The April-May issue of ONE Magazine reexamines the vital topic of outreach, with articles ranging from the important lesson a Texas mission church learned from new converts in "What Our First Convert Taught Us" to an innovative method for reaching people in "High Notes in Colorado." Find out how chaplain's wife Darla Trimble learned to "Bloom" where she was planted and how one Uruguayan was "Surprised by Joy" after her mother became a believer. Read more...

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Take a Walk Through History

Perhaps you have heard the word "Baptist" all your life without stopping to consider where the name came from. Maybe you didn't realize there are dozens of Baptist groups: Missionary Baptists, Primitive Baptists, American Baptists, Independent Baptists, General Baptists, Regular Baptists, and more.

Photo: Built in 1820-21, the Church on the Ridge is an iconic structure. The oldest standing Free Will Baptist church structure, it was built by the congregation in New Durham, New Hampshire.

And why would one group of Baptists add "Free Will" to the front of their name? How are they different from more than 20 other Baptist groups? The Free Will Baptists in the South began in 1727, making this one of the oldest Baptist groups in the United States. For more than 250 years, Free Will Baptist churches have contributed to the moral and spiritual fibre of our nation. Would you like to know more?

Visit the History Resources section of the site to access a wide collection of books, ranging in topic from general history to biographies, early doctrine, and more. If you would like a quick overview of Free Will Baptist history, read The Free Will Baptist Experience.