News Releases
77 Welch College Students Receive President’s and Provost’s Recognition for Fall Semester
For Immediate Release GALLATIN, TN—The fall 2025 semester at Welch College ended with 77 students receiving academic recognition, according to Provost Matthew McAffee. This honor list includes both Online and Enriched Adult Studies students whose fall courses ended in...
Welch Announces Search for a Dean of Students
For Immediate Release GALLATIN, TN—Welch College is seeking a Dean of Students with a strong commitment to student development, spiritual formation, and campus community life to provide leadership across all areas of student services. The Dean of Students will report...
Eddie Moody, Chris Truett to Address 2026 Graduates
For Immediate Release GALLATIN, TN—Dr. Edward E. Moody, Jr., Executive Director of the National Association of Free Will Baptists, and Chris Truett, Pastor of Bethel Free Will Baptist Church in Kinston, North Carolina, will be addressing the Welch College graduating...
Katie Bryan Named NCCAA Division II National Coach of the Year
For Immediate Release GALLATIN, TN—Welch College proudly announces that Katie Bryan, head coach of the Welch College Lady Flames basketball team, has been named the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Division II National Coach of the Year. The...
Gavin Ortlund to Deliver Forlines Lectures April 13–14
For Immediate Release GALLATIN, TN—Dr. Gavin Ortlund, President of Truth Unites, will deliver a series of guest lectures during the 2026 Leroy Forlines Lectures at Welch College, according to President Matt Pinson. The presentations are scheduled for April 13–14,...
Welch Celebrates Historic Year for Lady Flames Basketball
For Immediate Release GALLATIN, TN—Welch College is proud to announce a banner year for the Lady Flames basketball program, highlighted by extraordinary individual honors and team success that will be remembered in Welch history. The 2025–26 season marked one of the...
Welch College Choir Announces Spring Tour
For Immediate Release GALLATIN, TN—The Welch College Choir will conduct its spring tour March 11–16, according to Todd Parrish, Vice President for Institutional Advancement. The 31-member choir, directed by Dr. James Stevens, Dean of the Welch School of Music, will...
Job Opening: Student Accounts and Payroll Coordinator
For Immediate Release GALLATIN, TN—Welch College announces an opening for the Student Accounts and Payroll Coordinator position. The college seeks a detail-oriented and dependable individual to support student financial operations and employee payroll processes while...
Webster Named VP, Two New Directors Appointed, in Administrative Shift at Welch
For Immediate Release GALLATIN, TN—Dr. Daniel Webster has been named Vice President for Administration and Student Engagement at Welch College, according to President Matt Pinson. In a major administrative reconfiguration, which includes the naming of two new...
Welch Winter Updates
____________________ Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 3:15 PM Subject: Schedule for Thursday & Friday Faculty, Staff, and Students: For the remainder of the week (Thursday and Friday), classes will meet virtually, college offices will be closed, and staff and faculty...
University of Tennessee Press to Publish “The Free Will Baptists: A New History” by Matt Pinson
For Immediate Release GALLATIN, TN—The University of Tennessee Press recently announced its forthcoming publication of Welch President Matt Pinson’s book The Free Will Baptists: A New History. The book will be available in hardcover and ebook formats on Tuesday,...
Mahler Resigns as Welch CFO
For Immediate Release GALLATIN, TN—Welch College President Matt Pinson announced to faculty and staff this week that Craig Mahler has resigned from Welch as Vice President for Financial Affairs, after nearly twenty years at the college, first as Comptroller and then,...