| International Federation of Free Evangelical Churches | |
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| Abbreviation | IFFEC |
| Classification | Evangelical Christianity (Pietistic andRadical Pietistic) |
| Region | 33 countries |
| Headquarters | Witten,Germany |
| Origin | 1948 |
| Members | 700,000 |
| Official website | iffec |
International Federation of Free Evangelical Churches (IFFEC) is an internationalfederation ofevangelicalfree churches that trace their roots to theRadical Pietist movement (which split off/diverged fromPietisticLutheranism). The member federations predominantly originate fromEurope and theAmericas.
The history of the Federation has roots in a 19th century Europeanpietist movement.[1] IFFEC was founded inBern,Switzerland, in 1948 by unions of free evangelical churches from various countries.[2]
According to a census published by the association in 2023, it had 31 national member associations, with 700,000 members in 33 countries.[3]
The two largest member federations are theEvangelical Covenant Church and theEvangelical Free Church of America in theUnited States. The two largest European federations areUniting Church in Sweden andBund Freier Evangelischer Gemeinden, Germany. The two largest federations in Asia are both inIndia, Evangelical Free Church of India,[4] andHindustani Covenant Church.[5]
The Federation has aconfession of faith based on the beliefs of theBelievers' Church.[6]
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