Welch College, formerly Free Will Baptist Bible College, is a private four-year college in Nashville, Tennessee affiliated with the National Association of Free Will Baptists.
Welch College is a private four-year college founded in 1942 by the National Association of Free Will Baptists. Welch College serves approximately 400 students and is the national college of the 300,000-member Free Will Baptist denomination. The mission of Welch College is to educate leaders to serve Christ, His Church, and His world through Biblical thought and life.
Welch College is located in Nashville, Tennessee. Welch College has an intimate 9-acre (36,000 m2) campus on Nashville's bustling West End Avenue, just a quarter-mile from the I-440 entrance ramp, Nashville's connector to the interstate highway system. There are 17 buildings on campus, including the three-story Johnson Classroom Building, an activities center (gym), Welch Library, men's and women's residence halls, and more.
There are numerous student organizations to be involved in, from student societies to Global Missions Fellowship, to musical groups, to sports teams, to student government, to community relations, and many others. All students are involved in some type of Christian service outside the classroom, such as conducting services at jails and nursing homes, providing ministry for the homeless, working in local churches and more.
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