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Northeast Freewill Baptist Conference IN JUNE OF 1972 BISHOP AUSTIN BARNES, PASTOR OF THE ST. JOESPH FWB CHURCH AND BISHOP QUINTON DAVIS SR. PASTOR OF MACEDONIA FREEWILL BAPTIST CHURCH FORMED THE NORTHEAST CONFERENCE. THIS MINISTRY STARTED FROM THE NORTHERN ANNUAL DIVISION OF THE UNITED AMERICAN FREEWILL BAPTIST CONFERENCE. THE FIRST SESSION WAS HELD IN AUGUST OF THAT SAME YEAR. GOD IS ON OUR SIDE WE HAD THE FOLLOWING MINISTRY IN FUNCTION THE DISTRICT UNION#1 AND NUMBER 2, THE USHERS AND NURSES MINISTRY, THE YOUNG PEOPLE'S CHRISTAN LEAGUE, AND THE MISSIONARY MINISTRY. TODAY MOST OF THE ORIGINAL SEGEMENTS OF THIS MOVEMENTS CONTINUE TO FUNTICTON EXCULDING THE YPCL AND SUNDAY SCHOOL. IN FEBRUARY OF 1990 BISHOP BARNES WENT HOME TO BE WITH THE LORD, AND HIS ASSISTANT BISHOP- PASTOR B.J BYRD ST. JOHN FWB CHURCH BECAME THE SENOIR BISHOP, HE SERVED FAITHFULLY FOR 3 YEARS OF SERVICE RETIRING IN 1993 BECAUSE OF HEALTH REASONS. BISHOP ROBERT O. FREEMAN,-NEW HOPE FWB CHURCH BECAME THE BISHOP IN 1994 HE SERVED FAITHFULLY UNTIL HE RETIRED IN 1998. UPON BISHOP FREEMAN RETIREMENT HE CALLED ON BISHOP R.E FARROW, PASTOR OF MOUNT CALVARY CHURCH AND MINISTRIES TO BE THE BISHOP.

BOARD OF BISHOPS BISHOP AUSTIN BARNES 1972-1990 BISHOP QUINTON D. DAVIS SR. 1972-1980 BISHOP ERNEST WOOTEN JR. 1980-1985 BISHOP JAMES A. PHILLIPS 1980-1982 BISHOP B.J BYRD 1990-1993 BISHOP ROBERT O. FREEMAN 1993-1998 BISHOP R.E FARROW 1998-2012