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United American Free Will Baptist Conference

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United American Free Will Baptist Conference

Classification	Western Christian
Orientation	Protestant
Theology	Baptist
Polity	Congregationalist andepiscopal
General Bishop	K. R. Brown
Headquarters	Lakeland, Florida
Territory	North America
Origin	1968 Lakeland, Florida
Separated from	United American Free Will Baptist Church
Congregations	26
Official website	uafwbc.com

TheUnited American Free Will Baptist Conference (UAFWBC) is a predominantlyAfrican-American,Free Will Baptist denomination founded in theUnited States.

History

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Prior toemancipation,black slaves andfree blacks were members of predominantlywhite, Free Will Baptist congregations in the United States. The first black Free Will Baptist minister was Robert Tash, ordained in 1827.^[1] African-Americans organized their first separate congregation in 1867 at Snow Hill inGreene County, North Carolina, the first annual conference in 1870, and the first association in 1887.^[1] The General Conference of United Free Will Baptists was formed in 1901. The United American Free Will Baptist Conference, was created in 1968 under the leadership of O. L. Williams of Lakeland, Florida, resulting from a division in the parentUnited American Free Will Baptist Church.^[2]^[3]

In 2007 the United American Free Will Baptist Conference had seventy-five congregations with approximately 11,200 members, mostly inFlorida, but also inSouth Carolina,Louisiana, andArkansas.^[4] In addition to the annual meeting of the general conference, there are six regional conferences that meet annually: South Carolina Annual Conference, Louisiana/Arkansas Annual Conference, East Florida Annual Conference, West Florida Annual Conference, the South Florida "A" Annual Conference, and South Florida "B" Annual Conference.

Organization

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The United American Free Will Baptist Conference is led by its general bishop,^[5] an executive board, and college of bishops.^[6]

Doctrine

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The United American Free Will Baptists have an affirmation of faith, based upon theNicene andApostles' creeds; the denomination also adopts achurch covenant.^[7] Additionally, the UAFWBC contains an extensive doctrinal statement.^[8] Whilecongregationalist, the denomination's offices are structured as bishops or elders, and deacons; and the denomination has female pastors.

References

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^^a ^b"The UAFWBC Story".United American Freewill Baptist Conference, Inc. Retrieved2025-01-29.
^The Twelve Tribe of Baptists in the USA, Wardin, p. 85
^Dictionary of Baptists in America, Leonard, p. 273
^The Twelve Tribe of Baptists in the USA, Wardin, p. 85
^"Our General Bishop".United American Freewill Baptist Conference, Inc. Retrieved2025-01-29.
^"Our Leadership".United American Freewill Baptist Conference, Inc. Retrieved2025-01-29.
^"About".United American Freewill Baptist Conference, Inc. Retrieved2025-01-29.
^"Our Doctrine".United American Freewill Baptist Conference, Inc. Retrieved2025-01-29.

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