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Welch College to Host 2012 Theological Symposium
The 2012 Theological Symposium will meet October 22-23 on the campus of Welch College in Nashville, Tennessee. The symposium begins at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, October 22, and will end at 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 23. The symposium will be a time for presentation of...
Arkansas Alumni Donate Maintenance Vehicle
Two Welch College alumni from Arkansas, Mr. Cameron Lane and his wife Krista, donated a 2007 Chevrolet Suburban to the college in September 2012 to be used as a maintenance vehicle, according to Craig Mahler, vice president for financial affairs. The Lanes reside in...
Fall Full-Time-Equivalent Enrollment Increases 5%
For the first time since 2007, fall enrollment numbers at Welch College rose two consecutive years, according to Provost Greg Ketteman. College administrators reported a five percent rise in student full-time-equivalency (FTE) to 235. Total enrollment statistics...
Welch College Hits U.S. News & World Report List
NASHVILLE, TN—Two months after Welch College changed its name from Free Will Baptist Bible College, the name Welch College appeared for the first time in U.S. News & World Report ranked 42nd among “Best Regional Colleges” (South Region) in U.S. News’ 2013 edition...
Ken Riggs Writes Book for Teachers
NASHVILLE, TN—Dr. Ken Riggs, interim Psychology program coordinator at Welch College (formerly Free Will Baptist Bible College), has written a 104-page, 12-chapter book for the Evangelical Training Association titled Teaching Techniques: Becoming an Effective Teacher....
Ralph Hampton, FWB Educator & Leader, Dies
NASHVILLE, TN—Reverend Ralph Hampton, former chairman of the Biblical and Ministry Studies Department at Welch College and a member of the college faculty for 50 years, died September 7, 2012, after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 77. The Oklahoma native was...
Dr. Ralph Lightsey, Former Administrator, Dies
NASHVILLE, TN—Dr. Ralph Lightsey, who served as a faculty member and administrator at Welch College in the mid-1940s and early 1950s, died September 2, 2012, in Statesboro, Georgia, at age 93. Dr. Lightsey was ordained in 1940 and had a remarkable career as an...
Lila Thompson, Business Office Associate, Retires
NASHVILLE, TN—Mrs. Lila Thompson, a versatile member of the Welch College staff since 2004, announced plans to retire effective September 28, 2012. Mrs. Thompson worked two years in the college’s Financial Aid Office (2004-2006), then shifted to receptionist duties...
Florida, Alabama Youth Volunteer at Welch College
NASHVILLE, TN—Two groups of mostly teen volunteers and their sponsors arrived on the Welch College (formerly Free Will Baptist Bible College) campus Thursday, July 26 to familiarize themselves with the college and participate in a series of campus-wide work projects,...
Free Will Baptist Bible College Changes Name
NASHVILLE, TN—Delegates to the 76th session of the National Association of Free Will Baptists voted to change the name of the denomination’s flagship college from Free Will Baptist Bible College to Welch College during the July 15-18, 2012, convention in Memphis. The...
ACL Conference Features FWBBC Librarian Carol Reid
NASHVILLE, TN—The 56th annual Association of Christian Librarians (ACL) met June 11-14 at Palm Beach Atlantic University in Florida and featured Mrs. Carol Reid, librarian at Free Will Baptist Bible College since 1988, in two workshop events, a pre-conference workshop...
Illinois Group Volunteers on FWBBC Campus
NASHVILLE, TN—Ten volunteers from Bear Point Free Will Baptist Church in Sesser, Illinois, spent two days sprucing up the Free Will Baptist Bible College campus on June 4-5, according to Ernie Thompson, FWBBC’s cleaning operations supervisor. The group arrived Sunday...
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