International Federation of Free Evangelical Churches

International Federation of Free Evangelical Churches (IFFEC) is an international federation of evangelical free churches that trace their roots to the Radical Pietist movement (which split off/diverged from Pietistic Lutheranism). The member federations predominantly originate from Europe and the Americas.

International Federation of Free Evangelical Churches
Abbreviation	IFFEC
Classification	Evangelical Christianity (Pietistic and Radical Pietistic)
Region	33 countries
Headquarters	Witten, Germany
Origin	1948
Members	700,000
Official website	iffec.org

History

The history of the Federation has roots in a 19th century European pietist movement.^[1] IFFEC was founded in Bern, Switzerland, in 1948 by unions of free evangelical churches from various countries.^[2]

Statistics

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 the Evangelical Covenant Church and the Evangelical Free Church of America in the United States. The two largest European federations are Uniting Church in Sweden and Bund Freier Evangelischer Gemeinden, Germany. The two largest federations in Asia are both in India, Evangelical Free Church of India,^[4] and Hindustani Covenant Church.^[5]

Beliefs

The Federation has a confession of faith based on the beliefs of the Believers' Church.^[6]