World Evangelical Congregational Fellowship
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| World Evangelical Congregational Fellowship | |
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| Abbreviation | WECF |
| Type | Fellowship |
| Orientation | Evangelical Protestant |
| Polity | Congregational |
| Region | Worldwide |
| Origin | 1986 Sussex, England |
The World Evangelical Congregational Fellowship (WECF) is a global association of evangelical Christian Congregational Churches, from various national associations around the world, which is united by a common belief in the lordship of Jesus Christ and the authority of the Bible, as well as by its common desire for evangelism.
Origins
The idea for the WECF began at a series of annual meetings of the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference in 1983, when a number of international delegates at the American meetings expressed an interest in solidifying relationships with other evangelical congregationalists across the globe.[1] A constitutional framework for the Fellowship was ultimately agreed upon, and the WECF held its inaugural assembly in October 1986, in Sussex, England.
Statistics
According to a denomination census released in 2020, it has 18 denominations members in 17 countries.[2]
Organization
The WECF is overseen by a number of executive officers from different nations: including a President, vice-president, Treasurer, Secretary, and several members-at-large. It presently meets triennially, with a smaller-scale mid-term meeting, every year and a half.
Members
List of WECF Members[3]
- Evangelical Congregational Churches, Argentina
- Fellowship of Congregational Churches, Australia
- Alliance of Evangelical Congregational Churches, Brazil
- Union of Evangelical Congregational Churches, Brazil
- Union of Congregational Churches, Bulgaria
- Congregational Christian Churches, Canada
- Evangelical Churches Association (Congregational), Manipur, India
- Evangelsko-Kongresanska Crkva Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
- Chuuk Congregational Church of Christ, Federated States of Micronesia
- Evangelical Churches Association, Myanmar
- Evangelical Congregational Churches, Nepal
- Congregational Union of New Zealand
- Congregational Union of Northern Ireland
- National Association of Congregational Churches, Philippines
- Union of Congregational Churches, Portugal
- Evangelical Fellowship of Congregational Churches, Republic of South Africa
- Evangelical Fellowship of Congregational Churches, United Kingdom
- Conservative Congregational Christian Conference, United States of America
Associate Member
- UCC (Pohnpei) Congregational Churches on Guam and Saipan
References
- ^ World Evangelical Congregational Fellowship, OUR HISTORY, cong-wecf.org, USA, retrieved August 22, 2020
- ^ World Evangelical Congregational Fellowship, Members, cong-wecf.org, USA, retrieved August 22, 2020
- ^ "Member Fellowships – World Evangelical Congregational Fellowship". Retrieved 2021-11-09.
External links
- Official website