The Federation of Protestant Churches in Italy (FCEI) is a fellowship of churches formed by the main historic Protestant traditions in Italy, together with some churches and congregations from the Pentecostal-Charismatic area.
The FCEI aims to be an open organisation serving Italian Protestantism as a whole. Altogether the FCEI member churches represent about 65.000 people, i.e. about 20% of the whole of Italian Protestants. Member churches are at the same time united in the FCEI but fully autonomous in their decision-making process. In the Statute's Preamble, FCEI member churches acknowledge the basic agreement of their ecclesiological standpoints, especially as regards the missionary nature of the Church, the universal priesthood of believers, the diversity of gifts and ministries, and an understanding of the local congregation as the primary ecclesiological unit. According to the Statute (art. 2), the FCEI aims to manifest the unity of faith and search for a common way of witnessing in our country that is based on the study of the Word of God; monitor the situation of religious freedom; keep contact with other interdenominational and ecumenical bodies; offer information on the culture of Protestant churches and religious minorities; promote education and training; offer assistance to the socially disadvantaged, especially migrants and refugees. The FCEI members can be full members (if they fully accept its Statute), adherent members (if they accept the foundation of faith that is expressed in the Statute's preamble and co-operate with the FCEI to achieve specific objectives), or observers (if they show an interest in the FCEI's activities). The member churches may found regional Federations, in order to co-ordinate evangelism, witness and ministry at local level. Moreover, the FCEI closely co-operates with the Federation of Protestant Women in Italy (FDEI) and the Federation of Protestant Youth in Italy (FGEI) that have the right to send their delegates to the FCEI General Assembly in advisory capacities.