• Source: Federation of Evangelical Churches in Italy

    • The Federation of Evangelical Churches in Italy (Italian: Federazione delle Chiese Evangeliche in Italia, FCEI) is an ecumenical Protestant body in Italy.


    History


    The FCEI, formed in 1967, includes the historical Protestant churches of Italy, that is to say the Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches (a united denomination comprising the Waldensian Evangelical Church and the Methodist Evangelical Church, 35,000 members), the Baptist Evangelical Christian Union of Italy (15,000), the Lutheran Evangelical Church in Italy (7,000), and other minor churches. The body includes also two observer members with a large following: the Federation of Pentecostal Churches (50,000 members) and the Italian Union of Seventh-day Adventist Christian Churches (25,000). The FCEI has a total membership of 140,000.


    Presidents


    Mario Sbaffi (Methodist, 1969–1973)
    Aldo Comba (Waldensian, 1973–1976)
    Piero Bensi (Baptist, 1976–1982)
    Aurelio Sbaffi (Methodist, 1982–1988)
    Giorgio Bouchard (Waldensian, 1988–1994)
    Domenico Tomasetto (Baptist, 1994–2000)
    Gianni Long (Waldensian, 2000–2006)
    Domenico Maselli (Waldensian, 2006–2009)
    Massimo Aquilante (Methodist, 2009–2015)
    Luca Maria Negro (Baptist, 2015–2021)
    Daniele Garrone (Waldensian, 2021–present)


    See also


    Religion in Italy
    Christianity in Italy
    Protestantism in Italy
    List of Italian religious minority politicians


    References




    External links


    Official website

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