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
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
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&
Olivier Fleury and his team are promoting JC2033, an international movement preparing to mark roughly 2,000 years since the resurrection of Jesus Christ around the year 2033. Built on
A Pentecostal congregation in Åredalen, western Sweden, has entered a new chapter this autumn as a “cooperation congregation” jointly affiliated with both the Pingst (Pentecostal) movement and Equmeniakyrkan, the Uniting
Eleven partner churches in the Neuchâtel region — including the Roman Catholic Church, the Evangelical Reformed Church, the evangelical La Rochette congregation (FREE) and the Salvation Army — have organized a joint
Two of Finland's largest Protestant mission agencies — SVK Mission, the global outreach arm of the Evangelical Free Church of Finland, and Fida International, the mission organisation of the
A panel discussion at the Fourth Lausanne World Congress has issued a sobering challenge to the global church: 62 percent of young people leave the church before reaching adulthood. The
Rev. Botrus Mansour, Secretary General of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), concluded a visit to New York this week aimed at deepening the organisation's engagement with the United
The International Committee of the Global Christian Forum (GCF) has met in Rome for three days of deliberations and reflective prayer, the World Evangelical Alliance reports. The committee spent a
Speaking at the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) conference in Toronto, Canada, World Evangelical Alliance Secretary General Rev. Adv. Botrus Mansour called Baptist leaders from 65 nations to a deeper vision
The Ecumenical Council of Churches in the Czech Republic (ERC) has formally endorsed the Velehrad Appeal, a five-pillar call for reconciliation, dialogue, and mutual respect in Czech public life.
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
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-
At the Religions for Peace 2026 International Council Meeting in Mauritius, the Secretary General of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), Rev. Botrus Mansour, called on faith communities gathered from across
In 1976, the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) made the decision to ordain women to pastoral ministry. Fifty years on, the denomination is celebrating that milestone — not merely as an institutional
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