DECEMBER 5-6, 2011 | NASHVILLE AIRPORT MARRIOTT HOTEL

Nashville, TN—Free Will Baptist leaders from 21 states and two Canadian provinces gathered at Nashville Airport Marriott Hotel December 5-6, for the 2011 Free Will Baptist Leadership Conference. The annual event, which provides a meeting venue for denominational boards and agencies, is open to every Free Will Baptist minister and leader. Read more...

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Executive Committee Adopts a Motion Regarding Racism

Nashville, TN—The Executive Committee of the National Association of Free Will Baptists met December 7, 2011, in its regular semi-annual meeting. The committee took the following action:

"Motion passed that we reaffirm the resolution deploring all forms of racism that was adopted at our 1995 convention and that we support the official statement issued by the National Association of Free Will Baptists Executive Office. Further, we recommend the Bible study, Racism, the Bible and the Church, published by Randall House Publications." Read more...

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Randall House Publications Releases Free Study

Nashville, TN—Randall House Publications, publishing arm of the National Association of Free Will Baptists, has released a free, downloadable, small group study for churches titled Racism, the Bible, and the Church: A Biblical Perspective.
 
Randall House CEO Ron Hunter stated, “Free Will Baptists believe in the authority and supremacy of Scripture, and the Bible has a good deal to say about the sin of racism. As the publisher for Free Will Baptists, we take seriously our mission to bring the relevance of God’s Word to everyday life."

 
The new, free study for churches and individuals answers important questions such as:

How does the Bible define race?

Where did all the different languages and cultures come from?

Is God guilty of racism?

What about being “unequally yoked”?

How are we supposed to treat people that are different from us?

To download the free study, go to http://accessbiblestudies.com/racism.

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Take a Walk Through History

Perhaps you have heard the word "Baptist" all your life without stopping to consider where the name came from. Maybe you didn't realize there are dozens of Baptist groups: Missionary Baptists, Primitive Baptists, American Baptists, Independent Baptists, General Baptists, Regular Baptists, and more.

Photo: Built in 1820-21, the Church on the Ridge is an iconic structure. The oldest standing Free Will Baptist church structure, it was built by the congregation in New Durham, New Hampshire.

And why would one group of Baptists add "Free Will" to the front of their name? How are they different from more than 20 other Baptist groups? The Free Will Baptists in the South began in 1727, making this one of the oldest Baptist groups in the United States. For more than 250 years, Free Will Baptist churches have contributed to the moral and spiritual fibre of our nation. Would you like to know more?

Visit the History Resources section of the site to access a wide collection of books, ranging in topic from general history to biographies, early doctrine, and more. If you would like a quick overview of Free Will Baptist history, read The Free Will Baptist Experience.