2024 Welch College Annual Report by Welch College

2024 PRESIDENT’S REPORT

God has richly blessed Welch College this past year. We are making great strides forward in our mission to educate leaders to serve Christ, His Church, and His world through biblical thought and life despite the financial difficulties Welch is facing as we slowly recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the languishing economy.

DEDICATION TO OUR MISSION

Our students and recent graduates are thankful for the combination of spiritual formation, academic excellence, and the conservative Christian worldview they receive at Welch College. We continue to see the value of our commitment to make higher education not just about making a living but about making a life.

Recent statistics show that 94% of Welch graduates are very active in the weekly life of a local church, including those who are serving as salt and light in a diversity of professional settings. These statistics demonstrate that we are fulfilling our spiritual mission. The strong number of students preparing for Christian ministry is also a testament to our missional orientation.

COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE

Welch continues to maintain high marks in rankings such as U.S. News and World Report’s Best Colleges

This year we were ranked second in “social mobility,” out of the 98 schools in our category. This metric tracks an institution’s success at moving students from economically challenged backgrounds to graduation with a four-year degree.

One example of our commitment to excellence is our teacher education degree. This year Welch’s teacher education program was among the ten programs in the state of Tennessee that “exceeded expectations” on the state department of education’s annual Educator Preparation Report Card. The Report Card evaluated teacher preparation programs at 42 Tennessee institutions. Welch’s overall percentage of points earned in the Report Card’s performance rating ranked fourth in the state. This recognition is further evidence of the academic excellence at Welch.

We continue to add academic programs. The new, fully online Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in organizational

leadership joins M.A.s in ministry and humanities, the Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.), and the Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degrees to round out our recently added graduate offerings.

We have improved in just about every measure of excellence in the higher education industry. This includes the percentage of children of alumni who choose to enroll at Welch. This number is more than twice that of most Christian colleges.

SPIRITUAL DISTINCTIVENESS

Our greatest distinctive, however, remains our Christian worldview approach to higher education, which contrasts with the secular progressivism that is so widespread in today’s higher education community. And that Christian worldview is taught in the context of a richly spiritual community of Christian faith and learning and discipleship.

Our students and recent graduates are thankful for the combination of spiritual formation, academic excellence, and the conservative Christian worldview they receive at Welch College.

A few words from Silas Houser, a missions major and member of the class of 2024 who is going on to complete his M.Div. at Welch, sum up our commitment to this spiritual mission:

A. W. Tozer once said, “What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.” There was a time in my life when I did not believe that. Perhaps I would have said that I believed it. But in the demonstration of my life, there was scarce evidence of it.

Four years ago, I entered Welch College not with the hopes of receiving a vigorous education or really knowing God better but solely to be among good Christian peers. This desire (which was a noble one) Welch College satisfied. But as I continued my journey at Welch, I realized that good, godly community stemmed from the community thinking deeply about the things of God, . . . considering the words of God, and stirring one another to contemplate and live out those ancient words that are ever true. . . . What Welch has done for me is show that salvation is not being called into isolation; rather, it’s a call to be

not of the world and to be an active member of Christ’s bride, the Church. But by being a part of the family of God, we’re called to transform culture, to be good stewards of the task He has given us. Welch has not only pointed me toward purpose but has also given me the tools to accomplish that purpose. I have been taught the supremacy of the Word for all things regarding faith and practice.

I also have mentors and friends who urge me to pursue all things concerning life and godliness. . . . It has been said that one of the biggest blind spots in modern Christianity is loneliness and a low view of genuine friendship. By God’s grace, I have been a beneficiary of this beloved community, and I am so much better for it!

Saying we are a Christian college is not a surfacelevel description. It defines our identity in deep and pervasive ways.

HIGHER EDUCATION CHALLENGES

These are difficult days for Christian higher education. Around 60 church-related colleges have closed since the onset of COVID, unable to continue operations in the face of decreasing enrollment. For the vast majority of these colleges, difficulties did not surface with COVID; the pandemic simply worsened the problem.

