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Free Evangelical World — Week 44, 2026
Violence at a funeral in Jordan and two global assemblies frame Week 44 of 2026: the World Evangelical Alliance condemned a shooting that killed seven mourners, while reports from 24
Latin America: Evangelical Alliance Assembly in Costa Rica Sets a Three-Year Roadmap
More than 100 leaders representing national evangelical alliances from more than 20 countries gathered in San José, Costa Rica, for the 13th General Assembly of the Latin Evangelical Alliance (Alianza
Finland: How the Free Church's Teaching on Baptism Took Shape
Suomen Viikkolehti has published an account of how the Finnish Free Church's teaching on baptism took shape, following a seminar at which questions about baptism were raised. The
Czech Republic: Church of the Brethren Council Urges Parliament to Protect Public Broadcasters
The Council of the Church of the Brethren (Církev bratrská) has published a statement urging members of the Czech Parliament not to endanger the independence of the country's
Jordan: Seven Killed in Shooting at a Church Funeral as WEA Calls for Peace
Masked men opened fire on a church funeral in the village of Hmoud in Jordan's Karak Governorate, south of Amman, killing seven people and wounding 28 others. The
DR Congo: Swedish Free Church Trains 32 Health Workers in Family Planning
The Swedish free church federation Equmeniakyrkan has funded a week-long family-planning course in Semendua, in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Mai-Ndombe province, bringing together 32
Finland: A Free Church Family Teaches Its Four Children at Home
For the Gädda family in Finland, the school day begins at the kitchen table. Mats and Jenny Gädda have taken responsibility for the education of their four children — Ester, 12,
Sweden: Free Churches Ask for Simpler Money-Laundering Rules
Equmeniakyrkan, one of Sweden's largest free church denominations, has submitted a formal response to the Swedish government's memorandum on the European Union's new anti-
Estonia: Seminary Takes Theological Training Out of the Lecture Hall and Into Congregations
The seminary of the Estonian Evangelical Christian-Baptist Union (EKB) has spent October running short courses in local congregations rather than on its own campus. Two courses took place on
Switzerland: A Decade On, the One' Gathering Still Bets on Unity
One', the inter-church gathering that replaced the annual assembly of French-speaking Switzerland's Free Evangelical Churches (FREE), is marking a decade, and its organisers say the
Czech Republic: Interdenominational Teams Plan Mission Trips to Turkey in 2027 and 2028
The mission department of the Czech Baptist Union (BJB), working with Turkish congregations, is preparing a new series of week-long interdenominational mission trips to Turkey in autumn 2027 and
Sweden: Most New Equmeniakyrkan Pastors Want Rural Parishes, Recruiter Says
Equmeniakyrkan has begun the process of placing the next group of candidates for its supervised guidance year, and the choices they have registered challenge a common assumption about rural ministry.
What the Faroe Islands Can Teach Us About Secularism
On the Faroe Islands, a small archipelago of some 55,000 people in the North Atlantic, the light of the gospel shines more brightly than almost anywhere else in the
AI Makes Sermon Prep Effortless. That’s the Problem.
An increasing number of pastors are turning to artificial intelligence for help in preparing their sermons, and Mike Bullmore is worried about what that is doing to them. Writing for
World: What 24 Free Church Federations Told IFFEC's Assembly in Nairobi
Pastor shortages, a return to church planting, signs of renewal among the young and a shared prayer for unity: the common themes in 24 federations' reports to the IFFEC General Assembly.
Finland: ‘Valtakunta’ Youth Gathering Puts Holiness and Repentance at the Centre
Valtakunta — Finnish for “Kingdom” — brought young people aged 15 and over together for three days at the Valkea conference centre in Seinäjoki, with the main sessions held in the nearby
Sweden: Equmenia Youth Movement Narrows Renaming Question to ‘Equmenia ung’
Equmenia, the Swedish free-church children's and youth organisation, has narrowed the question of a possible new name to a single option: “Equmenia ung” — Equmenia Young. Delegates will
Sweden: Equmeniakyrkan Reaches Out to Ordained Ministers Who Work Outside the Church
Hundreds of ordained ministers in Equmeniakyrkan, Sweden's largest free church denomination, now earn their living outside paid congregational service at a time when congregations are short of pastors