Dr. Linton C. Johnson: The Pastor-Educator
Dr. Charles Thigpen reflects on his history with the first president of Welch College, the flagship school of the National Association of Free Will Baptists. Building a Team It was February of 1948 when my wife and I first met Dr. L. C. Johnson. We had received a telegram from him, asking if we would consider teaching positions at Free Will Baptist Bible College (“FWBBC”) (now Welch College) in Nashville, Tennessee. This was a...
John L Welch: Pioneering the Way Forward
by Mary Wisehart and Robert Picirilli Free Will Baptist Bible College was renamed Welch College in 2012. The persons thereby honored were John L and Mary Ann Weaver Welch [1]. This article is primarily devoted to the Reverend Mr. Welch, to enable others to understand why the flagship college of the Free Will Baptist denomination was named for this important couple. The “Boy Preacher” The parents of John L Welch, Jr. were John L Welch,...
Ketteman Student Scholarship Drive
Paul Palmer, John L Welch, L. C. Johnson, and F. Leroy Forlines: these are men that have become tributaries to the greater Free Will Baptist (FWB) movement. This month, we are giving particular emphasis to these men and their impact upon the FWB movement. In addition to highlighting these men, we’d also like to highlight yet another tributary to which each of us are indebted: Welch College. In fact, each of the Helwys Society Forum...
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