{"id":2256,"date":"2019-02-15T12:03:53","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T17:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fwbhistory.com\/?page_id=2256"},"modified":"2026-01-20T13:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T18:36:12","slug":"welcome-to-free-will-baptist-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fwbhistory.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Free Will Baptist History!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Free Will Baptists in America have a rich history. <\/strong>We appreciate your desire to learn about who we are and how God has used our movement. As you explore this site, you will find information about our past, in-depth studies about what we believe, and see the impact Free Will Baptists have had on America and the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, the National Association of Free Will Baptists<\/a> is a fellowship of evangelical believers united in extending the witness of Christ and the building of His Church throughout the world. The rise of Free Will Baptists can be traced to the influence of Baptists of Arminian persuasion who settled in the colonies from England. Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Now available from the Historical Commission and WNAC! <\/strong>Enjoy this beautiful, limited edition book published cooperatively by the Free Will Baptist Historical Commission, the Executive Office, D6 Family Ministries, and WNAC. At the Feet of Jesus<\/em> is a 366-day (yes, even a leap day) devotional volume drawn from the lifetime writings of Dr. Mary Ruth Wisehart, former WNAC Executive Director, Welch College professor and administrator, and Historical Commission chair. Each day, encounter Dr. Mary\u2019s unique perspective on life drawn from Scripture.
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Funded in part by a grant from the Free Will Baptist Foundation<\/a>, supplies are limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CLICK HERE to order your copy today!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Please select At the Feet of Jesus Book<\/strong> from the dropdown menu. Suggested donation supports the work of WNAC.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Get to Know the Free Will Baptist Historical Collection at Welch College. <\/strong>One of the most important tasks of the Free Will Baptist Historical Commission has been to collect and catalogue historical materials (many available on this website for review). From books and magazines to minutes of business meetings, pamphlets, letters, sermons, and more, the commission has amassed a large repository of historical documents located at the Free Will Baptist Historical Collection housed at Welch College Library<\/a> in Gallatin, Tennessee. Access the online database<\/a> to search collection holdings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note:<\/strong> When searching for historical files, use the Limit Search Results<\/em> feature and select Collections\/Historical Collection. <\/em>Other options are available to help you narrow the field of your research.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Free Will Baptists in America have a rich history. We appreciate your desire to learn about who we are and how God has used our movement. As you explore this site, you will find information about our past, in-depth studies about what we believe, and see the impact Free Will Baptists have had on America and the world. Today, the National Association of Free Will Baptists is a fellowship of evangelical believers united in extending the witness of Christ and the building of His Church throughout the world. The rise of Free Will Baptists can be traced to the influence of Baptists of Arminian persuasion who settled in the colonies from England. Read more\u2026 Now available from the Historical Commission and WNAC! Enjoy this beautiful, limited edition book published cooperatively by the Free Will Baptist Historical Commission, the Executive Office, D6 Family Ministries, and WNAC. At the Feet of Jesus is a 366-day (yes, even a leap day) devotional volume drawn from the lifetime writings of Dr. Mary Ruth Wisehart, former WNAC Executive Director, Welch College professor and administrator, and Historical Commission chair. Each day, encounter Dr. Mary\u2019s unique perspective on life drawn from Scripture. $29.99 + $5 Shipping Funded in part by a grant from the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2257,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2256","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fwbhistory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fwbhistory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fwbhistory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fwbhistory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fwbhistory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2256"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/fwbhistory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2256\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4068,"href":"https:\/\/fwbhistory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2256\/revisions\/4068"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fwbhistory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fwbhistory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}