Evangelical Free Church of America

Overview

The Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) was formed in 1950 by the merger of the Evangelical Free Church of America and the Swedish Evangelical Free Mission. Its 2008 Statement of Faith is committed to biblical inerrancy and the gospel, but deliberately leaves broad latitude on soteriology (Calvinist or Arminian), baptism (credo or paedo), and spiritual gifts. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield is the denomination's flagship seminary and one of the stronger evangelical graduate schools in North America. AskCredo places the EFCA in the B-tier as a broadly evangelical body whose deliberate confessional breadth trades systematic accountability for ecumenism on secondary matters.

Confession / Standard

EFCA Statement of Faith (2008)

Governance

congregational

Soteriology

mixed

Key Beliefs

• Sola Scriptura
• Sola Fide
• Trinity
• Biblical inerrancy
• Believer's baptism (recommended)

Distinctives

• Broad Calvinist/Arminian tent
• Eschatological diversity

Background

North America · Founded 1950

Official Website

https://efca.org