Thankfully, Welch went into the pandemic with a different set of circumstances than most small Christian colleges. We had recently rebranded with a new name, built a beautiful new campus, and relocated to an area with prospective students who are evangelical Christians who didn’t know about Welch but now want to be a part of what we’re doing. So we went into COVID with strength, having reached a 36-year record high fall enrollment in 2019.

We cannot overstate the difficulties COVID has caused for Welch in decreased enrollment and capital campaign giving over the past four years. Though freshman enrollment and capital campaign gifts have increased both the year before last and last year, our recovery has been slower than anticipated. Frankly, we thought we would have completely rebounded by now. However, unlike other industries that bounced back

within the first two years after COVID, it takes four years for us to cycle through the two very low freshman classes we had in the fall semesters of 2020 and 2021.

Saying

we are a Christian college is not a surface-level description. It defines our identity in deep and pervasive ways.

Christian higher education, like all private higher education, has suffered greatly over the past quartercentury. Community college education has become free or nearly free for the first two years of college in most of the states from which we draw students. State university tuition in the junior and senior years of college is also very inexpensive, to keep students in their home

states. Inexpensive online education for 18-year-olds has become easily accessible. The higher education industry has come under increased scrutiny, with more and more people questioning the need for a college degree. We share these difficult conditions with the rest of the Christian higher education community.

In addition to these factors, membership in the National Association of Free Will Baptists has declined by more than 40% over the past 22 years. Thankfully, the decline in the number of Free Will Baptist students at Welch since that time has been only around 30%. The year before COVID, Free Will Baptist enrollment was about the same as it was 22 years ago. We are attracting a higher percentage of the overall number of Free Will Baptist students available than we used to. And when we get back to pre-COVID numbers, we should be attracting the same number of Free Will Baptist students as we did 22 years ago. Clearly, however, enrollment

growth has been impeded because of our denominational membership decline.

FINANCES ARE TIGHT

Because of the above factors, finances are tight at Welch. Our donors are strongly committed to giving the largest gifts they have ever given when economic conditions permit. Yet many have not been able to come through with large pledges they had hoped they could make prior to the pandemic. Consequently, we haven’t been able to retire large portions of the long-term debt on our new campus that we had anticipated doing before the pandemic. Still, we’re maintaining good stewardship, meeting our financial obligations, and slowly chipping away at the debt with our monthly payments. And we believe that we will be able to make additional payments as the economy improves.

Our greatest distinctive remains our Christian worldview approach to higher education, which contrasts with the secular progressivism that is so widespread in today’s higher education community. And that Christian worldview is taught in the context of a richly spiritual community of Christian faith and learning and discipleship.

We are thankful that, despite these difficulties, we exceeded our budgeted deficit in unrestricted net assets by only around $65,000 (we had budgeted for a deficit of about $403,000). But our overall net assets increased by approximately $690,000. We continue to make judicious cuts to the budget and carefully manage expenditures as we gradually recover from the effects of the pandemic and cope with the current economic malaise.

A BRIGHT FUTURE

The future is bright. We will gradually continue to increase our enrollment, and our donors have committed themselves, as economic conditions improve, to giving more than they’ve ever given to move us forward in our mission.

We are confident that, after the institution gets through these years of budget cuts and fiscal rigor, Welch College

will experience record growth and expansion, which will enable us to continue fulfilling our mission, for the glory of God and the extension of His kingdom.

THANK YOU

I want to thank you for your continued support of this beloved institution in good times and bad. I deeply appreciate your love for Welch, your prayers, your recommendation of the college to prospective students, and your financial support.

Sincerely,

J. Matthew Pinson President

REGIONALLY & NATIONALLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER

ASSOCIATE’S, BACHELOR’S, & MASTER’S DEGREES BEST REGIONAL COLLEGES—SOUTH &

RANKED

#3 IN GRADUATION RATE

#6 IN AVERAGE ACT/SAT SCORE

#7 IN ALUMNI SUPPORT

PROGRAMS OF STUDY 50

REGISTRATION REPORT

**The total number of classifications and vocations do not equal the total enrollment because numerous students are pursuing multiple degrees and/or programs.

