- Source: Evangelical Free Church in Sweden
The Evangelical Free Church in Sweden (Swedish: Evangeliska frikyrkan) is an association of Baptist Christian churches in Sweden. It is affiliated with the European Baptist Federation and the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Örebro.
History
Evangeliska Frikyrkan was founded in 1997 as a merger of the Örebro Mission (Örebromissionen, founded in 1892 as Örebro Missionary Society), the Free Baptist Union (Fribaptistsamfundet, founded in 1872) and the Holiness Union (Helgelseförbundet, founded in 1887).
In 2011, it had 32,223 members.
As of 2015, it has 304 churches and 34,400 members.
According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 32,500 members and 300 churches.
School
Together with the Swedish Alliance Mission and the Pentecostal Alliance of Independent Churches, the church operates the Academy for Leadership and Theology (ALT).
References
External links
Official website
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Gereja nasional
- Protestanisme
- Evangelical Free Church in Sweden
- Evangelical Free Church of America
- Free church
- Evangelical Covenant Church
- Religion in Sweden
- United and uniting churches
- Kungsporten Church
- Mission Covenant Church of Sweden
- Salem Church in Habo
- Swedish Free Church Council
