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German Free Evangelical federation elects first general secretary under new structure

Christian Daily International·Oct 22, 2026 · 3:46 PM CT
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The Federation of Free Evangelical Churches in Germany has a new top leadership post, and Sascha Rützenhoff is the first to hold it, Christian Daily International reports.

Delegates at a special federal assembly in Coburg, Bavaria, elected him general secretary for a six-year term on Saturday and filled four of five new posts overseeing ministry focus areas.

The changes, approved at the federation's assembly in Solingen Sept. 25-26, turn national secretaries into regional secretaries focused on church development. The FeG has 504 independent congregations.

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