Evangelical Church Alliance
The Evangelical Church Alliance ("ECA") is an inter-denominational association of Christian ministers that exists to serve the goal of spreading the Christian religion.
Its official website asserts that it provides credentials to "pastors, teachers, para church leaders, missionaries, evangelists, speakers, youth workers, professors, military chaplains, and fire, industrial, hospice, police, and prison chaplains, to name a few".
The ECA is associated with the National Association of Evangelicals and the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.
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