Evangelical Fellowship of India

The Evangelical Fellowship of India, founded in 1951, is the national alliance of evangelical Christians in India and a charter member of the World Evangelical Alliance, the global family of over 600 million evangelicals. As the central network of evangelicals and a service organization to the Church in the nation, gathering believers from the historic Protestant, Baptist, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, charismatic and independent church traditions, EFI is the custodian of the Evangelical faith, movement and values in India. It represents the Evangelical voice, articulates Biblical values, builds capacity, advocates for the poor and marginalized, and promotes participation in nation building.

The EFI is made up of over 55 Member Denominations and Church Associations, over 125 Church-related mission agencies, institutions and organisations, and thousands of individual members, together comprising over 65,000 churches and representing millions of evangelical Christians across nearly every state of India.

For over seven decades, EFI has served the Church in India and the Nation. Together with the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India and the National Council of Churches in India, it constitutes the National United Christian Forum, the joint voice of the Catholic, mainline Protestant, Orthodox, and Evangelical churches of India on matters concerning the Christian community and the Nation.

Some Milestones

1951 EFI was formed

1953 Union Biblical Seminary at Yavatmal was constituted

1962 The Christian Education Department (CEEFI) was formed

1962 The Evangelical Theological Commission was launched

1965 The Indian Evangelical Mission was formed

1968 Evangelical Trust Association of North India was formed

1968 Introduction of Festival of Peace now known as Together

1969 The first National Prayer Assembly

1970 The All India Congress on Evangelism

1970 EFI monthly magazine – AIM was launched

1970 EFI Committee on Relief – EFICOR was formed

1972 Evangelical Trust Association of South India was formed

1977 The Second All India Congress on Missions and Evangelization

1977 The India Missions Association was formed

1988 The Third All India Congress on Missions and Evangelism

1998 Religious Liberty Commission was formed

1999 The Fourth All India Congress on Church in Missions (AICOCIM)

2000 EFI Commission for Dialogue and Unity was launched

2003 Formation of Christian Legal Association

2006 Evangelical Financial Accountability Council was launched

2006 EFIC@R – EFI Children at Risk was formed

2009 The Fifth All India Congress on Church in Missions (AICOCIM)

2014 EFI Commission on Freedom and Development was formed

Our Focus Areas 

Strategic Initiatives

From its inception EFI has been at the forefront of launching strategic and timely initiatives. We initiate and strengthen campaigns, movements, networks, commissions and organizations to address specific issues facing the community and the nation. 

Capacity Building

EFI builds capacity through training programs, workshops, consultations and social development projects. We facilitate research so that our constituency is supported by strategic information and statistics.

Forging Solidarity

EFI brings people together. Uniting people towards a common purpose is our passion. Bringing people together for shared reflection and action is what excites us. In this we engage with Churches, organizations, individuals as well as the nation at large.

EFI has continued to grow in recent years. Some of our newer areas of work now include The EFI Shepherding Commission, The EFI Family Commission, The National Center for Urban Transformation, the Evangelical Financial Accountability Council (EFAC) and the Christian Legal Association (Separate body but initiated by EFI). Find out how these areas can assist in your endeavor to serve Christ and the nation. Finally, pray for us and support us through your involvement and contributions.