Liberty Baptist Fellowship is a fellowship ofindependent Baptist churches that grew up aroundJerry Falwell,Thomas Road Baptist Church ofLynchburg, Virginia, andLiberty University. Most pastors of the Fellowship are alumni of Liberty University. In 1994, theLiberty Baptist Fellowship had 100 churches, including the 21,000 member Thomas Road church, which was also affiliated with theBaptist Bible Fellowship International. In 1996, the Thomas Road church joined the newly formedSouthern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia, thereby aligning itself with 3 Baptist bodies.
The Liberty Baptist Fellowship (LBF) was started in 1981 with the mission of planting New Testament local churches and endorsing chaplains in the military. Since then, hundreds of churches have been planted and 24 chaplains are currently serving around the world.
LBF pastors/churches and their full-time staff receive a scholarship to the External Degree Program at Liberty University and its schools. Many have taken advantage of this scholarship. In addition, students sent from churches to Liberty University receive a scholarship.
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