Pastors share reasons for joining the fellowship.

A lot less bureaucracy. It functions like a fellowship. They stand on Scripture. We’re all on the same team. It’s a true brotherhood of believers. We have freedom in worship, with a lot of styles under the same banner.

 

These are just a few of the reasons pastors have been drawn to the Fellowship of Evangelical Churches in recent years. At a time when many denominations are either caught up in multiple layers of bureaucracy or wavering on scriptural truth regarding current social issues, FEC stands out as a place where pastors receive support, fellowship, and guidance. Here, pastors share why they choose to minister under our banner.

 

“The FEC office exists to serve its churches, not the other way around,” says Chris Freeman, who is slated to launch a church in the Fort Wayne area in the coming year. “FEC churches have the freedom to develop their own style while adhering to the essentials, which really sets the FEC apart.”

 

“Meeting with Rocky Rocholl [president] and Scott Wagoner [national church planting director] was a like a breath of fresh air to me,” says Dustin Nimmo, pastor at Christ the King in Cincinnati, Ohio. “Most denominations are full of hierarchy and politics. At FEC, the guy who’s the president is just a guy who loves Jesus. It’s an ethos that runs throughout the organization.”

 

“In my former denomination, I felt that they cared more about the organization than the local churches that made up the organization. In contrast, I have never felt more at home than I have with FEC,” says Brandon Risch, who pastors Crossview Church in Grabill, Indiana.

 

“Rocky’s leadership and humility, along with the chance to take steps of faith together with him, was pretty powerful,” says Eric Wood, who pastors a gospel community in Portand, Maine. “Rocky has a Jesus-style leadership we all long for and rarely see.”