The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches is an

evangelical Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide Interdenominationalism, interdenominational movement within Protestantism, Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being "bor ...

denomination in Australia. It consists of 55 churches in every state except South Australia. Most of the churches were formed as church plants by clergy trained at

Moore Theological College Moore Theological College, otherwise known simply as Moore College, is the theological training seminary of the Diocese of Sydney in the Anglican Church of Australia. The president of the Moore Theological College Council is ''ex officio'' t ...

, but operating outside the Diocese of Sydney. Many of them do not have their own church buildings, and meet at local schools. The FIEC started in 2002, and has experienced significant growth. The FIEC denomination is

complementarian Complementarianism is a theological view in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, that men and women have different but ''complementary'' roles and responsibilities in marriage, family life, and religious leadership. The word "complementary" and it ...

and requires the senior pastors of its affiliated churches to agree to and uphold this doctrine to maintain their membership of the FIEC.

Al Stewart Alastair Ian Stewart (born 5 September 1945) is a Scottish born singer-songwriter and folk-rock musician who rose to prominence as part of the British folk revival in the 1960s and 1970s. He developed a unique style of combining folk-rock so ...

has been National Director since March 2020.

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{{christianity-stub Christian denominations in Australia Religious organizations established in 2002 2002 establishments in Australia Evangelical denominations established in the 21st century