**Pursuing vocational Christian ministry: Pastoral, Youth and Family, and General Christian Ministries

***This number includes all undergraduate and graduate teacher education students, including those pursuing secondary education, who are also counted in their respective programs of study.

TOP GIVING CHURCHES

you for giving sacrificially to keep this vital ministry strong for the future. And thank you for your continued prayers for this Christian community of faith and learning.

received from endowments and bequests

FOUNDATION GIFTS & CORPORATE DONORS

$100,000+

National Christian Foundation

Free Will Baptist Foundation

$10,000 - $49,999

Free Will Baptist North American Ministries

Highpoint Health with St. Thomas

Howard R. Price Trust

National Financial Services, LLC

Newberry Family Foundation, Inc.

UBS Financial Services, Inc.

$1,000 - $9,999

Bethlehem Free Will Baptist WAC, Ashland City, TN

Edward Jones

ExxonMobil Foundation

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

FirstBank

Goodall Family Foundation

Jacksonville First Free Will Baptist WAC

JC Garrett III Family Foundation

Leah Waddell Scholarship Fund

Merrill Lynch

Music Performance Trust Fund

North Carolina Free Will Baptist WAC

Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company

Raymond James Global Account

Free Will Baptist Women Nationally Active for Christ

Under $1,000

Alvy’s Auto Electric

Arkansas Free Will Baptist WAC

Bear Point Free Will Baptist WAC

Camp Sonshine, Inc.

Christian Brothers Automotive

Corner Stone Free Will Baptist WAC

D6 Family Ministry

Dollar General

Dunbar Free Will Baptist Ladies Auxiliary

Eagle Control Systems, Inc.

First Free Will Baptist Christian Laborers S.S. Class, Albany, GA

First Free Will Baptist Master’s Men, Decatur, IL

Five Points Free Will Baptist WAC

Gallatin Chamber of Commerce

The Kroger Company

Life Christian Academy

Living Sent Ministries

New Hope Free Will Baptist WAC, Joelton, TN

Pamlico Free Will Baptist District WAC

Pine Level Free Will Baptist Woman’s Auxiliary

Richland Free Will Baptist WAC

Rogers Group, Inc.

Shady Grove Free Will Baptist Sunday School

Truth-Seekers Sunday School Class, Cofer's Chapel Free Will Baptist

West Plains Free Will Baptist WAC

White & Associates Management, LLC

TOP GIVING ASSOCIATIONS

WELCH FUND GIFTS

DONORS

FOUNDER’S CIRCLE

$100,000+

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Eskola

Dr. and Mrs. Paul Inbody

PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE

$20,000 - $99,999

Mr. and Mrs. James W. Beasley

Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Belesky

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bryan, Jr.

Mr. Zenis R. Childress

Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Pittman

LEGACY CIRCLE

$10,000 - $19,999

Dr. and Mrs. Michael Bernui

Dr. and Mrs. Richard Frazier

Mr. and Mrs. Glenn A. Harris

Mr. and Mrs. Carol K. Harvey

Mr. Fred T. Keifer, Jr.

