NAFWB News

Stay up-to-date on happenings throughout the Free Will Baptist denomination with this week's NAFWB News. Read below the exciting things going on in our national ministries.

2021 National Convention

The 85th Free Will Baptist National Convention will be held July 18-21 in Memphis, Tennessee.

Impact Memphis service projects will be held at two area Free Will Baptist churches. Register your church group to participate in this one-day outreach program.

Pre-registration for the convention is open; hotel reservations open Monday, May 10.

Worship services and business sessions will be streamed live in both English and Spanish.

Find a full list of convention seminars and other information at nafwb.org/convention.

Coming Up on the

Better Together Podcast

“More money is stolen through fraud than is given to missions." Today's Better Together Podcast features Roger Peyton of James Greene & Associates on "How to Keep Your Church out of Trouble," discussing safeguards churches should have in place to avoid financial and legal pitfalls that can be debilitating to ministry.

Tomorrow, Dr. Kelton Hinton presents "Characteristics of Turnaround Pastors." Monday, Arlene Pellicane joins the podcast to talk about "Screen Time in the Home."

Follow the Better Together Podcast on Facebook or YouTube:

Participate in the

Convention Virtual Choir

Several people have signed up for the NAFWB Virtual Choir, but we still need your voice! At this year’s convention, we will have a virtual choir during the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evening Services. Anyone can submit a video to be a part – even if you can’t attend in person.

Visit fwbworship.com/choir today to find out more and to sign up.

The deadline is May 15 so don’t delay!

Congratulations to the

2021 Grant Recipients

During its April 19 meeting, the board of Free Will Baptist Foundation approved and awarded 26 grants for 2021, totaling $500,000.

View the list of this year's recipients

Visit http://fwbgifts.org for more information on applying for future grants.

The Perfect Gift for Mothers in Your Church

Randall House offers a variety of products to give as gifts to the mothers in your congregation for Mother's Day, including D6 Bookmarks, A Mother's Legacy, and Family Fun Questions for Mom. Women will be encouraged and motivated to keep building a spiritual legacy. Order online at store.randallhouse.com or call 800-877-7030 to order in bulk.

New Blog from Board of Retirement

Read the latest blog from President & CEO John Brummitt:

Common Mistakes Pastors Make With Church Finances

IM Board Meeting Recap &

WMO Celebration

The IM board met on April 19-20 for a regularly scheduled meeting: Board Meeting News Release

Visit the IM Facebook Page to watch the replays of World Missions Offering Monday Celebration videos to hear from FWB pastors, national missionaries, and IM team members.

Update on Commencement

Welch College plans to host two commencement ceremonies Friday, May 7.

At 10:00 a.m. CDT, commencement will be held for the bachelor's degree recipients of the class of 2021.

The second ceremony at 2:00 p.m. CDT will recognize the associate's, bachelor's, and master's degree recipients of the class of 2020 as well as the associate's and master's degree recipients of the class of 2021.

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