Finland: Rauma Free Church Thrives as 'Loving Home' Built on Prayer and Welcome
The Rauma Free Church, located in one of Finland's oldest cities, has become a growing spiritual home known for its warm welcome and deep prayer life. Members describe
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Finland: Seinäjoki Free Church's Valkea Building Serves as Community Hub, Reaching 80 Families Daily
The Seinäjoki Free Church in western Finland has developed its Valkea building into a thriving community hub that reaches far beyond its 500-member congregation, serving as both a worship
Mexico: Alliance Church Inaugurates New Building in Guadalajara's 'Circle of Silence'
After years of meeting in tents and temporary structures, the Alliance church in Guadalajara, Mexico, celebrated the inauguration of its first permanent building on 11 July 2026. The two-story
USA: Filipino Church in Seattle Embraces 'Building Longer Tables' Vision, Reaches Toward Alaska
After 27 years in pastoral ministry, Rev. Joseph Langub says he has experienced something he can only describe as "a deeper and more intentional work of the Holy Spirit&
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
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
Sweden: 'Spaghetti Church' Revives a Dying Congregation's Connection to Families
A small Equmeniakyrkan congregation in rural southern Sweden has found an unexpected path to renewal through spaghetti dinners, crafts, and devotions. Örserums missionsförsamling, which once ran active scout and youth
Finland–Pakistan: Free Church Leader Witnesses 37 Baptisms Amid Brick-Kiln Communities
In the brick-making communities of Pakistan's Lahore region, where entire families are trapped in cycles of debt bondage passed down through generations, a Finnish free church leader
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,