Lois Page Remis Estate

Mr. and Mrs. J. Wayne Salyer

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Sass

Mr. and Mrs. Terry Wieting

HERITAGE CIRCLE

$5,000 - $9,999

Congressman Diane and Dr. David Black

Ms. Vicki L. Cherry

Mrs. Christine L. Daniel

Capt. and Mrs. E. Blant Ferguson

Rev. and Mrs. Larry D. Hampton

Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy L. Holley

Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Mayo

Mr. James and Dr. Bethany McBride

Mr. and Mrs. George R. Parten

Mr. Nolan E. Purcell

Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Richardson

Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Southerland

Mr. and Mrs. John F. Spickler

Mr. and Mrs. Van J. Stewart

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Linwood Taylor

Mrs. Dianne Tippett

Mr. and Mrs. Clifton C. Waller

Mr. and Mrs. Gary W. Wright

EXECUTIVE CIRCLE

$2,500 - $4,999

Rev. and Mrs. Terry Beck

Chaplain and Mrs. Robert P. Cooper

Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Crabtree

Mr. Jim Czerwinski

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Davis

Mr. Thomas J. Douglas

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin S. Evans

Rev. and Mrs. William W. Evans

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Ferrell

Dr. Fay Forlines

Mr. and Mrs. J. Earl Gilliam

Mr. and Mrs. Jules Hancart

Col. and Mrs. Mark Johnson

Chaplain and Mrs. Tracy Kerr

Dr. and Mrs. Paul G. Ketteman

Mr. and Mrs. James Maute

Rev. and Mrs. Wayne Miracle

Drs. Greg and Etta Patterson

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Price

Rep. and Mrs. William H. Slater

LEADERSHIP CIRCLE

$1,000 - $2,499

Mrs. Janie Aldridge

Mr. Edwin L. Beem

Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell M. Beverly

Rev. and Mrs. Preston F. Bryan

Ms. Gale Cales

Rev. and Mrs. Tommie D. Carlson

Mr. and Mrs. James R. Carr

Mr. and Mrs. John L. Carter

Mr. T. Ross Clark

Rev. and Mrs. Russell Clouse

Dr. Stan M. Culpepper

Ms. Sara E. Cummings

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Davis

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Day

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Dean

Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Easley

Dr. and Mrs. Timothy F. Edwards

Mr. and Mrs. William W. Ezell

Rev. and Mrs. Gregory R. Fawbush

Mr. Darrell L. Fulton

Mr. and Mrs. James S. Futrell

Mrs. Lena T. Golding

Mrs. Dari Goodfellow

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Forrell

Sen. and Mrs. Ferrell Haile

Mr. and Mrs. Watson Hall

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hanna

Mr. Rod Harkleroad

Ms. Carolyn F. Head

Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Hunter

Rev. and Mrs. Bobby R. Jackson

Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Johnson

Ms. Lenore Jones

Dr. and Mrs. James Kilgore

Mr. and Mrs. Doug Kite

Mr. Robert Kowalke

Rep. and Mrs. William Lamberth

Mr. and Mrs. Dell D. Lamm

Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Lee

Dr. C. Thomas Malone

Rev. and Mrs. David McDougal

Mrs. Opal Messer

Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Mitchell

Mrs. Sammie Montgomery

Dr. and Mrs. Charles Z. Moore

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Oster

Rev. and Mrs. Frank Owens, Jr.

Mrs. Denise Parker

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Parrish

Rev. and Mrs. F. Todd Parrish

Mrs. Shannon S. Pavnick

Mr. and Mrs. George Phillips

Dr. Robert E. Picirilli

Dr. and Mrs. J. Matthew Pinson

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Pinson

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wayne Pleasant

Mr. Daniel A. Plunkett

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Powelka

Rev. and Mrs. James R. Puckett

Mrs. Carol K. Reid

Rev. and Mrs. Nathan L. Ruble

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rudy

Dr. and Mrs. Roger G. Russell, Jr.

Rev. and Mrs. Brad Ryan

Mr. and Mrs. Leon M. Sandifer

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Scofield

Mr. Walter R. Scott

Mr. Thomas L. Slamans

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Smith

Mrs. Karen M. Sparks

Mr. and Mrs. Greely D. Stafford

Chaplain and Mrs. Kerry M. Steedley

Chaplain and Mrs. Roy C. Swisher

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Tart

Rev. and Mrs. Wendell L. Walley

Mr. and Mrs. Taylor E. Watts, Jr.

