Spiritual Life & Legacy of Wheaton Academy
World's Christian Fundamentalist Association
In 1919, Christian fundamentalists, under the leadership of Baptist minister William Bell Riley, gathered to form the World's Christian Fundamentalist Association. It was formed to launch a new Protestantism based on premillennial interpretations of biblical prophecy and opposition to evolution. Among the organizers was Wheaton College's Charles Blanchard, who wrote the WCFA's nine-point doctrinal statement. This "Declaration of Faith" was adopted unanimously.
