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Support All FWB MinistriesThe Rest of the Family Offering this Sunday, April 26, provides an opportunity to give to agencies and ministries often forgotten, though they serve an important function.
The offering assists the Executive Office in providing coaching, counseling, and revitalization resources to our pastors and churches. It enables WNAC to offer conferences like Shine! for girls, parents, and youth workers and to engage in activities supporting our ladies, college students, and missionaries. The offering helps Vertical Three (an arm of D6 Family) by deferring some of the cost of the V3 Conference. The Free Will Baptist Foundation and Richland Ave Financial use the financial resources to provide training tools for our churches, and the commissions (music, media, historical, and theological) are in a better position to serve the denomination because you give. You can give to the offering using the button below.
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Don't Miss the National Convention!"I always enjoy attending the NAFWB Convention. Whether through fellowship with like-minded Christians, or through the edification taking place in seminars and services, I always leave the Convention encouraged." –2025 attendee
Do not miss your chance to join thousands of Free Will Baptists of all ages July 19-22 in Columbus, Ohio for the 2026 National Convention. The National Convention and Vertical Three Conference offer opportunities for all ages, from seminars and worship to showcasing talents and worshipping with fellow believers.
Pre-Registration is open until June 19 (save time and money on tickets), and hotel reservations open Monday, May 11, at 10:00 AM EDT. Convention hotels are all within close walking distance of the Greater Columbus Convention Center, and staying in those hotels helps us as planners negotiate future convention sites. Find all convention information at nafwb.org/convention.
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D6 Next Steps BookletsBaby dedication. The moment they say, “I want to follow Jesus.” Baptism. Graduation. A wedding day. You celebrate. You take pictures. You remember. But then… what comes next?
D6 Next Steps booklets are Scripture-based guides that help carry the moment forward, turning celebration into intentional discipleship and memories into milestones of faith. Explore the collection here.
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Continue Praying for Welch College
Please continue to pray for the Robinson family as well as the students, faculty, and staff of Welch College. Zoe Robinson, a student at the college, was found unresponsive in her dorm room Thursday evening, April 16.
Please especially keep Max, Zoe’s brother and a current Welch student, in your prayers, along with the entire Robinson family. Thank you for your support of the campus community during this time.
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Save the Date: Advanced Leader Training
Mark your calendar for September 18-19 for the Advanced Leader Training. This free conference aims to help train and equip our pastors and church leaders to serve more effectively in their ministries and communities. Topics range from a church's welcome strategy, to healthy church systems, to training and equipping youth and laity for ministry involvement, and more. Find more at fwbnam.com/alt.
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Clergy Housing AllowanceDid you know? Ministers can contribute to our retirement plan tax free and later receive distributions in retirement tax free under the clergy Housing Allowance. This special condition allows ordained ministers to take non-taxable, housing allowance distributions of up to 100% of annual retirement benefits. Learn more here.
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April Missions Moment
Continue learning about missions as a family or church by diving into this month’s missions moment! The April Missions Moment activity (for every age) this month is to visit the IM Global Partners webpage and select four partnerships, one per week, to read and learn about, then commit to praying for them. We even provided four examples for you in the PDF. Pray for the country and their ministry workers, pray for their boldness and safety, and most of all, pray that they will reach people with the Good News of Jesus Christ. Involve your family or small group in the research and intentional time of learning and praying so they may also know the work of our global partners. We hope this is an encouraging resource and a way to keep missions in front of you, and helps you find your vital role in laboring with us in the Great Commission.
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Make a Lasting DifferenceThrough your cooperative giving to The Together Way, you faithfully fuel the work of every Free Will Baptist department, agency, and commission—year after year. Your generosity keeps ministry moving right now. But what if that same vision also shaped the future?
That’s exactly what happens when the same discipline and heart for cooperation are invested in the Free Will Baptist Endowment. Endowment giving creates a sustainable stream of support that will strengthen these same ministries for generations to come. Every gift moves us closer to a future where ministry impact is not just sustained—but multiplied.
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Support our Denomination's FutureWhen you give to the Rest of the Family Offering Sunday, April 26, you support several ministries that serve the heart of Free Will Baptists. You support our commissions, who make it possible for our history to be preserved and our message and music to be shared in meaningful ways. You support those who gather financial resources that will not only serve churches and ministries now, but will extend far into the future. You support giving teens opportunities to join with other teens across the country worshiping, learning, being trained, and showcasing their talents. You support the Executive Office, where our leaders strategically work to help our denomination in so many ways. And you support WNAC, where teens are discipled, women are equipped, missionaries are cared for, and women find their role in the Great Commission.
Your offering will help each of these ministries during a time when resources are being stretched to the limit. You’re not just supporting organizations. You are investing in the future of ministry across our entire denomination. Thank you for making the FWB family a priority! Click here to give.
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