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]

Associate Member

  • UCC (Pohnpei) Congregational Churches on Guam and Saipan

References

  1. ↑ World Evangelical Congregational Fellowship, OUR HISTORY, cong-wecf.org, USA, retrieved August 22, 2020
  2. ↑ World Evangelical Congregational Fellowship, Members, cong-wecf.org, USA, retrieved August 22, 2020
  3. ↑ "Member Fellowships – World Evangelical Congregational Fellowship". Retrieved 2021-11-09.
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