Stories

FEC has been around since 1865 playing an active part in global missions. In March, thousands gathered to celebrate 80 years of God’s incredible work through missions in the Dominican Republic (DR). It began in 1946 when an exploratory team observed the most unreached part of the DR was in the southwest and sent [...]

In April, FEC pastors, leaders, and their spouses gathered from across the US for the FEC Conference in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This two-day event hosted more than 230 people at round tables while keynote speakers, pastors, and worship leaders shared. “Pressing On” was the chosen theme for the conference, speaking to Philippians 3:12-14 when [...]

The Way Church in Deshler, Ohio is witnessing God’s miracles through a ministry connection in Pakistan. For almost two years, The Way has partnered with Smith Media Group, an organization that helps churches broadcast services online to reach nations for Christ. Since then, more than 2,000 people have accepted Jesus as their Savior and [...]

Conversation is a rich part of Arab culture. Now there is a monthly gathering for women called “Conversation Club” at Hayat Jadida, also known as New Life Church, in Toledo, Ohio. Between 20 and 30 women attend to study and practice English, as well as deepen their connections with one another and the church. [...]

Deep in the countryside of Plymouth, Indiana, 28 women came together last month for FEC’s THRIVE retreat at Lindenwood Retreat and Conference Center. During the three-day event, licensed women within FEC and pastors’ wives from places like Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Kansas gathered for “soul care,” enjoying structured time for community, the Lord, and [...]

With the rising cost of higher education, the Christian Service Foundation (CSF) continues to make strides to help FEC families with that financial load. This year, the CSF increased its scholarship from $1000 to $1500 and expanded its availability to college-bound high schoolers. As a result, $100,000 will be awarded to 73 college students [...]

Less than 10 percent of the 60,000 residents in Oxford County, Maine attend church. But like the shepherd on the hill, God continues to pursue and rescue them, particularly through Moss Brook Church (MBC) in South Paris, Maine. After being a mobile church for 20 years, MBC moved into a permanent building in 2024 [...]

Throughout the gospel of Luke, much of Jesus’s ministry was done around a table. This is what first inspired Joey Nigro when he launched The Table, a church plant in Uniontown, Ohio, in 2021. Since then, much of the church’s fellowship happens around their own “church table,” from first and third Sundays hosting lunch, [...]

In 2011, five men from FEC entered a Yalunkan village in Mali, Africa. They introduced the chief and all his people to the Big Creator. Today, a church from that West Africa Initiative is growing deeper with plans to build a permanent structure and train up the next generation of leaders. Last October, Hal [...]

Church planting is essential to FEC’s heart, with a mission to “establish reproducing churches worldwide.” This is carried out through synergy groups, church-planting residencies, and an annual two-day event called Church Planters Assessment Center (CPAC). This year’s CPAC event took place in mid-January in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with three couples attending to learn more [...]