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=== Church Organizations and Associations ===
==== Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA ) ====
Evangelical free churches with the United States are typically part of the [[EFCA]] association. The association is divided into 18 districts for administration purposes, to help efficiently connect congregations with their communities. Evangelical Free churches are 'planted' whenever there is deemed to be a need. Each church is independently operated and maintained, allowing the greatest level of freedom possible to do the Lord's work.
The term 'evangelical' defines EFCA's "commitment to the proclamation of the Gospel and to the authority of Scriptures as being inerrant in the original writings and the only safe and sufficient guide to faith and practice.", and the term 'free' defines "our form of church government as being congregational [independent decisions and directions]".<ref>[http://efca.org/about/ Efca.org - About]</ref>
EFCA's statement of faith, or rather doctrinal position, is a list of twelve points.<ref>[http://efca.org/about/doctrine/ Efca.org - Doctrine]</ref> It is condensed below: