Using PDF Files  |  Understanding Copyright Guidelines Who Are Free Will Baptists? The rise of Free Will Baptists can be traced to the influence of Baptists of Arminian persuasion who settled in the colonies from England. The denomination sprang up on two fronts at almost the same time. The southern line, or Palmer movement, traces its beginnings to the year 1727 when Paul Palmer organized a church at Chowan, North Carolina. Palmer had previously ministered in New Jersey and Maryland, having been baptized in a congregation which had moved from Wales to a trace on the Delaware River in northern Pennsylvania. The northern line, or Randall movement, had its beginnings with a congregation organized by Benjamin Randall June 30, 1780, in New Durham, New Hampshire. Both groups of Free Will Baptists taught the doctrines of free grace, free salvation and free will, although from the first there was no organizational connection between them, only voluntary association. Read more about Free Will Baptists Baptist History Selected Baptist histories giving some attention to Free Will Baptists. Baptist History Free Will Baptist History Broader Free Will Baptist historical resources that focus on understanding the denomination as it is today. Histories Records Doctrine Periodicals … Continue reading Digital Archives