Hon. and Mrs. Phillip T. Whiteaker

Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. Williams

Rev. and Mrs. David Williford

Dr. Melvin Worthington

Dr. and Mrs. Milton Worthington

Dr. and Mrs. Frederick L. Yerby

Mr. John G. Zubor

FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE

$250 - $999

Mr. and Mrs. Willie V. Adams

Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Adams

Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Allen

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Allen

Rev. and Mrs. Derek Altom

Ms. Janice Anderson

Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Armstrong

Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Ashcraft

Rev. and Mrs. Leonard C. Ball

Ms. Molly Barker

Rev. and Mrs. Billie Charles Barlow

Mr. and Mrs. James Barnes

Rev. and Mrs. Joseph W. Beckon

Mr. and Mrs. Jarrod Belilies

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Bennett

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Black

Mrs. LaDonna Blades

Rev. and Mrs. Ronnie Blanks

Mrs. Verla Blowe

Mr. and Mrs. Max Bolin

Mr. and Mrs. Rodney D. Bowen

Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Bowers

Mr. Matt and Dr. Sarah Bracey

Mr. and Mrs. Burl Brewer

Mr. and Mrs. James O. Brewer

Mrs. Patsy Brooks

Mr. and Mrs. David L. Brown

Mrs. Elaine Brown

Mr. Joe C. Brown

Ms. Kay F. Brown

Mr. and Mrs. Edgar J. Brumfield

Mr. John Wayne Bryan, Sr.

Mr. and Mrs. Larry N. Bryan

Rev. and Mrs. Robert T. Bryan

Rev. and Mrs. Paul R. Bryant

Rev. and Mrs. Randy Bryant

Dr. and Mrs. Seldon Buck

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burroughs

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Buttry

Mr. and Mrs. Rusty B. Campbell

Rev. and Mrs. Timothy G. Campbell

Mrs. Betty Capps

Ms. Susan Capps

Mrs. Gwen Carraway

Ms. Mary V. Carter

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carter

Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Castile

Rev. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Caudill

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis A. Chamberlin

Ms. Doris J. Chamberlin

Mrs. Donna Clark

Mr. and Mrs. Gary F. Clark

Mrs. Elaine P. Coates

Mr. and Mrs. Ted. E. Collier

Rev. and Mrs. Joshua Colson

Rev. and and Mrs. Chris J. Compton

Dr. and Mrs. Danny Conn

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Cooper

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Corley

Dr. and Mrs. James Cox

Ms. Rhoda Creech

Mr. Gregory Croxton

Lt. Col. and Mrs. Larence R. Cusick

Rev. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Davis

Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey D. Day, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin L. Deaver

Rev. and Mrs. Earnie Deeds

Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Drake

Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Driggers

Rev. and Mrs. Galen F. Dunbar

Mr. and Mrs. Laron L. Dye

Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Eagleton

Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Edington, III

Dr. and Mrs. Mike Edwards

Mr. and Mrs. Waymon Fields

Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Folsom

Rev. and Mrs. Terry L. Forrest

Mr. Charles Francen

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Gilliam

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lee Gilliam

Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Gillin

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Carl Gregory

Rev. and Mrs. Shiloh C. Hackett

Ms. Debra R. Haddock

Mrs. Peggy N. Hampton

Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hancock

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Harning

Ms. AnnaGee C. Harris

Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Wayne Hawkins

Mr. Charles Hayes

Mrs. Betty Hill

Ms. Elizabeth Hill

Rev. and Mrs. Gary Hill

Rev. and Mrs. Edward L. Hodges, Jr.

