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Faith, Love, Hope

FeG Göttingen

The Free Evangelical Church of Göttingen is a Protestant free church located on the Zietenterrassen in Göttingen. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is at the heart of our church life. We are convinced that in Jesus, God reveals His full love to us. This love inspires us and gives us faith and hope. We want to celebrate this and share it with more and more people!

Christ-centered

Christ at the Center

"Christ is Lord" is one of the oldest creeds in Christianity. We believe that Jesus Christ is the Lord of our church. Everything can be centered on Jesus in freedom and love, including our personal lives. This can happen when we walk with Jesus in our daily lives, live out of his forgiveness, and thus become free and fearless to live a life with God.

Bible-based

The Bible as a standard

We believe that the Bible is the standard by which all questions of faith and life are measured. The Bible provides us with reliable answers. It is God’s Word expressed in human language! That is why it requires careful interpretation. We do this together, striving to reach a shared understanding while respecting each individual’s conscience in matters of interpretation.

people-oriented

Authentic relationships

At its core, the church is a gift and a place where we can experience an authentic relationship with God and with one another. We want to foster fellowship: comforting one another, laughing together, praying together, and praising God. We also give each other the opportunity to grow by encouraging one another to try new things and to live out forgiveness.

missionary

Love that spreads

We want to share the liberating message of the living God of love through our words and actions. We want to help God’s love take root in our city. We do this always through voluntary service, humility, and love for our neighbors. In this way, we hope that God’s love will find a response.

Our Name

Free Evangelical Church

As a congregation, we are a member of the Federation of Free Evangelical Congregations (K.d.ö.R.), which, with its approximately 500 local congregations in Germany, has been firmly rooted in the Protestant tradition for 150 years.

FeG Federation

Free

The word “Frei” in our name stands for “liberated,” “voluntary,” and “independent.” “Jesus has freed us from all guilt and oppressive worry. We want to discover this freedom and live in it.» We emphasize the individual’s voluntary choice to believe in Jesus Christ, to join us, and to become a member of our congregation.» The donations we use to fund our church’s work are also voluntary. 
»As a Free Evangelical Church, we are therefore independent of the state and do not collect church taxes. 


Protestant

The four pillars of the Reformation form the core of our faith: grace alone, Jesus Christ alone, the Bible alone, and faith alone. As a congregation, we want to celebrate the gift of grace and center our lives on Jesus. In doing so, the Bible is our standard for living out our faith in Jesus Christ. We also identify as Protestant because we share the legacy of the Reformation with other Protestant churches. Therefore, we seek unity and foster cooperation with other churches.

Community

We believe that the church is a community of believers moved by God’s love. But the church is also a place for all who are searching, for all who doubt and ask questions. Everyone is warmly welcome! Together, we want to listen to God, worship Him, and celebrate Him in our worship service so that we may be strengthened to live out our faith in everyday life. In addition, we meet in small groups or in pairs to deepen our relationships, friendships, and faith.

Moved by God’s love, we see more and more people coming to Jesus, and we all grow together in our relationship with him.