Federation of Free Evangelical Churches in Germany

The Federation Free Evangelical Churches (German: Bund Freier Evangelische Gemeinde or 'Bund-FeG') is an officially recognized church system in Germany.

Founded in 1874, the church is structured as a Protestant, Congregational, Autonomous Free Church, Independent from any state-sponsored church, (such as the Roman-Catholic and Lutheran Churches).

Today about 500 Free Evangelical Churches (German: Gemeinde) operate in Germany, with over 40,000 members.

It is part of the International Federation of Free Evangelical Churches, (IFFEC) with headquarters in Witten, Germany.

Bund-FeG is not related to the Union of Evangelical Free Churches in Germany.

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