The EVP was founded in March 1981 by members of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), which were united in the group "Not by Bread Alone" (Dutch: Niet bij Brood Alleen) and members of the Evangelical Progressive Party, which had previously left the Protestant Anti-Revolutionary Party.

In 1991, the party officially dissolved itself into GreenLeft in the Moses and Aaron Church in Amsterdam.

Prominent EVP-members became involved in the Left (wing) Cheek, a platform for the New Testament and Politics.

The Sermon was seen as an evangelical imperative to create a society where justice, peace and solidarity would rule.

Its scientific institute was Foundation for Formation and Education, which published "Schering en Inslag" The party had good relations with the Political Party of Radicals (PPR), which also had its roots in Christian democracy and emphasised green ideals.