Ms. Carol D. Holland

Ms. Barbara Jean Howard

Ms. Robin D. Howell

Mrs. Rudene J. Hucks

Ms. Charity D. Humbles

Mr. and Mrs. Brian T. Hurst

Mrs. Marian V. James

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel E. Johnson

Mr. and Mrs. Eddie A. Jones

Rev. and Mrs. Jonathon S. Justice

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Justice

Mr. Phillip P. Kimbrough

Mr. and Mrs. James E. Kinley

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Kinnick

Mr. Gerald R. Kirby

Mrs. Betty Jean Lambert

Rev. Earl R. Langley

Ms. Shirley Lee

Mrs. Carolyn Hasty Lemaster

Rev. and Mrs. Ernie L. Lewis

Mr. Jonathan Lewis

Mr. and Mrs. Tommy E. Lewis

Ms. Jessie Lindsley

Rev. Duane Littlefield

Rev. Thomas A. Lovett

Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Maness

Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Manning

Mrs. Joyce Mayo

Dr. and Mrs. Matthew J. McAffee

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Wade McAlister

Mr. and Mrs. Roland L. McBride

Mr. and Mrs. John M. McCall

Mr. Bill F. McKinney

Mrs. Olena McLain

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel P. McVay

Mrs. Frances King Metcalf

Mr. Larry Miley

Mr. and Mrs. Hamlee H. Moon

Mr. and Mrs. Phillip T. Morgan

Mr. and Mrs. William L. Morris

Rev. and Mrs. Steve Nichols

Mr. Louis W. Oliver, III

Mr. John E. O’Neal

Mr. and Mrs. Jared A. Owen

Rev. and Mrs. Tim Owen

Dr. and Mrs. Jesse F. Owens

Mr. and Mrs. Joshua R. Owens

Mr. and Mrs. Mike Patterson

Mr. and Mrs. Lee A. Penn

Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Peterson

Rev. and Mrs. Judson Phenicie

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy L. Pierce

Ms. Anna Pinson

Mr. and Mrs. David C. Pool

Rev. and Mrs. Joseph P. Postlewaite

Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Presley

Mr. and Mrs. David L. Rackley

Rev. and Mrs. Jerry L. Rackley

Mr. and Mrs. Skeeter Redmon

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Riddle, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Rigdon

Rev. and Mrs. Ivan L. Ryan

Mr. Darryl Scott

Rev. and Mrs. Theron B. Scott

Ms. Ramona Kaye Sessoms

Mr. Andrew E. Simpson

Rev. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Simpson

Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan D. Snow

Rev. and Mrs. David L. Spears

Mrs. Brenda Spruill

Mr. and Mrs. John R. Stanley

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Stephens

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Stephens

Mr. and Mrs. Terry L. Stephens

Dr. and Mrs. James Stevens

Mr. and Mrs. David Story

Mr. James Lester Stickland

Ms. Marie Strickland

Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Tackett

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Talbot

Mr. and Mrs. Jim B. Taylor

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Teague

Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Thompson

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tomlinson

Mr. and Mrs. Danny J. Trail

Mr. and Mrs. Mark K. Trotter

Ms. Patsy Vanhook

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Watkins

Dr. and Mrs. W. Jackson Watts

Ms. Pamela B. Westerman

Ms. Barbara Williams

Mrs. Donna Williams

Ms. Marjorie L. Williams

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Williford

Ms. Betty J. Willis

Mr. and Mrs. Bud Woodby

Mrs. Linda C. Wrightson

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

DR. WILL BEAUCHAMP

Vice Chairman

Pastor, First Free Will Baptist Church of Tampa Seffner, Florida

MR. RUSTY CAMPBELL

Associate Director of Training, The Herzog Foundation Ashland City, Tennessee

REV. TIM CAMPBELL

Pastor, First Free Will Baptist Church Walnut Ridge, Arkansas

DR. JEFF CRABTREE

Chairman

Instructor, Ohio Bible Institute Etna, Ohio

REV. SHILOH HACKETT

Pastor, Bethlehem Free Will Baptist Church Ashland City, Tennessee

REV. WAYNE MIRACLE

Secretary

Pastor, New Life Fellowship Free Will Baptist Church Statesboro, Georgia

REV. BRAD RYAN

Pastor, Ina Free Will Baptist Church Ina, Illinois

REV. THERON SCOTT

Pastor, Horse Branch Free Will Baptist Church Turbeville, South Carolina

REV. CHRIS TRUETT

Pastor, Bethel Free Will Baptist Church Kinston, North Carolina

A CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY OF FAITH AND LEARNING

A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE

A FUTURE OF OPPORTUNITY

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