Editing IFCA International (section)

==Organizational structure==
IFCA International establishes an organizational structure to coordinate and encourage joint participation in ministry activities.  IFCA International provides this while guaranteeing the autonomy of congregational government.  The constitution and by-laws of IFCA International provide for a voluntary membership for churches, organizations and individuals.  Membership is reaffirmed annually. Member churches may not join any [[Christian denomination|denomination]] and continue to be member churches.

The association is administered by a paid executive director and home office staff in Grandville, Michigan. This staff is overseen by 12 unpaid, elected board of directors (who serve four-year terms) led by the president of the board who serves a four-year term. IFCA International holds an annual convention to decide on the issues before it. This convention rotates around the U.S. and has met in places such as [[Chicago]], [[Detroit]], [[Seattle]], [[Los Angeles]], [[York, PA]], [[Schroon Lake, NY]], [[Grand Rapids]], [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]], [[Colorado Springs]], [[St. Petersburg, Florida]], [[Baltimore]], [[Louisville]], [[Tulsa]], [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]], and [[Springfield, IL]].{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}
  
Past executive directors have included William McCarrell, Nye J. Langmade, [[Ernest Pickering]], Glen Lehman, Bryan Jones, Harold Freeman, and Richard I. Gregory. The previous executive director was Les Lofquist, who served for twenty years from 1999 to 2019 and serves on the faculty of The Shepherd's Seminary of [[Cary, NC]]. The executive director is Richard P. Bargas, a graduate of [[Biola University]] and [[The Master's Seminary]] and former pastor in [[Wilmington, CA]] and adjunct professor at The Master's Seminary. The president of the IFCA International board of directors is Tom Zobrist.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}