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Finland: Free Church Voices Call for Christian Early Childhood Education to Reach Rural Villages
Finland now has more than thirty Christian daycare centres, most of them established since the early 2000s. But according to a new vision published in the Finnish free church weekly
Finland: From Foreign Legion and Addiction to Forty Years of Faith — A Free Church Testimony
In 1987, in a Christian rehabilitation home in the small Finnish town of Parkano, a world-weary man knelt beside his bed and asked God to forgive his sins. That
Finland–Pakistan: Free Church Leader Witnesses 37 Baptisms Amid Brick-Kiln Communities
In the brick-making communities of Pakistan's Lahore region, where entire families are trapped in cycles of debt bondage passed down through generations, a Finnish free church leader
Sweden: Equmeniakyrkan Hosts Almedalen Dialogue on Movement Leadership and Collective Identity
At Sweden's Almedalen political week, Equmeniakyrkan together with study associations Sensus and Bilda hosted a seminar exploring a question that resonates far beyond Swedish civil society: do today&
Mauritius: WEA Leader Calls for Gospel-Driven Peacebuilding at Religions for Peace Council
At the Religions for Peace 2026 International Council Meeting in Mauritius, the Secretary General of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), Rev. Botrus Mansour, called on faith communities gathered from across
Finland: Free Church Writer Explores the Sabbath as Gift of Rest, Not Burden of Rules
Finnish free church writer Juha Mikkonen has published a theological reflection on the Sabbath in Suomen Viikkolehti, the weekly newspaper of the Evangelical Free Church of Finland, tracing the biblical
Global: WEA Director Reflects on the Father's Blessing as a Gift Shared Through Christ
As Father's Day was marked across North America, Europe, and parts of Asia on June 21, a senior World Evangelical Alliance leader has published a reflection arguing that
USA: ECC Feature Traces the Priesthood of All Believers from Pentecost to the Present
A new feature article from the Evangelical Covenant Church traces the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers from the Day of Pentecost to its implications for how congregations understand
Sweden: Gospel Concerns All of Life, Says Equmeniakyrkan Leader at Almedalen
Equmeniakyrkan is participating in Sweden's Almedalen Week for the fifteenth consecutive year, with church leader Karin Wiborn arguing that Christian faith cannot be separated from public life and
Sweden: Prison Pastor Tells Almedalen Churches Must Join the Fight Against Youth Crime
A prison chaplain serving in the Stockholm area has issued an urgent call for Swedish churches to become directly involved in addressing the recruitment of teenagers into organised criminal networks,
Sweden: Apologetics Requires Living Congregations, Not Just Arguments, Says Swedish Theologian
Christian apologetics — the rational defence of the faith — needs more than clever arguments to be effective, according to Swedish theologian Emmanuel Bäckryd. Writing in Sändaren, the independent Christian newspaper serving
Finland: Missionary Dick Brogden Calls Christians to Serve in Regions Without Any Church Presence
Missionary Dick Brogden has issued what he describes as a "dangerous call" — an invitation to Christians to consider serving in regions of the world where the gospel has
USA: Evangelical Covenant Church Marks 50 Years of Women's Ordination
In 1976, the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) made the decision to ordain women to pastoral ministry. Fifty years on, the denomination is celebrating that milestone — not merely as an institutional
Finland: As 40,000 Students Fill Jyvaskyla, a Free Church Worker Sees a Mission Field in the Lecture Hall
In Jyvaskyla — a city where roughly one in three residents is a higher education student — a free church student worker is calling congregations to recognise university campuses as one of
South Korea: Evangelicals Urge Assembly to Reconsider Bill Expanding State Powers Over Religious Bodies
The World Evangelical Alliance has urged South Korea's National Assembly to reconsider a proposed Civil Code Amendment Bill that would grant administrative authorities broad powers over religious organisations,
India / Nigeria: WEA Tells UN Rights Council of Ongoing Violence Against Christian Communities
The World Evangelical Alliance has submitted a written statement to the United Nations Human Rights Council during its 62nd session, drawing urgent attention to sustained violence against Christian communities in
Global: 180 Years On, the World Evangelical Alliance Reflects on Its 1846 London Founding
Two hundred years before Karl Marx published The Communist Manifesto, something remarkable happened in London. In 1846, church leaders from Protestant churches across Europe and North America gathered — crossing denominational
Sweden: Science Deepens Rather Than Diminishes the Mystery of Creation, Swedish Writer Argues
The more humanity discovers about the universe, the clearer it becomes how little we understand — and that is cause for wonder rather than doubt, writes Maria Küchen in a reflection