European Evangelical Alliance
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationInterdenominational Evangelical
LeaderConnie Duarte and Jan Wessels
Distinct fellowshipsWorld Evangelical Alliance
RegionEurope
HeadquartersBonn, Germany
Brussels, Belgium
Origin1952
Members23 million
Official websiteeuropeanea.org

European Evangelical Alliance (EEA) is an interdenominational organization of evangelical Christian churches in Europe. It is the European section of the World Evangelical Alliance and is based in Zurich and Bonn.

The EEA has existed as a regional group since the 1950s, but traces its roots to the 1846 conference at which the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) was established.[1] It represents 23 million evangelical Christians across Europe[2] and is one of the four main regional church bodies in Europe.[3] It also has an office in Brussels and is part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Freedom of Religion or Belief and Religious Tolerance[4]

The Co-Secretary General of the EEA are Connie Duante and Jan Wessels since October 2022.[5] In 2022, the EEA signalled its opposition to antisemitism with its adoption of the IHRA working definition.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About EEA". European Evangelical Alliance. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  2. ↑ WEA website, Retrieved 2023-07-20
  3. ↑ "The WCC Regions: Europe". World Council of Churches. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  4. ↑ Lobby Facts EU website
  5. ↑ "European Evangelical Alliance would welcome more young people of colour". CNE.news. 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  6. ↑ "What Is Antisemitism? Evangelicals Favor Different Definitions". Christianity Today. 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2023-07-17.


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