Welch Features Six Speakers at Forum22

by Daniel Webster | Mar 14, 2022

GALLATIN, TN—Guests gathered from across the country at the Forum22 conference at Welch College Sunday night, Monday, and Tuesday, March 6–8, according to Welch President Matt Pinson. “We were so pleased with this year’s conference, the first Forum Conference held in two years,” Pinson said. “As always, it was such a blessing to enjoy the Ministry of the Word and to visit with old friends.”

Attendees lifted their voices in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, heard from Welch College students in the Rejoice! Ministry Team, the College Choir, the Evangels, and the Instrumental Ensemble, prayed and read Scripture together, and listened to sermons and seminars from six speakers. 

Forum22 featured Dr. Harry Reeder, pastor-teacher of Briarwood Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Birmingham, Alabama, and his wife Cindy. New to the Forum conference was Jerry Nunes, bivocational pastor at Iglesia Cristiana Bautista of New York in Yonkers, New York, and a senior in-house attorney at a major technology company. Those gathered also heard stimulating sermons and seminars by Welch College regulars Dr. Robert Picirilli, Dr. Paul Harrison, and Dr. Jesse Owens. 

Topics for this year’s conference were as diverse as progressive Christianity vs. biblical Christianity (H. Reeder), the Ten Commandments (C. Reeder), lessons for church leaders from Paul’s address to the Ephesian elders (Picirilli), navigating the digital life biblically (Nunes), what we can learn from Jonathan Edwards (Harrison) and “Rest for the Weary” from Matthew 11:25–30 (Owens). 

The sermons can be found at facebook.com/WelchCollege.

Welch College Choir Announces Spring Tour 2022

by Daniel Webster | Feb 28, 2022

GALLATIN, TN—The Welch College Choir will conduct a four-state spring tour March 9–13 according to David Williford, Vice President for Institutional Advancement. Directed by Dr. James Stevens, chairman of the School of Music at Welch College, the College Choir will minister in six churches. The tour program is entitled Joy in the Morning.

“We’re excited about the choir’s tour program, which will consist of sacred choral selections and gospel songs designed to encourage and evangelize,” Williford said. “We want to encourage local churches and youth groups to mark their calendars and make every effort to attend a service in their area. We also ask that people pray for the health and safety of the choir as they travel and present God’s Word, and to pray that God would bless in every service.”

Spring Tour Schedule

March 9, 7:00 p.m. at Baker Branch Free Will Baptist Church, Tutor Key, KY

March 10, 7:00 p.m. at Porter Free Will Baptist Church, Portsmouth, OH

March 11, 7:00 p.m. at First Free Will Baptist Church, Columbus, OH

March 13, 11:00 a.m. at Woodhaven Free Will Baptist Church, Woodhaven, MI

March 13, 6:00 p.m. at Community Free Will Baptist Church, Westland, MI

March 14, 7:00 p.m. at Blue Point Free Will Baptist Church, Cisne, IL

Welch College offers majors in music performance, music education, and worship music. Members of the College Choir consist of both music majors and majors in other fields. For more information about Welch, email gotowelch@welch.edu.