Stories

Our fellowship has a heart for connecting churches. One way that is being lived out is by a “pulpit swap” conducted by two pastors in central Kansas. In December, Pastor Caleb Barrows of King’s Cross Church in Lyons, Kansas traded places with Pastor Jack Napier at Grace Community Church in Newton, Kansas, for one [...]

In December, City Church concluded its second annual Act Like Men course, seeing 150 men go through the 15-week program since its inception. The class takes place every Thursday at 6:00 AM with 95 participants and 30 leaders this year alone.Chris Freeman, the lead pastor at City Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana, first saw a [...]

After 15 years of being president of FEC, Rocky Rocholl is handing the reins over to Nate Hamblin. A confirmation took place on December 6th when delegates voted to affirm Nate as the Fellowship’s new president. Rocky has worked toward this eventual goal of transition and is glad to know Nate is stepping in. [...]

On December 6th, delegates from the General Board held their annual meeting to affirm Nate Hamblin as the new FEC President. He received a 99% affirmation vote, making Nate’s status as President official. Stepping in from his previous role as Executive Director of Ministry Resourcing, Nate worked closely with former president, Rocky Rocholl, during [...]

LifePoint Church understands relational living. The tight-knit Storden, Minnesota, community leans on one another for everyday life, expertise, problem-solving, and support. So it is at LifePoint Church, according to Pastor Stanton Petersen. Doing life together is at the core of the 150-year-old church, and now they’re joining the Fellowship of Evangelical Churches to further [...]

Redeemer Community Church first launched in 2019 in Minonk, Illinois, as a church plant, but will soon transition to a fully participating church. Redeemer is the product of three independent churches that came together by sending people, prayers, and resources to launch a church in central Illinois. That initial connection wove itself into the [...]

What began as a calling in 2024 for Josh and Karissa Mackey grew into Table Fellowship Church in Parker, Colorado. This FEC church plant held its first service on September 7th. Throughout the months of planning, Table Fellowship connected with the southeastern Denver metropolitan community through outreach events like a Fourth of July festival, [...]

Crossview Church’s leadership team has developed a new resource called Growth Track, an online and in-person course that will disciple believers in areas of theology, faith, worship, the Bible, and service. Growth Track begins with two online classes accessible to anyone, anytime, with a concluding third class at Crossview. This gives class members an [...]

Neighbors House Community Church, which first began in Pastor Matt Harris’s living room in 2023, has grown into three more homes and launched a new outreach to international students in Fort Wayne, Indiana.Pastor Matt discovered a need when he sold a table to a college student from India on Marketplace. During the delivery, Matt stepped [...]

Interns wear many hats in service to the church, but their impact goes far beyond the day-to-day work. This summer, over 30 interns worked in FEC churches across the country, helping in areas like youth, worship, pastoral, or hospitality ministry. Many of these young people are high school graduates or college students. Jared Mehrle, [...]