Authority

We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God and the final authority for what we believe and how we live. We want our preaching, worship, discipleship, and life together to be shaped by Scripture. Our aim is not simply to hear God's Word, but to understand it, believe it, and faithfully obey it.

Jesus Christ Is Our Hope

We believe that salvation is by God's grace through faith in Jesus Christ. We cannot earn God's favor through our own goodness or religious efforts. Our only hope is the finished work of Jesus Christ—His life, death, and resurrection. We depend on God's grace not only to save us, but also to sustain us and make us more like Christ.

The Church Is a Family

God has not called us to follow Christ alone. He brings believers together in the local church to worship, learn His Word, encourage one another, bear one another's burdens, and pursue holiness together. We want to be a church where truth is spoken in love, faith is nurtured across generations, and people are encouraged to remain faithful to Christ through every season of life.

We Are Baptist

We believe in the authority of Scripture, the importance of personal faith in Jesus Christ, believer's baptism by immersion, and the responsibility of the local church to worship, make disciples, and carry the gospel to the world. We believe baptism and the Lord's Supper are ordinances given by Christ for His church.

These convictions shape how we understand the Christian life and how we seek to order the life of our congregation. We want to remain faithful to the teaching of Scripture in both our doctrine and our practice.

Our Mission

Worship. Grow. Serve. Go.

We seek to live out our calling through four commitments.

Worship

We gather to glorify God through prayer, congregational singing, Scripture reading, and the preaching of His Word. Our worship centers on who God is and what He has done for us in Jesus Christ.

Grow

We pursue maturity in Christ through biblical teaching, prayer, discipleship, and life together. We want every believer to grow in the knowledge of God's Word, the love of Christ, and obedience to Him.

Serve

We use the gifts God has given us to care for one another, build up the church, and serve our neighbors. We believe every member has a part to play in the life and ministry of the church.

Go

We carry the gospel into our homes, workplaces, neighborhoods, and the wider world. We want to make disciples of Jesus Christ and faithfully bear witness to the good news of His grace.

These are more than ministry categories. They describe the life we want to cultivate as followers of Jesus.

Meet Our Pastor

Stephen Davenport

Pastor

I have been serving as pastor of Freestone Baptist Church since May of 2021. I have been married to my wife Kristen since 2017 and we have 2 great kids: Deacons & Gracen.

Kristen and I grew up right here in Freestone County. We're excited to raise our own children right here in the community that raised us.

I have been in ministry since 2012 and have served in churches in Jacksonville, TX, New Salem, TX, and Maydelle, TX.

I attended the Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary in Jacksonville, TX and received both a B.A. in Religion and a M.A. in Church Ministries.

I have a desire to help people have all of Christ for all of life. This begins by understanding that every saved person has been gifted by God to serve Him and others - first in their homes, then their church and community

I am a bi-vocational pastor. This means that I have a full-time job apart from the church. This gives me the opportunity to live on mission in the community, and understand where many of you are who are working 40-70+ hours a week.

My hobbies include bbq, hunting, fishing, and camping/traveling with my family.

stephen@freestonebaptist.com

Baptist Missionary Association

Freestone Baptist is associated with the Baptist Missionary Association of Texas and the Baptist Missionary Association of America.