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Sweden: Free Church Leader Says Stress Is the Greatest Threat to Love in Contemporary Culture
Lisa Fredlund, a leadership developer with the Evangelical Free Church in Sweden (Evangeliska Frikyrkan) and pastor at Mötesplatsen Örebro, has called on churches to resist the accelerating pace of modern
Sweden: Regional Youth Camp Strengthens Discipleship Among Southern Equmeniakyrkan Congregations
Twenty young people and a handful of leaders from Skåne and Blekinge in southern Sweden spent a week at Olsängsgården camp in Blekinge, concluding the regional KonfaS confirmation programme and
Sweden: New Equmeniakyrkan Chair Calls Church to Regain Confidence in Its Mission
Dick Simonsson, the newly elected chair of Equmeniakyrkan's church board, has called on Sweden's largest free church denomination to regain its self-confidence and turn outward
Singapore: WEA and World's Largest Islamic Organisation Hold Landmark Face-to-Face Summit
In a significant development for global interfaith relations, World Evangelical Alliance Secretary General Rev. Adv. Botrus Mansour met face-to-face with Yahya Cholil Staquf, Chairman of the Central Executive
Philippines: WEA Manila Conference Urges Asia's Churches to Put Discipleship First
The Asia Evangelical Alliance (AEA) convened the Asia Conference on Church and Mission under the provocative theme "Disciple or Die 3.0" in Manila, Philippines, from 9 to
Sweden: First Missionaries Graduate from Equmeniakyrkan's New Training Programme
Tilda Jönsson and Frida Wallberg have become the first two students to graduate from Equmeniakyrkan's newly established missionary training programme at the Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm (EHS), marking a
Finland: Students Launch Jesus Clubs in Schools Across the Country
Hundreds of students across Finland are establishing "Jeesus-välkkä" (Jesus break) clubs in their schools, a grassroots movement sparked by The Send Finland event held in Helsinki in
Finland: Free Church Summer Festival Draws Over 6,000 to Teopolis Campus
The Finnish Free Church's (Suomen Vapaakirkko) annual summer festival drew more than 6,000 visitors to the Teopolis campus in Tampere from 2–7 June 2026, marking the
Sweden: 1,300 Gather for Equmeniakyrkan's First Vision Conference
Roughly 1,300 adults and children gathered in Örebro for Equmeniakyrkan’s first-ever Vision Conference, a denominational gathering that placed small-group conversation rather than lecture-style programming at
Jordan: Christian School Leader Warns of Digital Age Challenges for Graduates
In a commencement address delivered to graduates of Alliance Academy Jordan (AAJ) in Amman, the school’s director general Salam Madanat issued a sobering assessment of the cultural landscape awaiting
Sweden: Missionary-Pastor Calls Church to Resist Rising Nationalism
A Swedish missionary and pastor who has spent his life moving between Sweden and Ecuador has issued a sharp warning to churches in the global North: rising nationalism within Christianity
Global: WEA Joins Vatican Summit on Measuring Children's Spiritual Flourishing
A global coalition of Christian organisations, researchers, and church leaders gathered at the Vatican from 3 to 5 June 2026 to develop a shared framework for measuring children’s spiritual
Sweden: Church closures and plantings need not be opposites
A church leader argues that closing a congregation and planting a new one should not be seen as opposites in the life of the Equmeniakyrkan (Uniting Church of Sweden). Rather,
ECC Marks 50 Years of Women's Ordination at Gather 2026 Annual Meeting
The Evangelical Covenant Church's annual Gather meeting in Scottsdale will celebrate five decades since the denomination first ordained women as pastors.
Rev. Dr. Paul E. Larsen, Seventh President of the Evangelical Covenant Church, Dies at 92
The Evangelical Covenant Church marks the passing of one of its most distinguished presidents, who led the denomination through a formative decade.
IFFEC Gathers in Africa for the First Time: Worldwide Assembly Heads to Kenya
The International Federation of Free Evangelical Churches will hold its 2026 Worldwide gathering in Kenya — a landmark first for the organisation.
Evangelical Free Church of Canada Gathers in Winnipeg for 2026 Conference
The EFCC's national conference meets in Winnipeg with themes of renewal and identity, alongside the AGM addressing the denomination's 2027 budget.
Coming: A Free Course on the Free Church Movement
WWES is developing a free online course on the Free Church Movement — its history, theology, and global expression — designed to serve church leaders worldwide who want a deeper formation in this tradition.