Interdenominationalism is an
evangelical Protestant
Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide interdenominational movement within Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being " born again", in which an individual exp ...
movement of cooperation among various
Christian denominations.
History
The movement has its origins in the founding of the
London Missionary Society
The London Missionary Society was an interdenominational evangelical missionary society formed in England in 1795 at the instigation of Welsh Congregationalist minister Edward Williams. It was largely Reformed in outlook, with Congregational m ...
, a
missionary society, in 1795 by various evangelical denominations who had an interdenominational vision of the
mission. It developed with the founding of the Evangelical Alliance in 1846 in
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
,
England
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by 52 evangelical denominations. Various other evangelical organizations have also contributed to the interdenominational movement. In the
Biblical studies, there was the
International Fellowship of Evangelical Students in 1947. In the
christian humanitarian aid,
World Vision International in 1950. There is also had the emergence of various interdenominational
Bible colleges. In 1951, the
World Evangelical Alliance "(World Evangelical Fellowship)" was founded by evangelical leaders from 21 countries at the first general assembly in Woudschoten (
Zeist
Zeist () is the capital and largest town of the municipality of Zeist. The town is located in the Utrecht province of the Netherlands, east of the city of Utrecht.
History
The town of "Seist" was first mentioned in a charter in the year ...
) in
Netherlands
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[ Ed Hindson, Dan Mitchell, ''The Popular Encyclopedia of Church History'', Harvest House Publishers, USA, 2013, p. 141 ]
References
Evangelical movement
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