| Evangelical Free Church of America | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Evangelical |
| Theology | Radical Pietistic[1] |
| Polity | Free Church and Congregationalist |
| Associations | |
| Region | United States |
| Headquarters | Bloomington, Minnesota, US |
| Origin | June 1950 Minneapolis, Minnesota, US |
| Separated from | Lutheranism |
| Branched from | Mission Friends |
| Merger of | Swedish Evangelical Free Church and Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Free Church Association |
| Separations | Evangelical Free Church of Canada |
| Congregations | 1,600[2] |
| Members | 180,000[2] |
| Official website | efca |
| Slogan | Multiplying Transformational Churches Among All People |
The Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) is an evangelical Christian denomination in the Radical Pietistic tradition.[1] The EFCA was formed in 1950 from the merger of the Swedish Evangelical Free Church and the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Free Church Association. It is affiliated with the International Federation of Free Evangelical Churches.
- ^ a b Shantz, Douglas H. (2013). An Introduction to German Pietism: Protestant Renewal at the Dawn of Modern Europe. JHU Press. ISBN 9781421408804.
- ^ a b "EFCA Yearbook 2017 / 2017 EFCA Directory". Free Church Press. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
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