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USA: Evangelical Covenant Church Marks 50 Years of Women's Ordination
In 1976, the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) made the decision to ordain women to pastoral ministry. Fifty years on, the denomination is celebrating that milestone — not merely as an institutional
Finland: As 40,000 Students Fill Jyvaskyla, a Free Church Worker Sees a Mission Field in the Lecture Hall
In Jyvaskyla — a city where roughly one in three residents is a higher education student — a free church student worker is calling congregations to recognise university campuses as one of
South Korea: Evangelicals Urge Assembly to Reconsider Bill Expanding State Powers Over Religious Bodies
The World Evangelical Alliance has urged South Korea's National Assembly to reconsider a proposed Civil Code Amendment Bill that would grant administrative authorities broad powers over religious organisations,
India / Nigeria: WEA Tells UN Rights Council of Ongoing Violence Against Christian Communities
The World Evangelical Alliance has submitted a written statement to the United Nations Human Rights Council during its 62nd session, drawing urgent attention to sustained violence against Christian communities in
Global: 180 Years On, the World Evangelical Alliance Reflects on Its 1846 London Founding
Two hundred years before Karl Marx published The Communist Manifesto, something remarkable happened in London. In 1846, church leaders from Protestant churches across Europe and North America gathered — crossing denominational
Sweden: Science Deepens Rather Than Diminishes the Mystery of Creation, Swedish Writer Argues
The more humanity discovers about the universe, the clearer it becomes how little we understand — and that is cause for wonder rather than doubt, writes Maria Küchen in a reflection
Sweden: Free Church Leader Says Stress Is the Greatest Threat to Love in Contemporary Culture
Lisa Fredlund, a leadership developer with the Evangelical Free Church in Sweden (Evangeliska Frikyrkan) and pastor at Mötesplatsen Örebro, has called on churches to resist the accelerating pace of modern
Sweden: Regional Youth Camp Strengthens Discipleship Among Southern Equmeniakyrkan Congregations
Twenty young people and a handful of leaders from Skåne and Blekinge in southern Sweden spent a week at Olsängsgården camp in Blekinge, concluding the regional KonfaS confirmation programme and
Sweden: New Equmeniakyrkan Chair Calls Church to Regain Confidence in Its Mission
Dick Simonsson, the newly elected chair of Equmeniakyrkan's church board, has called on Sweden's largest free church denomination to regain its self-confidence and turn outward
Singapore: WEA and World's Largest Islamic Organisation Hold Landmark Face-to-Face Summit
In a significant development for global interfaith relations, World Evangelical Alliance Secretary General Rev. Adv. Botrus Mansour met face-to-face with Yahya Cholil Staquf, Chairman of the Central Executive
Philippines: WEA Manila Conference Urges Asia's Churches to Put Discipleship First
The Asia Evangelical Alliance (AEA) convened the Asia Conference on Church and Mission under the provocative theme "Disciple or Die 3.0" in Manila, Philippines, from 9 to
Sweden: First Missionaries Graduate from Equmeniakyrkan's New Training Programme
Tilda Jönsson and Frida Wallberg have become the first two students to graduate from Equmeniakyrkan's newly established missionary training programme at the Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm (EHS), marking a
Finland: Students Launch Jesus Clubs in Schools Across the Country
Hundreds of students across Finland are establishing "Jeesus-välkkä" (Jesus break) clubs in their schools, a grassroots movement sparked by The Send Finland event held in Helsinki in
Finland: Free Church Summer Festival Draws Over 6,000 to Teopolis Campus
The Finnish Free Church's (Suomen Vapaakirkko) annual summer festival drew more than 6,000 visitors to the Teopolis campus in Tampere from 2–7 June 2026, marking the
Sweden: 1,300 Gather for Equmeniakyrkan's First Vision Conference
Roughly 1,300 adults and children gathered in Örebro for Equmeniakyrkan’s first-ever Vision Conference, a denominational gathering that placed small-group conversation rather than lecture-style programming at
Jordan: Christian School Leader Warns of Digital Age Challenges for Graduates
In a commencement address delivered to graduates of Alliance Academy Jordan (AAJ) in Amman, the school’s director general Salam Madanat issued a sobering assessment of the cultural landscape awaiting
Sweden: Missionary-Pastor Calls Church to Resist Rising Nationalism
A Swedish missionary and pastor who has spent his life moving between Sweden and Ecuador has issued a sharp warning to churches in the global North: rising nationalism within Christianity
Global: WEA Joins Vatican Summit on Measuring Children's Spiritual Flourishing
A global coalition of Christian organisations, researchers, and church leaders gathered at the Vatican from 3 to 5 June 2026 to develop a shared framework for measuring children’s spiritual