International Federation of Free Evangelical Churches


International Federation of Free Evangelical Churches is a worldwide federation of evangelical free churches that trace their roots to the Radical Pietist movement. The member federations predominantly originate from Europe and the Americas.

History

The history of the Federation has roots in a 19th century European pietist movement. IFFEC was founded in Bern, Switzerland, in 1948.

Statistics

According to a census of the denomination, in 2020, it had 700,000 members in 33 countries.
The two largest member federations are the Evangelical Covenant Church and the Evangelical Free Church of America in the United States. The two largest European federations are in Sweden and Germany. The two largest federations in Asia are both in India, Evangelical Free Church of India, Hindustani Covenant Church.

Beliefs

The theological view of IFFEC can be considered evangelical. IFFEC is nondenominational, though the following requirements are put upon prospective member churches:
And: