Federation of Evangelical Churches in Italy
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The Federation of Evangelical Churches in Italy (Federazione delle Chiese Evangeliche in Italia, FCEI) is a religious body in which are represented many Italian Protestant denominations.
Its current President is Domenico Maselli
, member of the Waldensian Evangelical Church
.
Its members include the Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches
(55,000 members), the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Italy (7,000), the Baptist Christian Evangelical Union of Italy (15,000), the Federation of Pentecostal Churches
(observer member, 50,000), the Italian Union of Seventh-Day Adventist Christian Churches (observer member, 25,000) and other minor churches. FCEI has a total membership of 140,000.
Its current President is Domenico Maselli
Domenico Maselli
Domenico Maselli is an Italian politician and pastor. He is President of the Federation of Evangelical Churches in Italy. He is member of the Waldensian Evangelical Church and pastor of Lucca.- Background :...
, member of the Waldensian Evangelical Church
Waldensian Evangelical Church
The Waldensian Evangelical Church is an Italian historical Protestant denomination.After Protestant Reformation, the small church absorbed Calvinist theology and became the Italian branch of Reformed churches....
.
Its members include the Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches
Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches
The Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches is an Italian united church.It was founded in 1975 with the union of the Waldensian Evangelical Church and the Italian Methodist Church....
(55,000 members), the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Italy (7,000), the Baptist Christian Evangelical Union of Italy (15,000), the Federation of Pentecostal Churches
Federation of Pentecostal Churches
The Federation of Pentecostal Churches is a Pentecostal Christian denomination in Germany. With 44,102 members in 2009, it is the largest Pentecostal church in Germany and is the German branch of the Assemblies of God...
(observer member, 50,000), the Italian Union of Seventh-Day Adventist Christian Churches (observer member, 25,000) and other minor churches. FCEI has a total membership of 140,000.
See also
- Christianity in ItalyChristianity in ItalyRoman Catholicism is the largest Christian Denomination in Italy. According to a 2005 survey by Eurispes, 87.8% of the population identified themselves as Catholic; of those, 36.8% considered themselves practicing Catholics and 30.8% said they attended church every Sunday.-Catholicism:Nested in...
- Religion in ItalyReligion in ItalyCatholicism is by far the largest religious group in Italy. However, there are also some important religious minorities....
- List of Italian religious minority politicians