Evangelical Free Church in Sweden
| Evangelical Free Church in Sweden | |
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| Evangeliska Frikyrkan | |
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| Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
| Scripture | Bible |
| Theology | Baptist |
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| Region | Sweden |
| Headquarters | Örebro |
| Origin | 1 January 1997 |
| Branched from | Mission Friends |
| Congregations | 300 |
| Members | 32,500 |
| Official website | efk |
The Evangelical Free Church in Sweden (Swedish: Evangeliska frikyrkan) is a Baptist Christian denomination 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).[1]
In 2011, it had 32,223 members.[2]
As of 2015, it has 304 churches and 34,400 members.[3]
According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 32,500 members and 300 churches. [4]
School
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Together with the Swedish Alliance Mission and the Pentecostal Alliance of Independent Churches, the church operates the Academy for Leadership and Theology (ALT).[5]
References
- ^ Thomas Manfredh, Dubbeljubileum i Aneby Archived 2016-11-15 at the Wayback Machine, dagen.se, Sweden, November 13, 2016
- ^ SAMUEL BJÖRK, Medlemsantalet i EFK ökade Archived 2018-12-04 at the Wayback Machine, varldenidag.se, Sweden, March 3, 2012
- ^ Samuel Teglund, EFK slog doprekord Archived 2018-12-04 at the Wayback Machine, varldenidag.se, Sweden, March 23, 2016
- ^ European Baptist Federation, Members Archived 2023-10-14 at the Wayback Machine, ebf.org, Netherlands, retrieved May 5, 2023
- ^ "Pastors- och ledarskapsprogrammet, PLP". www.folkhogskola.nu (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2023-05-23.