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Free Evangelical World — Week 41, 2026
One question runs through this week's news from more than a dozen countries: who sends, and who is formed to be sent? It is asked in different keys
Honduras: Church Relief Partner Brings Running Water to Families in the Lempira Mountains
A first-ever “vision trip” organised by Covenant World Relief and Development (CWRD), the relief and development arm of the Evangelical Covenant Church in the United States, took a group
Sweden: Gothenburg Church Opens Its Doors to the Book Fair's Biggest Questions
For four days in late September, Betlehemskyrkan in Gothenburg turned its church hall into a venue alongside the city’s annual Book Fair, gathering authors, researchers, musicians and members of
Czech Republic: Churches to Explore Faith and Artificial Intelligence at National Webinar
The Ecumenical Council of Churches in the Czech Republic will hold a free online webinar on 9 November 2026 asking how artificial intelligence is reshaping the way people look for
Germany: Mission Agency Opens 'Go!' Seminar for Would-Be Missionaries and Theology Students
Allianz-Mission, the mission agency of Germany's Bund Freier evangelischer Gemeinden (FeG), has opened registration for a two-day "Geh!" — "Go!" — seminar on 23–
Europe: Mission Leaders From Seven Churches Rethink Partnership in the Shadow of Colonialism
Mission leaders from seven European national churches met in Liestal and Basel, Switzerland, for the annual gathering of ECOM, the European Methodist mission commission, to reconsider how mission partnerships work
Germany: Ewersbach Seminary Opens Its Year With Twenty New Theology Students
The Theological Seminary at Ewersbach, the training college of the Bund Freier evangelischer Gemeinden, opens its academic year on Sunday 4 October with a festive service under the motto "
Switzerland: Free Churches Give Two Sundays to Persecuted Christians, With Syria in Sharp Focus
Swiss free churches are being invited to devote one of two Sundays in November to the reality of persecuted Christians, in an annual initiative that this year turns particular attention
Finland: Tampere Pastor Steps Aside to Spend the Autumn Visiting His Congregation's Missionaries
A Free Church congregation in Tampere has released its own lead pastor from his normal duties for the rest of the year so that he can travel among the missionaries
Bulgaria: Children's Centre Closes Its Project Week With Creativity and an Open Day
A children's centre in Bulgaria run by the German mission society Allianz-Mission has completed its 2026 project week, a programme of art, sport and music that ended,
Global: YWAM Roundup Highlights Clean Water in Vanuatu, Prison Ministry in Samoa and Work Among Women in Malawi
Youth With A Mission has published the latest edition of its monthly news programme, a round-up of work from across the mission's international network. Hosted by Bill
United States: Toledo Church Marks Fifteen Years in the City's Oldest Neighbourhood
That Neighborhood Church in North Toledo, Ohio, is marking fifteen years since its formal launch on 2 October 2010. The congregation serves Vistula, the oldest neighbourhood in the city, and
Republic of the Congo: Pastors Adopt Landmark Rules Against Abusive Exorcism Practices
An evangelical church in the Republic of the Congo has adopted binding rules on the practice of exorcism, after its leadership was shown film of a session in which a
Finland: Free Church Women's Mission Movement Commissions a New Worker After Years of Pause
A Finnish free church women's mission association has taken on a new missionary after a pause of several years, and introduced her to the wider movement at its
Czech Republic: Alister McGrath's 'Christian Theology' to Appear in Czech, With a Forum on the State of Theological Education
A Czech edition of Alister McGrath's widely used introduction to Christian theology is on its way, and its publication is the occasion for an Evangelical Forum built around
Czech Republic: Open Doors Launches a Czech-Language Service for Persecuted Christians
Open Doors, the international organisation that documents and supports Christians facing persecution, has launched a Czech-language service. The new website, opendoors.cz, carries current news and information about believers
How Seven Caribbean Christians Reshaped the British Church
Before worship could begin, the room had to be scrubbed. On Sunday 20 September 1953, seven Caribbean Christians gathered at the YMCA on Stafford Street in Wolverhampton for the first
Who Sends a Church Planter? Acts Points to the Local Church
Where does a church plant actually come from? An essay at The Gospel Coalition by Ryan Curia works through Paul’s first missionary journey in Acts 13–14 for nine