Mississippi State Association of Free Will Baptists

Who are Free Will Baptists? Free Will Baptist roots can be traced to England as early as 1611. The first FWB church in America was begun by Paul Palmer in 1727 in Perquimans County, North Carolina. Some years later, in 1780, under the leadership of Benjamin Randall, Free Will Baptists were established in the northeast at New Durham, New Hampshire. Both lines of Free Will Baptists taught the doctrines of free will, free grace, and free salvation. From these early beginnings, Free Will Baptists in America have had a continuing ministry.