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World Evangelical Alliance Secretary General Thomas Schirrmacher has resigned from his position in the prominent global Christian organization due to health reasons. Schirrmacher stepped down from secretary general of the 600-million-member organization on Sunday while still in his first term, which was scheduled to expire on Feb. 28, 2026.
World Evangelical Alliance Secretary General Thomas Schirrmacher has resigned from his position in the prominent global Christian organization due to health reasons.
Around the world evangelicals have "never agreed" on politics and the term that denotes this group of followers of Jesus describes the enthusiasm for the DNA of Christianity, the new leader of the World Evangelical Alliance says.
Outgoing Secretary-General Bishopp Efraim Tendero (left) hands over a globe and a Bible to incoming Secretary-General Bishop Thomas Schirrmacher during a handover ceremony in Bonn, Germany on Feb. 27, 2020. | WEA The World Evangelical Alliance officially handed over its top leadership position to Bishop Thomas Schirrmacher on Saturday, with the new secretary-general and CEO of the global organization of evangelical churches detailing what it means to be evangelical. Speaking from a studio near the city of Bonn in western Germany for a 90-minute live-streamed event to honor the leadership han...