News Releases
Leaders Announced for Newly Established Welch Divinity School
Welch President Matt Pinson announced Monday that the newly established Welch Divinity School would be led by Welch Provost Dr. Matthew McAffee and Dr. Barry Raper, coordinator of Ministry Programs at Welch. McAffee will serve as Dean of the Divinity School, while...
Welch Receives Grant for B.A.-to-M.Div., Plans to Start Divinity School
Welch College President Matt Pinson announced to faculty Monday that Welch had received a grant of nearly $500,000 from the Kern Family Foundation to start a five-year B.A.-to-M.Div. program, and that the college’s Board of Trustees approved the program and voted to...
Welch College Strong and Courageous Virtual Event: Award Winners Announced
Gallatin, TN—The annual Strong and Courageous banquet benefiting Welch College took a different look this year. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual banquet normally held on the campus in May became a virtual event. The premier showing of the event was held...
Welch College Ranked in “A+ Schools for B Students” for the First Time in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges Rankings
Welch College received notification that the institution was for the first time ranked among “A+ Schools for B Students,” along with only two other schools in its category, “Regional Colleges South”—High Point University and Ouachita Baptist University. Sixteen other...
President Pinson Completes Conference Call with Vice President Pence
Dear Welch Campus Family: I just completed a conference call with Vice President Mike Pence; Dr. Deborah Birx, the Coronavirus Response Coordinator for the White House Coronavirus Task Force; and many other college and university presidents. Others who took part in...
Sumner Countians Graduate from Welch College
Eleven residents of Sumner County completed degree requirements at Welch College last month, according to Matthew McAffee, Provost at Welch. The college relocated from 73-year-old campus in midtown Nashville to Gallatin in the spring of 2017, constructing its new...
Welch College Announces Augmented Athletic Schedule
Welch College has announced an adjustment to the athletic department for 2020-2021, according to Greg Fawbush, Welch Athletic Director. “College athletics has been deeply affected by COVID-19,” Fawbush said, “and Welch is having to make changes to accommodate the...
Welch College Strong and Courageous Event Becomes Virtual–LifePoint Healthcare David Dill, Speaker
The annual Welch College Strong and Courageous event originally scheduled for August 18is going virtual. Welch president Matthew Pinson announced the change in plans today. “It was our hope that COVID-19 pandemic would be dissipating by late summer, but it has not...
Letter to Class of 2020 about Cancelling Commencement
Dear Member of the Welch College Class of 2020: It is with a heavy heart that I write and tell you that we are forced to cancel our planned Commencement ceremony for the class of 2020. Earlier this year, before the second wave of COVID-19 that swept the country, we...
Welch Announces Special Fall Commencement
Welch College has scheduled a special Commencement ceremony to be held during the Fall 2020 semester on Saturday, September 19, according to Provost Matthew McAffee. Owing to the Coronavirus pandemic, the college was unable to hold its May Commencement exercises for...
Welch College Announces Altered Fall 2020 Schedule
Welch College plans to alter the Fall 2020 schedule in light of COVID-19 concerns, according to Provost Matthew McAffee. Fall face-to-face classes will begin on campus Monday, August 24, one day earlier than originally scheduled. The Monday before classes begin is...
Welch Receives Coronavirus Relief from Free Will Baptist Foundation
Welch College recently received an emergency relief grant of $400,000 from the Free Will Baptist Foundation to cover impairment from COVID-19, according to Welch president Matt Pinson. “We are so thankful to the Free Will Baptist Foundation and its Board of Directors...