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Sweden: Equmeniakyrkan Leader Calls for 'Community of Disagreement' as Path to Church Unity

Sweden is too important for the church to remain in its own bubbles, says André Jakobsson, Regional Church Leader for Equmeniakyrkan Region North and pastor of Hedlundakyrkan in Umeå. Speaking

Finland: Erika Niemelä Appointed CEO of Christian Publishers Aikamedia and Päivä

Erika Niemelä has been appointed chief executive officer of Aikamedia and Päivä, two of Finland's leading Christian publishing houses, effective 1 July 2026. A Master of Economic Sciences,

Sweden: Five Christian Traditions Under One Roof in Luleå — 'We All Pray to the Same God'

On a typical weekend, at least three worship services take place in Andreaskyrkan (St Andrew's Church) in Luleå, northern Sweden. By Sunday afternoon the congregation has hosted Swedish-

Sweden: 'Fear of Death Does Not Lead to Growth' — Equmeniakyrkan Vision Conference Confronts Decline

Half of the Equmeniakyrkan's congregations have 50 members or fewer, and half lack any employed staff. When the denomination's first Vision Conference gathered in Örebro, the

Sweden: Church Closures and New Plants Need Not Be Opposites, Argues Sändaren

The Equmeniakyrkan (Uniting Church of Sweden) has become skilled at talking about how new congregations are planted, but significantly less attention is given to those congregations that are struggling. In

Sweden: 'We Are in the Emergency Room' — Panel Warns of Democracy's Weakening at Almedalen

Democracy is no longer being dismantled through dramatic coups, but step by step — often using democratic decisions as the tools. That warning was repeated throughout a seminar at Almedalen, Sweden&

Free Evangelical World — Week 27, 2026

Greece: From Dentistry to Church Planting — A Free Evangelical Calling Story

Dr. Kostas Trigkas, a Greek dentist who now serves as a church planter and evangelist with the Free Evangelical Churches in Greece, has shared his journey from a busy dental

United States: EFCA Board Nominates Rev. Carlton P. Harris as Next President

The Board of Directors of the Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) has unanimously nominated Rev. Carlton P. Harris to serve as the next president of the denomination, following a

Global: WEA Welcomes Bangalore Declaration on Biblical View of Human Sexuality

The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) has expressed appreciation for the King's Meadows Bangalore Declaration on the Sanctity of the Biblical View of Human Sexuality, a theological statement prepared

Sweden: Free Church Leaders Call for Home-Based Communities and Radical Diaconal Care at Vision26 Conference

Speaking at the Vision26 church conference in Örebro, Sweden, three free church leaders offered a vision of a future church built not on institutional strength but on home-based communities,

Sweden: 70 Children Gather for Medieval-Themed Free Church Summer Camp on Alnö Island

Seventy children in grades 1–6 gathered this week at Bänkåsviken on Alnö Island outside Sundsvall, Sweden, for the 24th edition of a medieval-themed summer camp rooted in the

Finland/Israel: Young Believers in Israel Grow from 60 to 600 per Conference, Netivah Leader Reports

Joel Goldberg, director of Netivah Youth Ministries in Israel, reports that attendance at the organisation's conferences has grown tenfold — from around 60 participants in its early years to

Global: WEA Calls for Precise Hate Speech Standards That Protect Religious Expression

Marking the United Nations' International Day for Countering Hate Speech on 18 June, the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) has called for carefully calibrated legal standards that distinguish between genuine

Finland: Missionary's Car Gift Supports Bible Translation and Field Workers Across the Nordic Country

A long-serving missionary has donated her car to the Free Church of Finland's mission arm, SVK Missio, to support colleagues travelling between assignments across the Nordic country.

Sweden: Broad Consensus on Existential Health Emerges at Almedalen Panel

Beneath Sweden’s polarised public debate over existential health — dismissed by some as woolly thinking while others point to rising mental illness — a broad consensus is taking shape among researchers,

Sweden: 'Spaghetti Church' Revives a Dying Congregation's Connection to Families

A small Equmeniakyrkan congregation in rural southern Sweden has found an unexpected path to renewal through spaghetti dinners, crafts, and devotions. Örserums missionsförsamling, which once ran active scout and youth

Sweden: Study Finds Swedish Youth Experience Less Meaning Than International Peers

Swedish teenagers and young adults score significantly lower on measures of meaning and purpose than both older Swedes and their peers in other countries, according to findings from the Global