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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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Global: WEA Leader Urges American Christians Toward Humility and Incarnational Mission on US 250th Anniversary

As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its independence on 4 July 2026, the Secretary General of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), Rev. Botrus Mansour, has issued an

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4 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

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Venezuela: Evangelical Leaders Say up to 10,000 May Have Perished in Twin Earthquakes, Urge Global Church Response

CARACAS, Venezuela — Pastor César Mermejo, President of the Evangelical Council of Venezuela, has reported that while official figures place the confirmed death toll from the country's twin earthquakes

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3 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

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Sweden: Churches Challenged to Move from Prayer to Action on Israel-Palestine at Almedalen

How far does intercessory prayer reach when people are living in the midst of war and occupation? That question framed a seminar on Israel and Palestine during Sweden's

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3 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

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Sweden: Equmeniakyrkan Leader Calls for 'Community of Disagreement' as Path to Church Unity

Sweden is too important for the church to remain in its own bubbles, says André Jakobsson, Regional Church Leader for Equmeniakyrkan Region North and pastor of Hedlundakyrkan in Umeå. Speaking

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3 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

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Finland: Erika Niemelä Appointed CEO of Christian Publishers Aikamedia and Päivä

Erika Niemelä has been appointed chief executive officer of Aikamedia and Päivä, two of Finland's leading Christian publishing houses, effective 1 July 2026. A Master of Economic Sciences,

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2 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

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Sweden: Five Christian Traditions Under One Roof in Luleå — 'We All Pray to the Same God'

On a typical weekend, at least three worship services take place in Andreaskyrkan (St Andrew's Church) in Luleå, northern Sweden. By Sunday afternoon the congregation has hosted Swedish-

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30 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

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Sweden: 'Fear of Death Does Not Lead to Growth' — Equmeniakyrkan Vision Conference Confronts Decline

Half of the Equmeniakyrkan's congregations have 50 members or fewer, and half lack any employed staff. When the denomination's first Vision Conference gathered in Örebro, the

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30 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

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Sweden: Church Closures and New Plants Need Not Be Opposites, Argues Sändaren

The Equmeniakyrkan (Uniting Church of Sweden) has become skilled at talking about how new congregations are planted, but significantly less attention is given to those congregations that are struggling. In

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30 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

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Sweden: 'We Are in the Emergency Room' — Panel Warns of Democracy's Weakening at Almedalen

Democracy is no longer being dismantled through dramatic coups, but step by step — often using democratic decisions as the tools. That warning was repeated throughout a seminar at Almedalen, Sweden&

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30 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Free Evangelical World — Week 27, 2026

Free Evangelical World — Week 27, 2026

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29 Jun 2026 ·

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Greece: From Dentistry to Church Planting — A Free Evangelical Calling Story

Dr. Kostas Trigkas, a Greek dentist who now serves as a church planter and evangelist with the Free Evangelical Churches in Greece, has shared his journey from a busy dental

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28 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

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United States: EFCA Board Nominates Rev. Carlton P. Harris as Next President

The Board of Directors of the Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) has unanimously nominated Rev. Carlton P. Harris to serve as the next president of the denomination, following a

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28 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

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Global: WEA Welcomes Bangalore Declaration on Biblical View of Human Sexuality

The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) has expressed appreciation for the King's Meadows Bangalore Declaration on the Sanctity of the Biblical View of Human Sexuality, a theological statement prepared

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28 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

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Sweden: Free Church Leaders Call for Home-Based Communities and Radical Diaconal Care at Vision26 Conference

Speaking at the Vision26 church conference in Örebro, Sweden, three free church leaders offered a vision of a future church built not on institutional strength but on home-based communities,

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27 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

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Sweden: 70 Children Gather for Medieval-Themed Free Church Summer Camp on Alnö Island

Seventy children in grades 1–6 gathered this week at Bänkåsviken on Alnö Island outside Sundsvall, Sweden, for the 24th edition of a medieval-themed summer camp rooted in the

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27 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

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Finland/Israel: Young Believers in Israel Grow from 60 to 600 per Conference, Netivah Leader Reports

Joel Goldberg, director of Netivah Youth Ministries in Israel, reports that attendance at the organisation's conferences has grown tenfold — from around 60 participants in its early years to

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27 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

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Global: WEA Calls for Precise Hate Speech Standards That Protect Religious Expression

Marking the United Nations' International Day for Countering Hate Speech on 18 June, the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) has called for carefully calibrated legal standards that distinguish between genuine

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26 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

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Finland: Missionary's Car Gift Supports Bible Translation and Field Workers Across the Nordic Country

A long-serving missionary has donated her car to the Free Church of Finland's mission arm, SVK Missio, to support colleagues travelling between assignments across the Nordic country.

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26 Jun 2026 · 1 min read