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Why Translation Must Have Fingerprints
Christianity has always been a faith in translation. Its Scriptures were given in Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek, and its spread across the world has meant constant movement from one language
AI Is Weakening Pastors’ Authority
A pastor in California has built an artificial-intelligence version of himself. Justin Lester assembled a digital twin from nearly two million words of his sermons, books and other messages,
South Africa: Finnish Youth Worker Uses Floorball and Rap to Share the Gospel in Schools
A youth worker from Seinäjoki Free Church in Finland spent part of May in South Africa, where he used floorball, rap and games to share the gospel with children in
United States: Alliance Workers Reach West African Fulani Asylum Seekers From a New York Park Bench
A Christian and Missionary Alliance couple who spent ten years working in West Africa have begun a new ministry among Fulani asylum seekers in New York City, starting from a
Sweden: Free Church Youth Movement Puts Its Volunteer Leaders in the Spotlight
Equmenia, the children's and youth organisation of Sweden's Uniting Church (Equmeniakyrkan), is devoting a week to the volunteers who keep its work running, after its own
Germany: A Hundred Children Take a World Safari Through the Church's Mission Field
Around a hundred children turned the Kronberg forum near Frankfurt into a brightly decorated world of discovery for the Movini World Explorers Festival, the children's mission event run
Finland: Mission Collection Turns to the Arabic-Speaking Neighbours Next Door
The Finnish Free Church Cooperation (Frikyrklig Samverkan, FS) has chosen evangelism among Arabic-speaking people in Finland as the destination of its 2026 mission collection. The decision puts the collection
Free Evangelical World — Week 42, 2026
The week's biggest story is a puzzle told in two numbers: Europe's Free Evangelical federations started 227 congregations over the past decade, and ended it with
Estonia: Free Church Counselling Centre Opens Mental Health Month With a Webinar on Burnout
Estonia’s Free Evangelical Church Union is marking October as mental health month, opening the programme with an online seminar on Monday 12 October led by a psychologist from the
Switzerland: Free Church Theological Commission Puts the Questions of the Day Under the Spotlight
The theological commission of the French-speaking Swiss Free Evangelical churches publishes a regular series of round-table discussions on questions of the day, and its recent editions range across
Finland: ‘Project 50’ — The Couple Who Sold Their Company to Restart a Closed Free Church
A Finnish couple who prayed in their forties to be released from business life have poured the proceeds of selling their company into restarting a Free Church congregation that had
Europe's Free Evangelical Churches Planted 227 Congregations in a Decade. Net, They Have 64 Fewer.
A new comparative report on 24 federations finds that church planting is a normal part of church life across Europe's Free Evangelical family, that a reported plant is often not yet a congregation, and that the numbers a fellowship keeps about itself are less solid than they look.
Estonia: Church Charity Lets Families in Crisis Choose What They Need in Its Shops
An Estonian church-run charity is offering people in financial difficulty the chance to choose the goods they need themselves, up to an agreed sum, in its network of shops.
Ecuador: Covenant Church Weighs a Decade of Growth as Its Leader Calls for Clearer Goals
The Covenant Church of Ecuador is growing, and its general secretary wants it to set a clearer common direction for the coming decade — including the goal of reaching 20,000
Czech Republic: Churches Mark Twentieth Year of ‘Prayer for Home’ With a Call to Pray for Families
The Ecumenical Council of Churches in the Czech Republic has opened the twentieth edition of its annual “Prayer for Home” initiative, inviting congregations across the country to pray for families,
Czech Republic: Children’s Detective Story Aims to Teach Discernment About Manipulation
A new children's project from the Czech Church of the Brethren uses a detective story to help children recognise manipulation and resist temptation. “Mistrovský podfuk” (“The Masterful Con”
Estonia: ‘Growing Together’ Project Brings Parenting Support to Western Estonian Families
A Baptist congregation in western Estonia has completed a six-month community project aimed at supporting parents, financed by the proceeds of the country's Sõbralt Sõbrale charity shops.
Switzerland: Village ‘Festival of Light’ Offers Families an Alternative to Halloween
A village in western Switzerland is preparing to mark 31 October with pumpkin soup, lanterns and a Bible story rather than ghosts and trick-or-treating. Rachel Muhlethaler, a member