Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (Australia)

The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches is an evangelical denomination in Australia. It consists of 38 congregations in every state except South Australia.[1]

Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches
ClassificationEvangelical Protestant
PolityCongregational
National DirectorAl Stewart
Origin2002
Congregations38 (2020)
Official websitewww.fiec.org.au

Most of the churches were formed as church plants by clergy trained at Moore Theological College, but operating outside the Diocese of Sydney.[2] Many of them do not have their own church buildings, and meet at local schools.[3] The FIEC started in 2002,[4][5] and has experienced significant growth.[6] The FIEC denomination is complementarian and requires the senior pastors of its affiliated churches to agree to and uphold this doctrine to maintain their membership of the FIEC.[7][8][9]

Al Stewart has been National Director since March 2020.[10]

References

  1. "Find a church". Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. Cameron, Marcia (2016). Phenomenal Sydney: Anglicans in a Time of Change, 1945–2013. Wipf and Stock. p. 242. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  3. Burton-Bradley, Robert (2 July 2016). "'Homosexuality will send people to hell' – church sermons on public school grounds". SBS. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  4. "Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches". EV Church. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  5. "23 Oct 2020 - About Phillip | Phillip Jensen - Archived Website". Trove. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  6. Sandeman, John (18 December 2019). "What changed in the twenty teens". Eternity. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  7. McCarthy, Joanne (2019-01-25). "Go and make babies: pastor's message to married women raises hackles". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  8. "Membership booklet" (PDF). FIEC. 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  9. "FIEC Constitution" (PDF). FIEC. 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  10. "Staff & Executive". FIEC. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
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