Foursquare Germany
Foursquare Germany, Freikirchliches Evangelisches Gemeindewerk eV (fegw) , is a free church association of evangelical denominations based in Hanover . It is an independent German member organization in the international umbrella organization of the " International Church of the Foursquare Gospel " (ICFG) based in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
history
The Foursquare Gospel Church in Germany had its first parish work in Berlin in 1937, but it came to a standstill due to the war.
In Germany, the German sponsoring association of this free church was founded as the Free Church Evangelical Community Association ( fegw ) in 1986 with two member communities in Bad Wildungen . The Christians behind it came from various regional and free churches. The first leader of the free church was Jörg Schmidt. In 2010 it was renamed to its current name. Currently (2015) Jochen Geiselhardt is listed as head of Foursquare Germany .
Relationship between congregations and with the international church
The member communities are independent in shaping their community life. What connects the different communities are common goals, core values, relationships and the connecting history.
“As part of an international church, the Free Church Evangelical Community Work emphasizes its own identity as a German free church. If the "International Church of the Foursquare Gospel" is counted internationally as part of the Pentecostal movement, many leaders and members of the "fegw" see themselves more as an evangelical free church with a moderate charismatic character. The word "Evangelical" in the name of the Free Church is intended to express the closeness to the legacy of the Reformation. "
statistical data
Today fegw comprises 33 communities in Germany with around 2,200 members, 1,100 of them. In 1993 there were eight congregations with 920 people, in 1995 ten congregations with 1,300 people, including relatives, and 20 pastors.
Ecumenism
The fegw has been a guest member of the Association of Evangelical Free Churches since 2007 and has been a full member there since autumn 2014.
literature
- Art. Free Church Evangelical Congregation Work (fegw) , in: Reinhard Hempelmann (ed.), Handbook of evangelistic-missionary works, institutions and congregations. Germany - Austria - Switzerland , Stuttgart 1997, p. 172f .; ISBN 3767577631 .
- Georg Schmid (Hrsg.): Churches, sects, religions: religious communities, ideological groups and psycho-organizations in the German-speaking area, a manual . TVZ Theologischer Verlag, 7th, revised. and additional edition, Zurich 2003. ISBN 3-290-17215-5 , p. 137.
- Jürgen Tibusek : One belief, many churches. The Christian religious communities - Who they are and what they believe , 2., actual. u. exp. Aufl., Gießen 1996. ISBN 3765515930 , pp. 406-410 u. 583.
Web links
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- ↑ 1. The association bears the name Foursquare Germany, added to the name “Freikirchliches Evangelisches Gemeindewerk eV” (“fegw”). Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated December 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on: November 30, 2011). - The abbreviation was FEG until 1994 , but it was abandoned because it could be confused with FeG (Tibusek, p. 583, note 1).
- ↑ a b c d e Jürgen Tibusek: One faith, many churches. The Christian religious communities - Who they are and what they believe , 2., actual. u. exp. Ed., Giessen 1996. ISBN 3765515930 , p. 406 f.
- ↑ Tibusek, p. 406f., After: Jörg Schmidt on the origin, growth and mission of the FEG. In: FEG aktuell, special no. 1. 1992, p. 3.
- ↑ http://www.foursquare-deutschland.de/
- ^ Foursquare Germany Association of Evangelical Free Churches, accessed on September 13, 2018.
- ↑ The Association of Evangelical Free Churches is growing . In: Mennonews. (accessed on: September 3, 2011).
- ↑ The Association of Evangelical Free Churches now has 12 full members . In: Mennonews December 2, 2014 .
