Churches

This fall, the Fellowship of Evangelical Churches hosted four appreciation dinners to honor 170 leaders within the FEC family. In an effort to reach as many neighboring FEC churches as possible, the office organized dinners in Ohio, Illinois, Kansas, and Indiana within a two-week period. At the start of each dinner, FEC president Rocky Rocholl [...]

The Africa Church Planting Initiative (ACPI) began in 2019. They regularly receive international visitors, train local church planters, and have overseen 66 church plants in five African countries. As of November 1st, the ACPI will now have its own guesthouse after purchasing a new property. This will give them the freedom to branch out in [...]

Bethel Fellowship Evangelical Church is an FEC church that began with a family listening and responding to God’s call. Joel Ramirez entered ministry in his home country of the Dominican Republic where he learned about the love of Jesus and later received his ordination. Upon moving to the United States to be with family, Pastor [...]

One of FEC’s foundational churches has welcomed a new lead pastor. In June Nathanael Miles officially began this role at Archbold Evangelical Church in Ohio, but he has been a part of the Archbold family for many years. With a background in youth ministry, Nathanael first joined the staff in 2015 as the youth pastor. [...]

The population in Denver, Colorado is growing exponentially. Josh Mackey, an FEC church planter, observed this firsthand living in the metropolitan area. With his heart for sharing the love of Jesus, Josh knew a church plant in the greater Denver area was his calling. Over the last year, his wife, Karissa, also felt this calling, [...]

Jared Mehrle first felt God’s call into ministry when he was a freshman in high school. Today, after serving in various roles across the US - from Colorado to Indiana and Georgia - Jared has accepted a position with FEC as the new Church Planting Director. FEC’s mission is to “establish reproducing churches worldwide.” This [...]

In June, 40 children from Zo Christian Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana attended Zo’s first Kids Camp. Through Bible lessons, songs with dance, and other VBS-like activities, children learned about God’s love and Christ’s salvation. A partnership between two FEC churches, Brookside and Zo Church, made this event especially exciting. Stephanie Rupp, a volunteer from [...]

Calvary Community Church first heard about sponsoring Ukrainian refugees through two former youth members. They’d married, moved away, and returned to Calvary after meeting Ukrainian refugees at a church in New York. Through United for Ukraine, a government-issued program, Ukrainians can live in the US for up to two years, but only if they have [...]

Mercy and Truth Church celebrates 20 years of God’s faithfulness in Amman, Jordan this year. Pastor Noor leads with God’s mercy to plant and establish churches full of life. Thus, 10 years ago, a local non-governmental organization (NGO) was also born. Based in Mercy and Truth Church, this NGO serves many refugee Iraqis, Egyptians, Syrians, [...]

Wauseon is a small town in northwest Ohio with an ever-changing demographic. People from across the globe are drawn here for job opportunities and asylum, particularly in the Hispanic community. Teo Moreno, a church-planting resident at Crossroads Evangelical Church, has met incoming Spanish speakers from 12 to 14 countries. As a result, he launched a [...]