The church is located in Wingate Hall, which is also home to the Department of Religion and the School of Divinity at Wake Forest University. Since the beginning, the church has had a special connection with the university. Many students attended services in the large Wait Chapel. The Winston-Salem congregation began in 1956 when what was called Wake Forest College moved from Wake Forest. Wake Forest Baptist Church began in 1835 on the Wake Forest Institute campus in Wake Forest, North Carolina.
On August 8, 2022, interim pastor Rayce Lamb said in a letter that the church will soon dissolve because members are getting older and due to the university's "new rental policy". Wake Forest Baptist Church "believes in and dedicates itself to preserving and practicing historic Baptist principles, freedoms, and traditions," though its membership has become increasingly ecumenical. The church was established in 1956, when Wake Forest College relocated from Wake Forest, North Carolina, to Winston-Salem, continuing a 125-year-old tradition of having a Baptist church in the centre of campus. Wake Forest Baptist Church is located on the campus of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) ( January 2010) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations.