First Free Will Baptist Greenwood

Our History

The First Free Will Baptist Church of Greenwood began its history as a mission church on December 15,1974.

The first service was held in a rented house on East Cambridge Avenue. In January 1977 the mission church purchased 18.29 acres of land on East Durst Extension which is the church's current location. The first services on this property were conducted in renovated houses.

On February 25, 1979 the church organized from a mission church to a fully self-supporting church naming itself the First Free Will Baptist Church of Greenwood. Construction was completed in May of 1984 on the building that is currently used for worship. A milestone was accomplished in November of 2005 when the property and buildings were paid in full.

To God be the glory, great things He hath done!

National Free Will Baptist History

The Free Will Baptist Denomination is not a newly formed church movement that sprang up recent years. In fact as someone has said, “Before Paul Revere made his famous midnight ride shouting, "The British are coming, the British are coming," Free Will Baptists were proclaiming the truth that "Jesus is coming." (Author unknown) Free Will Baptist roots can be traced back to England as early as 1611. In the United States , Free Will Baptist organized in two geographical areas almost at the same time. Paul Palmer organized what is believed to be the first Free Will Baptist church in 1727 located in Perquimans County , NC . Farther north in New Durham, NH, Benjamin Randall organized the first Free Will Baptist church in that area on June 30, 1780 . Representatives of these two groups formed the National Association of Free Will Baptists in Nashville , Tennessee , on November 5, 1935 . Today the Free Will Baptist Denomination is made up of more than 2,400 churches in 42 states and 14 foreign countries.

For more information about Free Will Baptists visit the National Association of Free Will Baptists