Cofer’s Chapel Free Will Baptist Church is rich in heritage and dates back to the late 1800’s.

Thomas C. Cofer organized the church in 1880 in the home of William T. Trotter (it was an old Civil War barracks on a dirt road). Thomas Cofer served as pastor until his death in 1885. During this time, a building was erected at the corner of Buena Vista and Scott Street. The church was called North Nashville Free Will Baptist Church.

Later, the congregation changed its name to honor the founding pastor and thus the name became Cofer’s Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. The church building burned down about ten years later and they rebuilt on Arthur Avenue (near what is now Garfield). The congregation then moved to the brick building on Tenth Ave in 1930. In 1962, the congregation agreed to build a new church building at the corner of Clarksville Highway and King’s Lane. This building was dedicated in 1966. In 1994, Cofer’s Chapel moved one last time to its present location on Franklin Pike.

Although there have been many pastors over the years and even various locations, Cofer’s Chapel FWB Church has remained steadfast in her teaching of Scripture and has been instrumental in denominational work with the National Association of Free Will Baptists for decades.