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Germany: Free Evangelical Churches Elect First General Secretary in Structural Overhaul
The Bund Freier evangelischer Gemeinden (FeG), Germany's free evangelical denomination, took the next step in its structural reorganisation at a special federal assembly in Coburg on 17 October,
Free Evangelical World — Week 43, 2026
War returned to the top of this week's news: a bomb strike on two minibuses in eastern Ukraine killed more than thirty people, and the free evangelical family
Sweden: Six Free Church Congregations in Dalsland Pool Resources to Call Shared Staff
Six Equmeniakyrkan congregations in Dalsland, western Sweden, have spent about a year testing whether they can call and employ staff together instead of separately. The initiative, known as Växtpool Dalsland
Switzerland: Four Jura Churches Bring a 100-Voice Gospel Choir to Apples
Four Christian communities at the foot of the Jura mountains in western Switzerland have jointly invited the Rochette Gospel Choir to give a concert in the great hall of Apples
Asia: A Village's First Christian Returns After a Near-Fatal Beating to Plant Three Churches
In a remote village in Asia, a man identified as Iresh became the first person in his community to follow Jesus, according to an account published by The Alliance Canada
Republic of Congo: Summer School in Ngabé Sends 70 Pupils Back to Class
A church-run summer school in Ngabé, on the Congo River a few hours north of Brazzaville, closed its 2026 term on 30 September with 70 pupils, Equmeniakyrkan reported. Lessons
DR Congo: A Small Church in the East Becomes a Refuge for War’s Widows and Orphans
A small congregation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has described living “in the midst of war, massacre and tears”, and has asked partner churches abroad to remember four
Ukraine: Kramatorsk Bus Strike Kills More Than 30 as IFFEC Partners Join in Prayer
A Russian guided glide bomb struck two passenger minibuses in Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, at about 10 a.m. on 8 October, killing more than 30 people
Switzerland: Sixty-Two Evangelical Organisations Back a Charter Against Abuse
Sixty-two Swiss evangelical organisations have now signed a charter against “transgressive behaviour”, the Swiss Evangelical Network (RES) reported after its second accountability conference, held on 11 September and attended
Japan Joins IFFEC: Four Church Bodies Enter the Free Evangelical Family as One Federation
A Japanese federation of four church bodies was welcomed as a new member at IFFEC Worldwide 2026 in Kenya.
United States: A Church That Meets on a Soccer Field — and Bought the Sports Complex
Destiny Church in Twinsburg, Ohio, gathers for worship on the indoor soccer field of a sports complex called The Edge, with rows of folding chairs and a sound system carried
Switzerland: Swiss Bible Society Names Reiner Bohlander as Its New Director
Reiner Bohlander has taken office as director and general secretary of the Swiss Bible Society (SBS), working from the organisation's new premises in Biel/Bienne. He succeeds Winfried
Estonia: Free Church Workers' Days to Ask How the Gospel Speaks to a Sceptical Estonia
The Estonian Free Church Union (EKB Liit) will hold its annual Workers' Days on 13-14 November at the Nõmme Baptist Church prayer house in Tallinn, under the theme
Finland: Four Free Church Congregations Take Four Different Routes on Their Buildings
What does a congregation do when its premises no longer fit? Suomen Viikkolehti put the question to four Finnish Free Church congregations and found four different answers. Seinäjoki has built
Global: IFFEC Elects Thomas Schech as General Secretary and Tammy Swanson-Draheim as President
The International Federation of Free Evangelical Churches (IFFEC) has named a new leadership pair. Thomas Schech, 53, who chairs the board of the German Alliance Mission (Allianz-Mission), was elected
Czech Republic: Church of the Brethren Pastors Gather for a Conference on Spiritual Renewal
The Church of the Brethren in the Czech Republic, known in Czech as Církev bratrská, is preparing its annual pastoral conference for ministers and their spouses. This year's
United States: A Student-Led Worship Night and Forty Years of Camp — Covenant Churches Celebrate Youth Ministry
A roundup published by the Evangelical Covenant Church in the United States has gathered four youth-ministry stories from across the denomination. The most striking comes from Newport Covenant Church
Sweden: New Consent Rules Halve the Numbers Equmeniakyrkan Reports for State Aid
Sweden's Equmeniakyrkan has reported a fall of more than half in the number of people it can count toward state funding, after new rules began requiring each participant