The National Presidium

The National Board, comprised of the senior executive and ecclessiastical leadership of the affiliated general and annual conferences, is responsible for establishing and executing organizational policies, as well as sustaining and perpetuating spiritual order within the Convention. 

Bishop Raymond Captville
President

Bishop Raymond Captville serves as the General Bishop of the Western Division of Free Will Baptist, Inc. and is Pastor of Mt. Moriah’s Family BC.

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Bishop James E. Tripp Jr.
1st Vice President

Bishop James Tripp is the Holly Hill OFWB Church, Inc. in Greenville, NC and serves as the General Bishop of the OFWB Churches, Inc. general conference.

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Archbishop C. Nathan Edwers
2nd Vice President

Archbishop C. Nathan Edwers, DMin. is the Senior Pastor of Friendship Worship Center in Mount Vernon, NY,  presiding Bishop of the Middle Atlantic Conference of the UFWB Churches, Inc., and Pastor of the historic Mount Zion UFWB Church in Edison, NJ.

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Bishop W.C. Hutchins
Executive Secretary

Bishop W. C. Hutchins, a lifelong resident of Eastern North Carolina, is the founder of Bethel Light Church Ministries, Inc. in Goldsboro, NC.

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Bishop Kenneth R. Brown
Financial Secretary

Bishop K.R. Brown serves as the General Bishop of the United American Freewill Baptist Conference, Inc. He also serves the Interdenominational Ministers Alliance, Inc. of Lakeland, FL.

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Bishop Robert Farrow
Treasurer

Bishop Robert E. Farrow, D. Div, serves as the Presiding Bishop of the Northeast Free Will Baptist Conference (NEC) and is committed to the fellowship of multiple churches across PA, DE and MD.

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Bishop Charles R. Parker
At Large

Bishop Parker is General Bishop of the UAFWB Denomination, Inc. and the pastor of Zion Chapel UAFWB Church in Ayden, NC.

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