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Sweden: Church closures and plantings need not be opposites
A church leader argues that closing a congregation and planting a new one should not be seen as opposites in the life of the Equmeniakyrkan (Uniting Church of Sweden). Rather,
ECC Marks 50 Years of Women's Ordination at Gather 2026 Annual Meeting
The Evangelical Covenant Church's annual Gather meeting in Scottsdale will celebrate five decades since the denomination first ordained women as pastors.
Rev. Dr. Paul E. Larsen, Seventh President of the Evangelical Covenant Church, Dies at 92
The Evangelical Covenant Church marks the passing of one of its most distinguished presidents, who led the denomination through a formative decade.
IFFEC Gathers in Africa for the First Time: Worldwide Assembly Heads to Kenya
The International Federation of Free Evangelical Churches will hold its 2026 Worldwide gathering in Kenya — a landmark first for the organisation.
Evangelical Free Church of Canada Gathers in Winnipeg for 2026 Conference
The EFCC's national conference meets in Winnipeg with themes of renewal and identity, alongside the AGM addressing the denomination's 2027 budget.
Coming: A Free Course on the Free Church Movement
WWES is developing a free online course on the Free Church Movement — its history, theology, and global expression — designed to serve church leaders worldwide who want a deeper formation in this tradition.
Church Planters in Manila Rebuild After Fires — and Keep Planting
A fire in Manila in June 2025 destroyed homes and a community ministry hub used by a church planting partner — but also became an occasion for deepened community witness.
Every Member a Minister: The Free-Church Vision of the Whole Body
In the free evangelical tradition, ministry is not the preserve of the ordained. The universal priesthood of believers means that every member is called, gifted, and accountable for the work of the church.
Around the Family: The Free Evangelical Tradition in Africa — An Emerging Story
Africa is home to millions of Christians in the free evangelical tradition — though many don't yet know the family name. From Congo to Cameroon, from Kenya to Liberia, the story is only beginning to be told.
Who Governs the Local Church? Free-Church Polity and Why It Matters
In the free evangelical tradition, the local congregation is the primary ecclesial reality. This is not democratic populism — it is a theological conviction about where authority in the church resides.
3,350 Young People Gather for FeG Germany's BUJU 2026 Conference
The Bund Freier Evangelischer Gemeinden drew more than three thousand young people to Erfurt for BUJU 2026, its flagship youth gathering under the theme 'Love Collides'.
WWES and the African Free Church Family: A Vision for Connection
Over thirteen years, Worldwide Evangelical Seminary has trained church leaders across Africa who have gone on to plant churches and initiate national movements. WWES is now working to connect these movements to the global free evangelical family.
Around the Family: Covenant Churches in Latin America
Across eight countries, the Confraternidad de Iglesias del Pacto Evangélico de Iberoamérica (CIPE) links covenant evangelical churches in a light, federation-style structure that embodies the free-church tradition in a Latin American idiom.
A Century of Free-Church Faith in Central Africa: The CECU at 100
The Communauté Évangélique de l'Uélé in the DR Congo — planted by EFCA missionaries over a century ago — now counts more than a thousand congregations and hundreds of thousands of members.
'Long-Lost Spiritual Cousins': Connecting African Free Churches to Their Global Family
A May 2026 whitepaper by WWES founder Rev. Teemu J. Lehtonen argues that churches planted by WWES graduates across Africa share the free evangelical family's DNA — and maps the path toward formal connection.
Around the Family: Free Evangelical Churches in Asia
From India to the Philippines, from South Korea to Singapore, the free evangelical tradition has taken distinctive root across Asia — in many cases producing churches more vigorous than their Western parents.
What Is IFFEC? A Guide to the Global Free Evangelical Federation
The International Federation of Free Evangelical Churches links 31 national bodies across four continents. For new readers, here is a guide to who they are and what holds them together.
ReachGlobal Builds Across Five African Nations as Free-Church Partnerships Deepen
The Evangelical Free Church of America's global mission arm maintains active teams in Cameroon, the DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, and Tanzania — building churches and developing leaders across the continent.