Russian Evangelical Alliance

The Russian Evangelical Alliance (REA; Russian: Российский Евангельский Альянс) is a Russian national evangelical alliance and a member of the World Evangelical Alliance. It serves as a coordinating and representative body for evangelical Protestant organizations operating in the Russian Federation rather than as a commercial consumer brand. The alliance brings together organizations from across the evangelical and Protestant spectrum, providing a framework for cooperation, shared representation, and communication among participating churches and Christian ministries. The organization was re-established in 2003 by the heads of 19 Russian evangelical organizations. Those founding participants represented all Protestant denominations in the Russian Federation, giving the re-established alliance a broad interdenominational character. Its formation reflected an effort to create a national structure through which Russia's evangelical organizations could cooperate and engage with the wider international evangelical movement. REA's principal identity is institutional and religious. Its activities are therefore more likely to involve interchurch coordination, representation, fellowship, and organizational cooperation than the sale of products or the operation of a conventional commercial service portfolio. Publicly available reference material identifies it primarily through its national scope, its evangelical orientation, its Russian base, and its relationship with the World Evangelical Alliance. Detailed information about its headquarters, leadership, programs, finances, membership changes, and current activities is not established in the supplied sources.

The Russian Evangelical Alliance is a national evangelical organization in Russia. It is associated with the broader World Evangelical Alliance, an international network of evangelical alliances, churches, and organizations. Within that structure, the Russian alliance represents an effort to organize cooperation among evangelical Protestant bodies at the national level. The alliance was re-established in 2003. According to the available reference account, the re-establishment was undertaken by the heads of 19 Russian evangelical organizations. These organizations represented all Protestant denominations in the Russian Federation, giving the initiative a deliberately broad rather than narrowly denominational foundation. The emphasis on re-establishment indicates that the 2003 event marked the renewal or reconstruction of a national evangelical alliance framework, although the supplied material does not provide a detailed account of an earlier organizational history. The alliance's institutional role is distinct from that of an individual church, a commercial company, or a product brand. It functions as a platform for evangelical organizations to maintain relationships, coordinate around shared interests, and participate in a wider national and international evangelical community. Its membership structure, governing procedures, specific programs, and public advocacy work are not described in the available reference material. Public information supplied for this entry does not establish a precise headquarters location, named founder, current executive officers, financial information, website, or detailed chronology after 2003. The most clearly documented facts are its Russian national scope, its evangelical Protestant identity, its re-establishment by leaders of 19 organizations in 2003, and its membership in the World Evangelical Alliance.

• 2003

  Re-establishment of the alliance

  [1]Russian Evangelical Allianceen.wikipedia.org

  The Russian Evangelical Alliance was re-established by the heads of 19 Russian evangelical organizations representing all Protestant denominations in the Russian Federation.

A national, interdenominational coordinating alliance for evangelical Protestant organizations in Russia, connected to the global evangelical network through the World Evangelical Alliance.

1. 1Russian Evangelical Allianceen.wikipedia.org