The Treatise on the Faith and Practice of the Free Will Baptists is a document that outlines the basic doctrines, faith and practices of
Free Will Baptists.
The treatise was adopted in 1935 in
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of muni ...
as the two largest groups of Free Will Baptists merged to form the
National Association of Free Will Baptists
The National Association of Free Will Baptists (NAFWB) is a national body of Free Will Baptist churches in the United States and Canada, organized on November 5, 1935 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Association traces its history in the United State ...
. .
Under the treatise, church government takes place at the congregational level. Local congregations voluntarily join local, state and national associations in order to facilitate missions, association colleges, new church planning and other activities
The treatise, is not binding on the member congregations The Treatise describes the common beliefs and practices that bind the churches and most churches are expected to adopt the Treatise as a "Church Covenant."
Notes and references
External links
Treatise of the Faith and Practices of the Free Will Baptists
Free Will Baptists
History of Christianity in the United States
Baptist statements of faith
1935 in Christianity
Treatises
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