History
The Free Evangelical Church was founded from conjunction of various Protestant churches in Greece. This effort began in 1886 in Chania, Crete from 2 English women who worked in the UK Consulate of Chania. At the same time in Athens was founded the Church of Christian Brethren from the Irish Eric Divain. A second church created in Patras form Theofanis Zaferopoulos, which took help from Swiss Open Brethren. In 1911 Athanasios Katsarkas found churches in Komotini and Andrianoupolis, while in 1914 they were transported in Thessalonica, and afterwards they expanded also in other regions. In Athens the main worker of the Free Evangelical Church was Kostas Metallinos. It is believed that Kostas Metallinos was the main founder of the Communion.
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