About Us
Who are Free Will Baptists?
Free Will Baptist roots can be traced to England as early as 1611. The
first Free Will Baptist church in America was begun by Paul Palmer in
1727 in Perquimans County, North Carolina. Some years later, in 1780,
under the
leadership of Benjamin Randall, Free Will
Baptists were established in the northeast at New Durham, New
Hampshire. From these early beginnings, Free Will Baptists in America
have had a continuing ministry. Today,
the National
Association of Free Will Baptists is active in 42 states, 22 foreign
countries, and a number of the islands of the sea. The work of the
National Association of Free Will Baptists is promoted from the
National
Offices and the Sunday School and Church Training
Department located in Nashville, Tennessee.