Churches

In December, the Fellowship of Evangelical Churches celebrated an incredible milestone by paying off the mortgage for its office building in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This being their only debt, FEC began January 1, 2025, completely debt-free. Many individuals worked diligently and generously to bring about this blessing, says FEC President Rocky Rocholl. “God has just [...]

The Fellowship of Evangelical Churches consists of more than 70 churches across the nation, as well as many parachurch and global initiatives. Leading our fellowship is a group of servant-led, spirit-driven men and women at the FEC Office. One of the teams that supports them is the General Board. At its heart, the General Board [...]

It takes an important team of people unified under God’s mission to serve and lead the Fellowship of Evangelical Churches. One part of that team is the Elder Board - a group designed to bring spiritual care and guidance. Comprised of intentionally selected individuals from various regions that represent the FEC, the Board meets quarterly [...]

The Arab population in Toledo, Ohio is growing. This excites Tiffany P., the recently appointed Women’s Director at Hayat Jadida, an FEC church in Toledo led by Arab Christians proclaiming the truth of Jesus Christ. The name Hayat Jadida means “new life” in Arabic. Tiffany will join the church in building relationships within the community [...]

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. [...]

Donate to this Initiative! 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, [...]

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 [...]