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[[Image:ECAlogo.JPG|thumb|ECA Logo]]The '''Evangelical Church Alliance ("ECA")''' is an [[Religious denomination|inter-denominational]] association of [[Minister (Christianity)|Christian ministers]] that exists to serve the goal of spreading the [[Christian]] religion. |
[[Image:ECAlogo.JPG|thumb|ECA Logo]]The '''Evangelical Church Alliance ("ECA")''' is an [[Religious denomination|inter-denominational]] association of [[Minister (Christianity)|Christian ministers]] in the USA that exists to serve the goal of spreading the [[Christian]] religion. |
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Its official website asserts that it provides credentials to "[[pastor]]s, [[teacher]]s, para church leaders, [[missionaries]], [[Evangelism|evangelist]]s, speakers, [[youth work]]ers, [[professor]]s, [[military chaplain]]s, and fire, industrial, hospice, police, and prison chaplains, to name a few". |
Its official website asserts that it provides credentials to "[[pastor]]s, [[teacher]]s, para church leaders, [[missionaries]], [[Evangelism|evangelist]]s, speakers, [[youth work]]ers, [[professor]]s, [[military chaplain]]s, and fire, industrial, hospice, police, and prison chaplains, to name a few". |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The ECA was established in 1887 by the [[Reverend]] [[C.S. Hanley]] in [[Shenadoah, Iowa]] as the World's Faith Missionary Association (WFMA). |
The ECA was established in 1887 by the [[Reverend]] [[C.S. Hanley]] in [[Shenadoah, Iowa]], as the World's Faith Missionary Association (WFMA). |
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As with similar organizations of such an age, the ECA has scant documentary history. However, a letter from C.S. Hanley's wife Minnie still exists, which provides some evidence of the initial vision of the organisation. |
As with similar organizations of such an age, the ECA has scant documentary history. However, a letter from C.S. Hanley's wife Minnie still exists, which provides some evidence of the initial vision of the organisation. |
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Soon after the death of C.S. Hanley, a decision was made by the board of WFMA to divest the organisation. However, the WFMA was re-established in two locations by separate groups within the organization. Each claimed the support of Mrs. Hanley. |
Soon after the death of C.S. Hanley, a decision was made by the board of WFMA to divest the organisation. However, the WFMA was re-established in two locations by separate groups within the organization. Each claimed the support of Mrs. Hanley. |
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Rev. [[C.S. Osterhus]] organized the WFMA in [[Robbinsdale, Minnesota]] while another portion of membership under the leadership of Dr. Montgomery organized in [[Webster Groves, Missouri]]. In the case of the latter, the name "Fundamental Ministerial Association" was chosen in 1931 to reflect the organization's basis of unity and to distinguish the organization from the WFMA in Minnesota. |
Rev. [[C.S. Osterhus]] organized the WFMA in [[Robbinsdale, Minnesota]], while another portion of membership under the leadership of Dr. Montgomery organized in [[Webster Groves, Missouri]]. In the case of the latter, the name "Fundamental Ministerial Association" was chosen in 1931 to reflect the organization's basis of unity and to distinguish the organization from the WFMA in Minnesota. |
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On July 21, 1958 during the annual convention at [[Trinity Seminary and Bible College]] in [[Chicago, Illinois]], a more comprehensive constitution was created and the name was changed to The Evangelical Church Alliance. |
On July 21, 1958, during the annual convention at [[Trinity Seminary and Bible College]] in [[Chicago, Illinois]], a more comprehensive constitution was created and the name was changed to The Evangelical Church Alliance. |
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The ECA's membership includes over 2,400 constituents. Its official website describes its motto as being: "In things essential, unity; in things nonessential, liberty and in all things, charity." |
The ECA's membership includes over 2,400 constituents. Its official website describes its motto as being: "In things essential, unity; in things nonessential, liberty and in all things, charity." |
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==Current |
==Current leadership== |
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Rev., Dr. Robert H. Turrill - |
Rev., Dr. Robert H. Turrill - president and CEO<br> |
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Rev., Dr. Robert L. Schenck, |
Rev., Dr. Robert L. Schenck, chairman of the board |
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==Current |
==Current members include== |
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Rev. Joseph Scott Shubert - minister<br> |
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Rev. Michael Darrin Jones - chaplain<br> |
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Rev. K. William George - missionary |
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Rev. K. William George - Missionary |
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[[Kathryn Kuhlman|Rev. Kathryn Kuhlman]] |
[[Kathryn Kuhlman|Rev. Kathryn Kuhlman]] |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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[[Evangelicalism]] |
*[[Evangelicalism]] |
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[[Parachurch organization]] |
*[[Parachurch organization]] |
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[[Interdenominational]] |
*[[Interdenominational]] |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Revision as of 13:58, 6 November 2013
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The Evangelical Church Alliance ("ECA") is an inter-denominational association of Christian ministers in the USA that exists to serve the goal of spreading the Christian religion.
Its official website asserts that it provides credentials to "pastors, teachers, para church leaders, missionaries, evangelists, speakers, youth workers, professors, military chaplains, and fire, industrial, hospice, police, and prison chaplains, to name a few".
The ECA is associated with the National Association of Evangelicals and the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.
History
The ECA was established in 1887 by the Reverend C.S. Hanley in Shenadoah, Iowa, as the World's Faith Missionary Association (WFMA).
As with similar organizations of such an age, the ECA has scant documentary history. However, a letter from C.S. Hanley's wife Minnie still exists, which provides some evidence of the initial vision of the organisation.
- "My darling husband truly had a world vision of bringing Christian leadership into harmonious relation to each other. . . The World's Faith Missionary Association was organized and equipped for this purpose."[1]
Soon after the death of C.S. Hanley, a decision was made by the board of WFMA to divest the organisation. However, the WFMA was re-established in two locations by separate groups within the organization. Each claimed the support of Mrs. Hanley.
Rev. C.S. Osterhus organized the WFMA in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, while another portion of membership under the leadership of Dr. Montgomery organized in Webster Groves, Missouri. In the case of the latter, the name "Fundamental Ministerial Association" was chosen in 1931 to reflect the organization's basis of unity and to distinguish the organization from the WFMA in Minnesota.
On July 21, 1958, during the annual convention at Trinity Seminary and Bible College in Chicago, Illinois, a more comprehensive constitution was created and the name was changed to The Evangelical Church Alliance.
The ECA's membership includes over 2,400 constituents. Its official website describes its motto as being: "In things essential, unity; in things nonessential, liberty and in all things, charity."
Current leadership
Rev., Dr. Robert H. Turrill - president and CEO
Rev., Dr. Robert L. Schenck, chairman of the board
Current members include
Rev. Joseph Scott Shubert - minister
Rev. Michael Darrin Jones - chaplain
Rev. K. William George - missionary
Past members include
See also
External links
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