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Japan Joins IFFEC: Four Church Bodies Enter the Free Evangelical Family as One Federation

A Japanese federation of four church bodies was welcomed as a new member at IFFEC Worldwide 2026 in Kenya.

16 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

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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.

11 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

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Liberia: From a Refugee Camp to a National Church Fellowship

Orphaned as a child and educated in exile, Moses Womleh now chairs Liberia's newly formed Free Evangelical fellowship. This week he travels to Kenya to meet the worldwide Free Evangelical family for the first time.

26 Sep 2026 · 3 min read

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If a Concert Doesn't Point to Christ, It Doesn't Belong in a Church

If a Concert Doesn't Point to Christ, It Doesn't Belong in a Church

What belongs in the house of God? Writing in Premier Christianity, Tony Wilson reflects on St Paul's Cathedral's renewed partnership with Fabric, the London nightclub and

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9 Sep 2026 · 2 min read

Preacher, Please Don't Shout

Preacher, Please Don't Shout

Does the sermon need to raise its voice to be heard? Writing in Premier Christianity, Dr Claire Williams — a UK academic and preacher — offers a gentle case for the quiet

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9 Sep 2026 · 2 min read

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United States: Covenant Names Steve Wong Coordinator of Adult Discipleship

Rev. Dr. Steve Wong will join the Evangelical Covenant Church’s denominational team on 1 October as part-time coordinator of adult discipleship. He will serve on the Make and

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9 Sep 2026 · 1 min read

United States: Evangelical Covenant Church Joins the National Association of Evangelicals

The Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) has joined the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE), becoming one of three denominations welcomed into the organisation in August. The ECC enters alongside the Association

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9 Sep 2026 · 1 min read

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Finland: Kankaanpää Free Church Returns to the Town Square After Outgrowing Its Home

Kankaanpää Free Church (Kankaanpään Vapaaseurakunta) opened its new meeting space on the town square on Friday 4 September, with around 160 people attending the opening celebration. The congregation moved from

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8 Sep 2026 · 1 min read

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Germany: FeG President Greets 'March for Life' Participants

FeG President Henrik Otto sent greetings to participants in the annual "March for Life" (Marsch für das Leben) held in Berlin and Cologne on 19 September 2026, thanking

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7 Sep 2026 · 1 min read

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Finland: Free Church Music Camp Brings Generations Together at Kiponniemi

Finland's Free Church gathered its two national ensembles — the Wind Orchestra and the Sinfonietta — for the annual SopuSointu music camp at the Kiponniemi activity centre over the final

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7 Sep 2026 · 1 min read

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Germany: Evangelical Free Church Alliance Issues Statement on Democracy Ahead of State Elections

Ahead of state elections in autumn 2026, the board of the Association of Evangelical Free Churches (VEF) in Germany, of which FeG is a member, issued a statement recalling Christians&

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6 Sep 2026 · 1 min read

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Finland: Eight Believers Baptized as Two Free Churches Cooperate

In mid-August, eight believers of different ages were baptized in Kauhava, Finland, in a service that grew out of simple cooperation between two Free Church congregations. Alajärven Vapaaseurakunta (Alajärvi

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6 Sep 2026 · 1 min read

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Germany: North German Free Churches Fold Foreign Aid Into Allianz-Mission

The foreign aid programme of the Free Evangelical Churches of North Germany (FeGN) became part of Allianz-Mission on 1 September, a step the organisation says was taken solely for

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5 Sep 2026 · 1 min read

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Finland: Free Church Board Reviews Leadership Structure and Sets 2027 Priorities

The board of the Finnish Free Church (Suomen Vapaakirkko) met on 21 August and set in motion a review of the denomination's leadership structures, approved new investment in

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5 Sep 2026 · 1 min read

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DR Congo: Ebola Epidemic Centred on Ituri, a Region Long Served by Swiss Missionaries

The Democratic Republic of Congo is facing its 17th Ebola epidemic, which health officials fear could be the deadliest since 1976: from mid-May to 29 August, nearly 6,000

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4 Sep 2026 · 1 min read

Flooding in Nepal's Terai region

Czech Republic: Church of Brethren Diaconate Sends Aid to Nepal After Deadly Floods

The diaconal arm of the Church of Brethren (Církev bratrská) in the Czech Republic has allocated 30,000 CZK from its own social and humanitarian aid fund to help victims

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4 Sep 2026 · 1 min read

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Switzerland: Geneva Church Teaches French to Mongolian and Ukrainian Communities

The evangelical Église de la Pélisserie (FREE), in Geneva's sparsely populated old town, has offered free French classes for non-native speakers for the past year, on the

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3 Sep 2026 · 1 min read

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Czech Republic: Evangelical Forum 2026 to Feature Theologian Alister McGrath

The Czech Evangelical Alliance is inviting pastors, church leaders and anyone interested in theology to Evangelical Forum 2026 on 5 October, held in hybrid format in Prague and online. This

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3 Sep 2026 · 1 min read

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Finland: Free Church Pastor Retires After Decades of Congregational and Missionary Service

Kai Almgren, the long-serving pastor of Kauhava Free Congregation in western Finland, has retired after a ministry that carried him through five congregations and two terms as a missionary

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3 Sep 2026 · 1 min read

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United States: Covenant Series Traces the Origins of Its Oldest Regional Conference

The Evangelical Covenant Church has launched Eleven Conferences, a monthly series exploring how each of its regional conferences began and what their ministry looks like today. The opening instalment profiles

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3 Sep 2026 · 1 min read

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United States: Covenant's Hispanic Seminary Trains the Latino Leaders the Church Needs

The Evangelical Covenant Church is spotlighting its Hispanic Center for Theological Studies (CHET), the denomination's seminary devoted to equipping Latino pastors and leaders, through the story of a

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3 Sep 2026 · 1 min read