Swedish Baptists Explained

Swedish Baptists (or Scandinavian Baptists) are Baptists that trace their origins to Radical Pietism (that disassociated from Lutheranism or partially originated from an adjacent non-Lutheran tradition),^[1] the Mission Friends movement, and the Pietist or Pietistic Lutheran tradition of Lutheranism.

Denominations

• Converge (United States), formerly the Baptist General Conference
• Baptist General Conference of Canada
• Baptist Union of Sweden
• Evangelical Free Church in Sweden (Baptist)
• Finnish Baptist movement
  • Swedish Baptist Union of Finland Ethiopian Kale Heywet Church

Individual churches

• Central Church (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
• Swedish Baptist Church (Davenport, Iowa)

See also

• Conventicle Act (Sweden)

Notes and References

1. Book: Shantz, Douglas H. . An introduction to German pietism : Protestant renewal at the dawn of modern Europe . 2013 . Johns Hopkins University Press . 978-1-4214-0830-9 . Baltimore . 797969900.