ECC Marks 50 Years of Women's Ordination at Gather 2026 Annual Meeting
The Evangelical Covenant Church's annual Gather meeting in Scottsdale will celebrate five decades since the denomination first ordained women as pastors.
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Rev. Dr. Paul E. Larsen, Seventh President of the Evangelical Covenant Church, Dies at 92
The Evangelical Covenant Church marks the passing of one of its most distinguished presidents, who led the denomination through a formative decade.
IFFEC Gathers in Africa for the First Time: Worldwide Assembly Heads to Kenya
The International Federation of Free Evangelical Churches will hold its 2026 Worldwide gathering in Kenya — a landmark first for the organisation.
Evangelical Free Church of Canada Gathers in Winnipeg for 2026 Conference
The EFCC's national conference meets in Winnipeg with themes of renewal and identity, alongside the AGM addressing the denomination's 2027 budget.
3,350 Young People Gather for FeG Germany's BUJU 2026 Conference
The Bund Freier Evangelischer Gemeinden drew more than three thousand young people to Erfurt for BUJU 2026, its flagship youth gathering under the theme 'Love Collides'.
Germany's Free Church Association Marks a Century: VEF Celebrates 100 Years
The Vereinigung Evangelischer Freikirchen, Germany's association of evangelical free churches, celebrated its centennial on 29 April 2026.
IFFEC Global Youth Gathering 2025: 'Next Gen! Lead with Your Life' in Paris
Young leaders from the IFFEC family gathered in Paris in October 2025 for the Global Youth Gathering, under a call to the next generation to lead through their lives.
FeG Bundestag 2025: New Churches, and a Process for Addressing Past Harm
Germany's free evangelical federation held its 2025 federal assembly in September, addressing both growth in church planting and the serious matter of establishing accountability for historic cases of abuse.
Suomen Vapaakirkko Welcomes New Leader as Tommi Koivunen Takes Office
Finland's Evangelical Free Church entered a new season in late 2024 as Tommi Koivunen succeeded the retiring Hannu Vuorinen, bringing decades of youth ministry experience to the national leadership role.
IFFEC Convenes Church Planting Leaders in Budapest
Key European church planting leaders met in Budapest in March 2026 for an IFFEC-facilitated gathering to pray, plan, and strengthen trans-national cooperation.
ECC President Swanson-Draheim Nominated for Second Term
The Evangelical Covenant Church's board has nominated Tammy Swanson-Draheim to continue leading the denomination into a second presidential term.
Evangelical Covenant Church Names New Director of Church Planting
Rev. Pat Stark joins the ECC's Serve Locally team to lead church planting efforts across the denomination as it pursues continued multiplication.