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Finland: Järvenpää Churches Fill the Halls for a Weekend on Israel in God's Plan
Two congregations in Järvenpää, Finland, jointly hosted a weekend seminar on Israel in God's plan in mid-October. The Free Church congregation Arkki and the Pentecostal congregation Saalem
Estonia: Christian Educators Ask What a School Shaped by the Creator Would Look Like
More than 60 teachers, parents and education leaders gathered at the Higher Theological Seminary (KUS) in Tallinn on 31 October for an education conference titled “Looja nägu” — “The Face of
Czech Republic: Church of the Brethren Council Backs New Prague Congregation and Ukrainian Station
The Council of the Church of the Brethren in the Czech Republic met in Prague in October and agreed to put a proposal to the church's conference to
Ecuador: Mission School Trains Church Leaders With Placements in Amazon Congregations
A mission training school known as APG29, meeting in Baeza in eastern Ecuador, is at the end of its second month, and its students have just returned from a week
Switzerland: ‘Church for Others’ Movement Prepares French-Speaking Launch
A movement called Église pour les autres — “Church for Others” — will be launched in French-speaking Switzerland on Saturday 7 November at 2 p.m., at the FREE evangelical church
Global: WEA Mission Commission Leaders Meet in Singapore and Plan 2027 Consultation
Leaders of the World Evangelical Alliance's Mission Commission gathered with missions leaders from around the world, many of them representing WEA regional alliances, at the OMF International headquarters
Netherlands: A 123-Year-Old Free Congregation Closes as Three Pastors Move to the Protestant Church
The Vrije Evangelische Gemeente (Free Evangelical Congregation) of Nijverdal held its last service on Sunday 30 August, ending a congregation founded in 1903 in the eastern Netherlands. The church on
United States: How the Covenant’s Crescendo Ministry Grew With Older Adults
The Evangelical Covenant Church has traced the growth of Crescendo, its ministry with people aged sixty and older, from a pilot project to a team of twenty-five unpaid coaches
Global: WEA Shares Three Pastors' Voices on the Pressures and Hopes of Ministry
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) has marked Pastor Appreciation Month with a conversation with three pastors serving in Jordan, Kenya and Brazil on the pressures of ministry and the hope
The Return of Churches That Look Like Churches
After decades in which new church buildings were designed to look like anything but — boxy auditoriums, sparse stages, warehouse-chic exteriors — a number of congregations are building and renovating worship
Does the Parachurch Exist Because the Church Has Failed?
The charge is familiar, and often meant seriously: if the local church were doing its job, parachurch ministries would not need to exist. In an essay for The Gospel Coalition,
When Churches Make Outward Enthusiasm the Test of Worship
In many contemporary services, worship has become something a congregation is expected to show. Hands raised, eyes closed, standing, moving to the front — these are read as signs of a
Global: WEA to Host Webinar on Collaboration for Its Call33 Initiative
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) will host an online webinar on 11 November 2026 on cross-border collaboration and the thinking behind Call33, the alliance’s initiative for the years
United States: Evangelical Covenant Church Moves BLESS Sunday to January
The Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) has announced that BLESS Sunday, its annual focus on evangelism, will move from the Sunday after Easter to the Sunday after Midwinter, beginning on 24
Germany: Free Churches Ask What It Means to Be an International Congregation
Around 200 people from Free Evangelical (FeG) congregations and many cultural backgrounds gathered at the Kronberg-Forum Ewersbach on 5 September for a “Conference of Cultures” organised by the Bund
Europe: Hope for Europe Told Parents Have More Influence on Faith Than They Think
Parents have far more influence on their children’s faith than most of them realise, speakers told Hope for Europe 2026, the European Evangelical Alliance gathering held in Golem, Albania,
Global: WEA Chief of Staff Peirong Lin to Step Down at the End of 2026
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) has announced that Dr Peirong Lin will conclude her service as Chief of Staff on 31 December 2026, after more than eight years in a
Finland: Mikkeli Free Church Marks 120 Years With a Call to Seek the Lost
A Free Church congregation in eastern Finland has marked 120 years of ministry with an anniversary service built around the conviction that a church should feel like home. Mikkeli Free