Liberty Baptist Fellowship

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Liberty Baptist Fellowship is a fellowship of independent Baptist churches that grew up around Jerry Falwell, Thomas Road Baptist Church of Lynchburg, Virginia, and Liberty University. Most of the pastors of the Fellowship are alumni of Liberty University. In 1994, the Liberty Baptist Fellowship had 100 churches, including the 21,000 member Thomas Road church, which was also affiliated with the Baptist Bible Fellowship International. In 1996, the Thomas Road church joined the newly formed Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia, thereby aligning itself with 3 Baptist bodies. With its leading church and pastor affiliated with Southern Baptists through the Virginia Convention, the future of Liberty Baptist Fellowship is unclear.

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. This is a very dynamic and active ministry, although it has not been widely publicized.

Liberty Baptist Fellowship for Church Planting P.O. Box 10174 Lynchburg, VA 24506

LBF pastors/churches and their full time staff receive a tuition free scholarship to the External Degree Program at Liberty University and its schools. Many have taken advantage of this scholarship. In addition, the students you send from your church to Liberty University receive a scholarship of $1000.00 a year (see the Liberty University Financial Aid website for details). This is just one way we can say “thank you” for being a supporter of the LBF.

Lew Weider, LBF Director 1-800-424-9592 or e-mail laweider@liberty.edu.