Evangelical Free Church in Sweden explained

Evangelical Free Church in Sweden
Native Name:Evangeliska Frikyrkan
Native Name Lang:sv
Main Classification:Evangelical Christianity
Scripture:Bible
Theology:Baptist
Associations:
    Area:Sweden
    Headquarters:Örebro
    Founded Date:1 January 1997
    Branched From:Mission Friends
    Congregations:300
    Members:32,500

    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 (founded in 1892 as Örebro Missionary Society), the Free Baptist Union (founded in 1872) and the Holiness Union (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

    Together with the Swedish Alliance Mission and the Pentecostal Alliance of Independent Churches, the church operates the (ALT).[5]

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Thomas Manfredh, Dubbeljubileum i Aneby, dagen.se, Sweden, November 13, 2016
    2. SAMUEL BJÖRK, Medlemsantalet i EFK ökade, varldenidag.se, Sweden, March 3, 2012
    3. Samuel Teglund, EFK slog doprekord, varldenidag.se, Sweden, March 23, 2016
    4. European Baptist Federation, Members, ebf.org, Netherlands, retrieved May 5, 2023
    5. Web site: Pastors- och ledarskapsprogrammet, PLP . 2023-05-23 . www.folkhogskola.nu . sv . 2023-10-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231017214340/https://www.folkhogskola.nu/sok-skolor/Vasterbottens-lan/dalkarlsa-folkhogskola/Kurser/2023ht/akademi-for-ledarskap-och-teologi---alt/ . live .