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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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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

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Netherlands: Free Evangelical Congregations Union to Discuss 'Mission Congregation' Theme

The Bond of Free Evangelical Congregations (Bond VEG) in the Netherlands has invited members from across its congregations — not only elders and church-council members — to its national assembly on

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2 Sep 2026 · 1 min read

A panel discussion on artificial intelligence

Netherlands: Free Evangelical Union Closes AI Series With Warning on Five Risks

In the closing article of a series on artificial intelligence for church work, the Bond of Free Evangelical Congregations (Bond VEG) in the Netherlands cautioned that AI tools, while genuinely

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2 Sep 2026 · 1 min read

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Netherlands: Free Evangelical Delegate Reports on Ecumenical 'Un-Bubbling' Retreat

A delegate from the Bond of Free Evangelical Congregations (Bond VEG) attended the June 2026 retreat of the Netherlands Christian Forum (NCF), an ecumenical meeting platform inspired by the international

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2 Sep 2026 · 1 min read

Who Should Write the Songs a Congregation Sings?

Who Should Write the Songs a Congregation Sings?

The question of who writes the songs a congregation sings has moved from niche debate to a live pastoral concern. Writing in Premier Christianity, Kenny Klinglesmith — a worship songwriter who

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2 Sep 2026 · 2 min read

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Estonia: Free Evangelical Churches Host Theme Evenings on Youth Depression and Bullying

Estonia's Union of Free Evangelical and Baptist Churches (Kogudused) is hosting a series of three theme evenings for parents, supported by the country's Ministry of the

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1 Sep 2026 · 1 min read

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Finland: Glow Festival Names Gospel Award Winners as Organiser Rebrands to 'Glow Live'

Finland's largest Christian pop-rock music festival, Glow Festival, wrapped up its third edition at Tampere's Nokia Arena with a gospel concert that drew on the

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1 Sep 2026 · 1 min read

Free Evangelical World — Week 36, 2026

Free Evangelical World — Week 36, 2026

A deadly flood in Nepal, a fiftieth birthday for Finnish media mission, and a church plant that came of age frame this week's free evangelical news, spanning Asia,

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31 Aug 2026 · 4 min read

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India: Himalayan Free Church Grows to 121 Congregations and Finds Its Own Mission Vision

The Himalayan Free Church, a network born out of Finnish mission work in the mountain regions of India, has grown to 121 congregations and between 7,000 and 8,000

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31 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

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Senegal: New Alliance Ministry Equips Fishermen with Boats and Business Training

An international worker with the Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA) has launched a new ministry among fishermen in coastal Senegal, pairing practical help with the hope of the

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31 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

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Finland: Russian-Language Media Ministry IRR-TV Marks 50 Years of Reaching Millions

IRR-TV, a Finnish media ministry that has broadcast Christian programming in Russian for five decades, is marking its 50th anniversary this year. What began in 1976, when Hannu and

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31 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

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Global: Evangelical Leaders Frame Creation Care as Christian Hope Ahead of Season of Creation

Evangelical leaders around the world are calling churches to a renewed care for creation, framing environmental concern as an expression of Christian hope rather than fear. The World Evangelical Alliance&

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30 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

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Sweden: Free Church Plant Mötesplats Ystad Becomes a Full Congregation After Seven Years

After seven years of church planting, Mötesplats Ystad — a free church initiative in the southern Swedish town of Ystad — takes the formal step of becoming a congregation this weekend. The

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30 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

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Switzerland: Renovated Camp Chalet 'Le Clos des Pierres' Reopens After Three Years

After three years of renovation, hundreds of campers, volunteers, donors and friends of the Bible Reading League gathered from 28 to 30 August to celebrate the reopening of Le Clos

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29 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

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Nepal: German Free Evangelical Relief Fund Raises Aid to €30,000 After Flash Floods

FeG Katastrophenhilfe, the disaster relief fund of Germany's Free Evangelical Congregations, has increased its emergency aid for Nepal by a further €15,000, bringing total assistance after the

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28 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

A Ukrainian military chaplain

Ukraine: Czech Congregation Partners With Military Chaplains and War Widows

The Church of Brethren congregation in Litvínov, Czech Republic, is responding to the war in Ukraine not through anonymous fundraising but through personal relationships, short-term mission trips and direct

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28 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

Downtown Kabwe, Zambia

Zambia: Czech Congregation Plans Day Camps for Children Near Kabwe

The Church of Brethren congregation in Třinec-Lyžbice, Czech Republic, is preparing a mission project to run day camps in villages around Kabwe, in central Zambia, where high poverty and

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28 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

Street in Vinnytsia, Ukraine

Ukraine: 'Bridge Ukraine' Project Links Local Churches With Foreign Partners

Bridge Ukraine, a project led by Daniel and Kateřina Kocyan and Iva Boszczyková under Operation Mobilisation and supported by the Czech Church of Brethren congregation in Třinec-Lyžbice, works as

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28 Aug 2026 · 1 min read