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Thompson Elected Tenth President of Randall University

Moore, OK—October 8, 2019, the Randall University Board of Trustees unanimously elected Robert G. (Bob) Thompson as the next President of Randall University. Thompson, who has served as Randall’s vice president for institutional advancement for 18 years, will begin his term January 1, 2020. Bob succeeds Dr. Timothy W. Eaton, who has agreed to serve as Chancellor of Randall University.

A third-generation Free Will Baptist, Bob is the son of Bailey and Barbara Thompson. He has been married to Carol Christian Thompson for 47 years. The Thompsons have three children: Christina, Cory, and Craig, as well as six grandchildren.

Bob has pastored churches in Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Before joining the administration of Randall University, he served as director of the Arkansas State Youth Camp. He has served in numerous Free Will Baptist leadership positions at the district, state, and national levels, and currently is a member of the board of Free Will Baptist Foundation.

Music Commission to Launch Website

Antioch, TN—The Free Will Baptist Music Commission will launch a new website, FWBWorship.com, in early 2020, according to chairman Doug Little. He noted, “We hope the site will prove useful for musicians and worship leaders in Free Will Baptist churches, particularly for volunteer and part-time music leaders.”

FWBWorship.com will provide a wide variety of music and worship resources along with a forum for hymn writers to introduce and promote new music. Like the Music Commission Facebook page (@fwbmusiccommission) to receive updates before and after the launch of the site. Visitors can already visit FWBWorship.com to create an account and download resources.