WHAT IS AN EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH?
The Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) is an association of some 1,250 autonomous churches united by a mutual commitment to serve our Lord Jesus Christ with the guidance of the Holy Spirit and obedience to the Word of God. We are committed to cooperating with one another in ministry and fellowship as we seek to fulfill the Great Commission which Christ has entrusted to His Church (Matthew 28:18-20). The growing ministry of the EFCA currently extends to some 30 nations of the world encompassing nearly 1,300 additional congregations.
The term Evangelical refers to our commitment to the proclamation of the Gospel and to the authority of Scripture as being inerrant in the original autographs and the only safe and sufficient guide to faith and practice.
The term Free refers to our form of church government which assures that our local churches are free from a central controlling body. Evangelical Free churches depend upon the active participation of pastors and lay people in the decisions and direction of the local church.
